FNUS76 KPQR 031417 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR ZOG CREEK...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 717 AM PDT SAT SEP 3 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. EAST WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE THERMAL LOW SITS ON THE COAST. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT INLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND BE OVER THE CASCADES ON SUNDAY...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES LATE SUNDAY. EXPECTED LIGHTER WINDS LATE TONIGHT...BUT WITH INCREASED INSTABILITY LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AS THE THERMAL TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. .TODAY (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 15-25 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 13 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. MIN TEMPERATURE.....53-57. MAX HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WIND 4-7 MPH IN EVENING...THEN EASING TO 1-3 MPH BY 0200. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WIND 7-11 MPH WITH GUSTS 18-24 MPH...EASING BACK TO 3-5 MPH BY 0200. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM CLOUD COVER (%).... 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% TEMP............... 83 79 74 64 59 55 RH................. 21% 27% 31% 34% 39% 42% 20 FT WIND...... E 7-11 E 6-10 E 6-9 E 5-7 E 4-6 E 3-6 MAX GUST..... 23 22 19 15 12 12 EYE LEVEL WIND.. E 4-6 E 4-6 E 3-7 E 3-5 E 2-4 E 1-3 MAX GUST..... 13 12 10 9 8 7 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 85. MIN HUMIDITY........20-22 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST 2-3 MPH EARLY...THEN LIGHT AND VARIABLE MOSTLY UPSLOPE DRIVEN. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 4-6 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN EASING TO UPSLOPE/UPVALLEY 2-4 MPH BY AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER (%).... 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% TEMP............ 57 64 76 82 85 84 RH.............. 39% 31% 24% 20% 21% 22% 20 FT WIND...... E 4-6 E 4-6 E 3-5 SE 2-5 S 2-5 SW 2-5 MAX GUST..... 13 12 10 9 5 5 EYE LEVEL WIND.. E 2-4 E 2-3 SE 1-3 SE 1-3 SW 1-2 SW 1-2 MAX GUST..... 7 7 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...JEANETTE FREEMAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110902.ZOGCR.01/PQR