FNUS76 KPQR 021027 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR SUBSTITUTE...US FOREST SERVICE WILLAMETTE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 327 AM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1713 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION. A WEAK FRONT WILL PASS ACROSS THE NORTHERN ZONES THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD BE TOO FAR NORTH TO PROVIDE ANY RESULT TO THE FIRE. THE FIRST NOTICEABLE OFFSHORE PATTERN OF THE SUMMER DEVELOPS TONIGHT AND WILL LAST THROUGH SATURDAY WITH EAST WINDS DEVELOPING AFTER 10 PM TONIGHT. EXPECT MANY AREAS TO SEE MINIMUM HUMIDITY VALUES OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT SATURDAY AS A THERMAL TROUGH DEEPENS OVER WESTERN OREGON. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES SUNDAY WHILE BROADENING RESULTING IN LIGHT FLOW...BUT INCREASED INSTABILITY OVER THE FIRE. MID-LEVEL MOISTURE FROM THE CALIFORNIA SIERRAS WILL MOVE INTO EASTERN OREGON NEXT WEEK. MODELS ARE HINTING THAT COULD SEE A FEW AFTERNOON/EVENING THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE CASCADES COME TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. CONFIDENCE IN ANY THUNDERSTORM SCENARIO IS LOW AT THIS TIME. LONGER RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE A STRONGER OFFSHORE EVENT COME MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67. MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............46 51 59 62 65 67 RH..............47 45 32 23 21 20 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 4 N 4 N 6 N 6 N 6 MAX GUST.....15 15 15 20 20 20 .TONIGHT... MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH BECOMING EAST AROUND 6 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............58 51 48 47 47 46 RH..............33 49 57 61 62 65 20 FT WIND......N 7 NE 6 E 6 E 6 E 6 E 7 MAX GUST.....20 15 15 15 15 20 .SATURDAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 71. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 6 TO 9 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 TEMP............47 52 62 67 69 71 RH..............66 60 44 34 28 28 20 FT WIND......E 7 E 6 E 5 E 5 E 5 E 5 MAX GUST.....20 20 15 15 15 15 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...JOEY LOVATO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110901.SUBST.01/PQR