FNUS76 KPQR 292311 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR JIM S CREEK UNITS 1 2...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 411 PM PDT WED SEP 29 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1530 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY. 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. 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. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....84-88. MIN HUMIDITY........25-29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....81-84. MIN HUMIDITY........30-34 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 4 TO 6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 5 TO 7 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WILDE REQUESTED BY...SHERRY KESSEL REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20100929.JIMSC.02/PQR