FNUS76 KPQR 202326 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR HILLS CREEK NORTH...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 425 PM PDT WED OCT 20 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW WILL BE OVER THE BURN AREA EARLY THURSDAY...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES WILL BE 2 TO 4 DEGREES COOLER ON THURSDAY. A SPLITTING FRONTAL SYSTEM SHOULD REACH THE COAST LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND MOVE INLAND DURING THE EVENING. LIGHT RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED IN THE CASCADES THURSDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL MARK THE BEGINNING A MUCH WETTER PERIOD. A SERIES OF SYSTEMS AIDED BY A VERY STRONG JET STREAM WILL BLAST ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT LOOKS QUITE WINDY SATURDAY NIGHT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .THURSDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 67. MIN HUMIDITY........36 TO 41 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH IN THE MORNING... THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 20 FT WIND......SSE 2 W 4 SW 6 NW 6 MAX GUST.....4 5 15 15 EYE LEVEL WIND..SSE 2 W 3 SW 4 NW 4 MAX GUST.....4 5 15 15 .THURSDAY NIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....42 TO 47. MAX HUMIDITY........94 TO 98 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST 4 TO 6 MPH. .FRIDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 59. MIN HUMIDITY........52 TO 56 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH...THEN DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...WILDE REQUESTED BY...JOSE MERCADO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101021.HILLS.01/PQR