FNUS76 KPQR 301604
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MUD SLOUGH...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
904 AM PDT THU SEP 30 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE FIRE AREA
TODAY. 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 TODAY AND TONIGHT
NUDGING THE UPPER RIDGE TO THE EAST. THE MAIN FALLOUT FROM THIS
SYSTEM WILL BE A WEAK MARINE PUSH ACROSS THE DISTRICT 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 NIGHT OR MONDAY.





 MID LEVEL HAINES INDEX THIS MORNING...
 SALEM  6        MEDFORD  6
 HIGH LEVEL HAINES INDEX THIS MORNING...
 SALEM  5        MEDFORD  3      BOISE  4      SPOKANE  4

 DRYNESS LEVELS YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY)...
 W2  GREEN       W3  GREEN       W4  GREEN


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.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....82-85.
MIN HUMIDITY........32-36 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 1 TO 3 MPH...RISING TO 4
                    TO 8 MPH AFTER 1100.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING AFTER 0300.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....50-53.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-98 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 9 MPH...EASING TO 3 TO
                    5 MPH BY 2000...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST 2 TO
                    3 MPH AFTER 2200.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20100930.MUDSL.01/PQR