FNUS76 KPQR 142256 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTHER LODE...USFS MH NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 356 PM PDT WED SEP 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1530 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 14. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...DEEP ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A WEAK FRONT DISSIPATES AS IT MOVES INLAND. THE BEST CHANCE FOR LIGHT RAIN WILL BE NORTH OF THE FIRE. HOWEVER...CANNOT RULE OUT A FEW SPRINKLES OVER THE FIRE AREA...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE EXCELLENT TONIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE WEEKEND AS A SOMEWHAT STRONGER FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE FIRE AREA. WETTING RAINS ARE LIKELY WITH THIS SYSTEM. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG. A FEW SPRINKLES IN THE MORNING. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....58-61. MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1300. GUSTS TO 12 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY..........1-3 MILES IN THE MORNING...BECOMING 6 MILES OR GREATER AFTER 1300. CEILING.............2500 TO 3000 FEET IN THE MORNING...LIFTING TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 100 100 80 75 75 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............48 48 52 55 58 59 RH..............98 98 85 72 62 58 20 FT WIND......VRB 1 W 2 W 3 W 4 W 5 W 6 MAX GUST..... 8 9 11 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .THURSDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A FEW SPRINKLES POSSIBLE LATE. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....49-52. MAX HUMIDITY........90-98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH...EASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...FBAN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110914.MOTHE.01/PQR