FNUS76 KPQR 221423 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR COSPER CROSS...ODF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 720 AM PDT FRI OCT 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...BETWEEN SYSTEMS TODAY... .DISCUSSION...THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE WILL BE BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY. THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF LOW-LEVEL RESIDUAL MOISTURE AROUND THIS MORNING...BUT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW SHOULD ALLOW SOME DRYING IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN FROM THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES OVER THE BURN AREA THIS EVENING. WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A MUCH STRONGER STORM MOVES IN SATURDAY NIGHT. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (%).............10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 55. MIN HUMIDITY........66 TO 72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 8 MPH. HAINES INDEX(MID)...3 (VERY LOW). TIME (PDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............50 53 56 55 RH..............95 80-85 66-72 69-75 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE-S 0-3 S 1-4 S-SW 2-5 S-SW 2-5 MAX GUST..... 7 8 8 $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...JEFF NEPSTAD REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20101022.COSPE.01/PQR