FNUS76 KPQR 201853 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR 1000 LINE FIRE...ODF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1153 AM PDT SAT AUG 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1117 PDT ON AUGUST 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WEAK UPPER FLOW OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...WITH UPPER LOW OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS WILL MAINTAIN WARM AND DRY AIR MASS OVER THE BURN AREA. LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW TODAY WILL BECOMING LIGHT ONSHORE LATER THIS EVENING. EXPECT LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW TO STRENGTHEN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THERMAL TROUGH SHIFTS EAST OF THE CASCADES AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS STRENGTHENS. FCSTR...ROCKEY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....82 TO 84. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST TO SOUTHEAST 3-5 MPH...BECOMING MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4-7 MPH...TURNING MORE NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH AFTER 1700. VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED. CEILING.............UNLIMITED. TIME (PDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM CLOUD COVER (%).. 0% 1% 5% 5% TEMP............ 78 82 83 79 RH.............. 45% 40% 37% 37% 20 FT WIND...... E 4-7 ESE 3-6 SE 3-5 W-NW 3-5 MAX GUST..... 10 12 12 11 EYE LEVEL WIND.. ESE 2-4 ESE 3-4 SE 3-5 W-SW 2-5 MAX GUST..... 10 10 11 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR UNTIL MIDNIGHT...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY. CLOUD TOPS LIKELY TO BE NEAR 1200 TO 1500 FEET. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....54-57. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH...EASING TO 0-1 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH TIL 2100...THEN EASING TO 1-3 MPH. VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED...EXCEPT UNDER 2 MILES IN CLOUDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CEILING.............UNLIMIITED...BUT 500 TO 800 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (PDT) 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER(%)... 7% 10% 20% 45% 70% TEMP............ 74 68 62 60 56 RH.............. 42% 56% 68% 84% 92% 20 FT WIND...... WSW 3-6 WNW 4-5 WNW 3-5 WNW 2-4 W 1-3 MAX GUST..... 13 10 10 7 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. WSW 2-6 WSW 2-4 W 0-1 CALM CALM MAX GUST..... 10 10 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING LOW CLOUDS (TOPS 1500 FEET)...THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY BETWEEN 1100 AND NOON. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....71-74. MIN HUMIDITY........60-65 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST 3-5 MPH BY 1100. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 1-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS 10-15 MPH BY 1300. VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED...EXCEPT UNDER 2 MILES IN THE CLOUDS. CEILING.............GENERALLY NEAR 900 FEET IN THE MORNING...THEN 1200 TO 1500. $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...ALLISON BLAIR REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110820.1000L.02/PQR