FNUS76 KPQR 221703 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLINS SLIDE RX...USFS MH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 903 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PST ON FEBRUARY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...COOL NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE BURN AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED AT TIMES TODAY. A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA BEGINNING WED AND REMAINING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SNOW AND SNOW SHOWERS CAN BE EXPECTED WED AND THUR. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS. CWR (%).............80. MAX TEMPERATURE.....40 TO44. MIN HUMIDITY........80 TO 85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 15 TO 18 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 22 TO 26 MPH DECREASING TO 18 TO 22 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. CEILING.............2500 FT. $$ FORECASTER...WILDE REQUESTED BY...ROLAND ROSE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110222.COLLI.01/PQR