FNUS76 KPQR 080155 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...USFS-MT. HOOD NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 655 PM PDT WED SEP 7 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1834 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 07. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... .DISCUSSION...A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE DISTRICT FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WIND WILL REMAIN CALM THIS EVENING EXCEPT AROUND OUTFLOW BOUNDARIES FROM THE ISOLATED TSTM COVERAGE. THE NEXT ISSUE CONCERNS THE POSSIBILITY OF DRY THUNDERSTORMS THURSDAY. OVERALL CONFIDENCE IS LOW REGARDING COVERAGE AND TIMING BUT THERE IS ENOUGH CONFIDENCE TO MENTION THE THREAT IN THE OREGON CASCADES THURSDAY. THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...MAINLY FOR DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS. THERE MAY BE AN 18 TO 24 HOUR PERIOD OF LESS-CRITICAL CONDITIONS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE NEXT OFFSHORE EPISODE BEGINS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS HAS PROMPTED THE ISSUANCE OF A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE OREGON COAST RANGE ZONES...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE HOLDS FIRM THROUGH MONDAY. LONGER RANGE CHARTS SHOW A RETURN TO ONSHORE FLOW NEXT TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY. .REST OF TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR (%).............5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 54. MAX HUMIDITY........55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........OVERALL LIGHT DRAINAGE. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (PDT) 7 PM 9 PM 11 PM 1 AM 3 AM 5 AM SKY (%).........70 50 50 50 40 35 WEATHER COV.....ISOLD ISOLD S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSTM TSTM RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE TEMP............78 68 63 59 56 54 RH..............28 41 53 46 42 47 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 1 E 1 E 1 E 1 MAX GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 5 5 0 0 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........18 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........35 35 35 25 25 25 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TSTM TSTM TSTM TEMP............56 63 76 86 90 89 RH..............53 57 35 20 19 19 20 FT WIND......E 1 E 3 E 3 NE 4 NW 4 NW 4 MAX GUST..... 10 10 10 15 15 CWR.............0 0 0 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...EMILY HILL ICT3 TRAINEE REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110907.GRANI.01/PQR