FNUS76 KPQR 051043
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTHER LODE...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
343 AM PDT MON SEP 5 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1805 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 04.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRE AREA WILL REMAIN DRY AND UNSEASONABLY WARM
ALL WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE DOMINATES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
A WEAK DISTURBANCE IS TRIGGERING ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS
MORNING ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON...BUT THESE WILL LIKELY REMAIN
SOUTH OF SISTERS PROVIDING JUST A FEW CLOUDS INTO SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE MT HOOD NATIONAL FOREST. WIND WILL LIKELY BE
MAINLY TERRAIN-DRIVEN THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH PERHAPS SOME WEST TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS EACH AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80.
MIN HUMIDITY........25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 0-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 0-1 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED OUTSIDE OF SMOKE.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
TEMP............53     61     72     80     80     79
RH..............56     48     35     26     26     27
20 FT WIND......CALM   SE 1   SE 2   S 3    SW 4   SW 5
   MAX GUST.....              5      8      10     10
EYE LEVEL WIND..CALM   CALM   SE 1   S 1    SW 2   SW 2
   MAX GUST.....                     5      5      5


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SOME SMOKE OR FOG POSSIBLY
                    GATHERING ON THE DRAINAGE BOTTOM AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
CWR (%).............ZERO.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DRAINAGE 1-4 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DRAINAGE 0-2 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED OUTSIDE OF SMOKE OR FOG. AS LOW
                    AS ONE QUARTER MILE IN THE DRAINAGE AT TIMES.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED OUTSIDE OF SMOKE OR FOG.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............71     61     55     53     52     50
RH..............35     47     55     59     60     63
20 FT WIND......SW 5   NW 2   NW 2   NW 1   NW 1   NW 1
   MAX GUST.....10     5      5
EYE LEVEL WIND..SW 2   NW 1   NW 1   NW 0-1 NW 0-1 NW 0-1
   MAX GUST.....5


.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. ANY SMOKE OR FOG INVERSIONS
                    CLEARING BY 0900.
CWR (%).............ZERO.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 82.
MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 0-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH AFTER 1100.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 0-1 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 1-3 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 5 MPH AFTER 1100.
VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED...EXCEPT AS LOW AS ONE QUARTER MILE
                    IN ANY SMOKE OR FOG INVERSION BEFORE 0900.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED EXCEPT FOR EARLY MORNING SMOKE OR FOG.

$$
FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...DOUG CURRIE
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110904.MOTHE.01/PQR