FNUS76 KPQR 022307 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR ZOG CREEK...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 407 PM PDT FRI SEP 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1523 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGH CASCADES (FIRE WEATHER ZONE 608) FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE IS BUILDING OVER THE REGION. WINDS TURN NORTHEAST TO EAST LATER TONIGHT AND REMAIN EASTERLY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT AS THE THERMAL LOW SITS ON THE COAST. MANY AREAS TO SEE MINIMUM RH OF 15 TO 25 PERCENT SATURDAY...WITH POOR RH RECOVERIES ON THE RIDGE TOPS. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL LIE OVER OR JUST EAST OF THE CASCADES ON SUNDAY...THEN EAST OF THE CASCADES LATER SUNDAY. ================================================================== ...WILL UPDATE IF NEEDED BETWEEN 0500 AND 0700 SATURDAY MORNING... ================================================================== .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50. MAX HUMIDITY........75-80 PERCENT...BUT RH DROPPING AFTER 0200. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 3-5 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WIND BECOMING LIGHT. AFTER 0300...EAST WIND 2-4 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 4-6 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN WIND BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE. AFTER 0200...EAST WIND 3-7 MPH...WITH GUSTS 12-18 MPH AFTER 0400. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER (%).... 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% TEMP............... 72 66 57 50 52 55 RH................. 40% 52% 68% 78% 65% 55% 20 FT WIND...... SW 3-6 SW 2-3 CALM CALM E 2-4 ENE 4-6 MAX GUST..... 10 8 8 10 EYE LEVEL WIND.. SW 2-3 SE 1-2 CALM CALM ENE 0-1 ENE 2-4 MAX GUST..... 8 5 4 8 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 85. MIN HUMIDITY........18-22 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 4-5 MPH...WITH GUSTS 10-14 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 8-10 MPH...WITH GUSTS 15-20 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER (%).... 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% TEMP............ 59 64 76 82 84 84 RH.............. 44% 29% 21% 19% 18% 17% 20 FT WIND...... E 4-7 E 7-11 E 7-11 E 7-10 E 6-9 E 6-9 MAX GUST..... 15 20 23 23 22 22 EYE LEVEL WIND.. E 4-6 E 4-6 E 4-7 E 4-7 E 4-6 E 4-6 MAX GUST..... 11 13 14 14 13 12 $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...JEANETTE FREEMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110902.ZOGCR.01/PQR