FNUS76 KPQR 291523
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY PRAIRIES...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
823 AM PDT WED SEP 29 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY AND WARM THROUGH THE WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY
THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL ALLOW WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS TO
CONTINUE WITH DEVELOPING OFFSHORE LOW LEVEL FLOW. A WEAK WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL MOVE TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND FROM THE SOUTHWEST
THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT NUDGING THE UPPER RIDGE TO THE EAST.
THE MAIN FALLOUT FROM THIS SYSTEM MAY BE A WEAK MARINE PUSH ACROSS
THE FIRE AREA ON FRIDAY. COOLER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER THE
WEEKEND AS STRONG ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS UNDER AN UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH. THE NEXT CHANCE FOR WETTING RAIN APPEARS TO BE SUNDAY.




CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER.
FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING SUNNY
                    AFTER 1100.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........31-38 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST
                    4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1200.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........92-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 4 TO 8 MPH...EASING TO 1
                    TO 3 MPH AFTER 2100.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100929.FINLE.01/PQR