FNUS76 KPQR 100056
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUBSTITUTE...USFS, WIF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
556 PM PDT FRI SEP 9 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1721 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 09.
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 REMAINS OVER THE DISTRICT FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WITH LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW. EAST WINDS WILL
PICK UP LATER THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
HOWEVER...WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THOSE LAST WEEKEND...BUT
EXPECT VERY WARM CONDITIONS AND LOW HUMIDITY BOTH DURING THE DAY
AND NIGHT.

THERMAL TROUGH WILL SHIFT OVER THE INTERIOR ON SUNDAY...THEN
REBUILD EAST OF THE CASCADES LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. IT
WILL BE ON SUNDAY THAT WORST CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE
CASCADES...WITH MOST UNSTABLE AIR AT THAT TIME. WILL SEE RELIEF TO
HEAT AND DRY AIR AT LOWER ELEVATIONS BEGINNING SUNDAY NIGHT.

LONGER RANGE CHARTS SHOW A GRADUAL RETURN TO ONSHORE FLOW NEXT
WEEK...WITH A RETURN TO MORE SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY.
A FRONT WILL ARRIVE LATE IN THE WEEK...WITH SOME RAIN POSSIBLY
COME THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.


.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 84.
MIN HUMIDITY........15 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      0      15     15     15
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     59     72     78     83     83
RH..............37     32     22     18     17     15
20 FT WIND......E 6    E 6    NE 5   NE 5   NE 6   E 6
   MAX GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     15

.SATURDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48.
MAX HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........15     15     10     10     0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............67     58     55     53     53     52
RH..............24     28     31     35     38     40
20 FT WIND......E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5    E 5
   MAX GUST.....15     15     15     15     15     15


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FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...MEI LIN LANTZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110909.SUBST.01/PQR