FNUS76 KPQR 120012
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR GRANITE...USFS-MT. HOOD NF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
512 PM PDT SUN SEP 11 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1642 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY...

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK THERMAL TROUGH CURRENTLY LIES ALONG THE
CASCADE CREST THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES
THIS EVENING. ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING A MARINE LAYER INTO THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY... HOWEVER...THE MARINE AIR WILL LIKELY NOT BE
DEEP ENOUGH TO PROVIDE MUCH RELIEF TO THE FIRE TONIGHT. THE RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THE CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT. THERE IS A BIT OF A THREAT FOR THUNDERSTORMS ON MONDAY
AFTERNOON...BUT MOST OF THE THREAT SHOULD BE SOUTH OF THE BURN
SITE. BEGINNING MONDAY DEEPER ONSHORE FLOW WILL GRADUALLY BRING
SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES AND BETTER HUMIDITY RECOVERIES TO THE
DISTRICT THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55.
MAX HUMIDITY........76 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........20     20     15     15     10     0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............88     78     70     64     60     57
RH..............20     35     50     60     67     73
20 FT WIND......W 1    W 1    W 1    W 2    W 2    W 2
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY AFTERNOON CUMULUS.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 81.
MIN HUMIDITY........26 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 4 TO 6 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      0      5      10     20     25
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............55     56     64     72     79     81
RH..............75     74     59     43     32     27
20 FT WIND......SW 3   SW 3   SW 3   W 5    W 5    W 5
   MAX GUST.....10     10     10     15     15     15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

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FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...SITUATION UNIT LEADER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110911.GRANI.02/PQR