FNUS76 KPQR 152352
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SUBSTITUTE...USFS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
452 PM PDT THU SEP 15 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1624 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS BRINGING DEEP ONSHORE FLOW
TO THE DISTRICT...DRIVING COASTAL STRATUS ALL THE WAY INLAND TO
THE CASCADE CREST. SOME SPOTTY LIGHT RAIN HAS DEVELOPED WITH THE
STRATUS IN SOME AREAS...ONLY MEASURING A FEW HUNDREDTHS OF AN INCH
AT MOST. THE EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER AND MARINE INFLUENCE WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES COOL WITH HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY THROUGH FRIDAY.
ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL PUSH ONSHORE EARLY SATURDAY...THOUGH
NO RELIEF IS EXPECTED FOR THIS FIRE. A STRONGER SYSTEM SUNDAY HAS
A CHANCE TO SPREAD LIGHT RAIN THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT. WETTING
RAINS ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN HALF OF OUR DISTRICT...THOUGH
THERE STILL REMAINS SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH WHERE THE PRECIPITATION
WILL SET UP...AS OF NOW MOST SHOULD FALL NORTH OF THE FIRE. LONGER
RANGE FORECAST MODELS SUGGEST A RETURN TO WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER
NEXT WEEK...BUT NOT QUITE AS HOT AND DRY AS IT WAS LAST WEEK.

.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST
                    WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........70     70     60     40     30     30
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............38     41     47     51     51     50
RH..............89     81     62     50     50     47
20 FT WIND......W 4    W 4    W 4    NW 6   NW 7   NW 7
   MAX GUST.....10     10     10     15     20     20

.FRIDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...INCREASING CLOUDS LATE.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 34.
MAX HUMIDITY........93 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 2 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........30     30     30     50     60     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............45     39     36     36     35     34
RH..............64     80     86     88     90     92
20 FT WIND......W 7    W 6    W 6    W 4    SW 3   SW 2
   MAX GUST.....20     15     15     10     10     10


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FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...MEI LIN LANTZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110915.SUBST.01/PQR