FNUS76 KPQR 141633
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BASKETT SLOUGH RX...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
933 AM PDT WED SEP 14 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...DEEP ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE COAST AND THERMAL LOW PRESSURE
EAST OF THE CASCADES. EXPECT BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES FOR THE
NEXT FEW DAYS WITH EXCELLENT OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. A WEAK
FRONT WILL DISSIPATE AS IT MOVES INLAND ON THURSDAY WITH THE BEST
CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN ALONG THE COAST...COAST RANGE...AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. HOWEVER...CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW SPRINKLES
ACROSS THE FIRE AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY LATE IN
                    THE AFTERNOON.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72.
MIN HUMIDITY........53-59 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH 1 TO 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH
                    LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY EARLY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    BY MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-59.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING WEST 1-3 MPH LATE
                    IN THE EVENING.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....64-68.
MIN HUMIDITY........59-65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST 1-3 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 4-8 MPH IN
                    THE AFTERNOON WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
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