FNUS76 KPQR 131742
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASKETT BUTTE...US FISH & WILDLIFE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1042 AM PDT WED OCT 13 2010

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO HOLD OVER THE
DISTRICT TODAY. A THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE NORTH ALONG THE COAST
TODAY AND DISSIPATE. THIS WILL ALLOW THE LOW LEVEL FLOW TO BECOME
WEAKLY ONSHORE BY EARLY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. THE
MARINE LAYER WILL DEEPEN TONIGHT AND THIS WILL ALLOW LOW CLOUDS
TO MOVE OVER THE BURN AREA BY THURSDAY MORNING. A WEAK SYSTEM
WILL ARRIVE ON THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF DRIZZLE BY THURSDAY
EVENING.




                                           24 HR CHANGE
5 AM FREEZING LEVEL    SALEM:    13800 FT      +2600 FT
                     MEDFORD:    14800 FT      +2200 FT



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.


.REST OF TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....69-71.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 1 TO 3
                    MPH BY 1200...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST
                    1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING WITH PATCHY FOG
                    OR LOW CLOUDS...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY.
                    POSSIBLE SPRINKLES IN THE LATE AFTERNOON.
CWR (%).............LESS THAN 10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....65-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........50-55 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WIND...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO
                    6 MPH AFTER 1300.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20101013.BASKE.01/PQR