FNUS76 KPQR 180431
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR PINE CREEK...GIFFORD PINCHOT NATL. FOR.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
931 PM PDT SAT SEP 17 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 2115 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...OCCASIONAL RAIN CONTINUES TO FALL OVER THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF OUR AREA AS A MOIST FRONTAL SYSTEM STALLS NEAR THE
COLUMBIA RIVER. PERIODS OF RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NORTHERN
HALF OF OUR DISTRICT OVER THE WEEKEND. RAIN IS EXPECTED TO END BY
MONDAY MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS BACK INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...THEN WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER WILL LIKELY TAKE OVER
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM CALIFORNIA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN BECOMING SCATTERED RAIN
                    SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 61.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........90     90     80     80     70     70
WEATHER COV.....WSPRD  SCT    SCT    SCT    ISOLD  ISOLD
WEATHER TYPE....RAIN   RAIN   RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............47     50     56     60     61     60
RH..............75     72     63     56     56     58
20 FT WIND......W 8    W 8    W 7    W 6    W 6    W 5
   MAX GUST.....20     20     20     15     15     15
CWR.............25     25     20     10     10     0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH
                    DECREASING TO AROUND 3 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10
                    MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........80     80     80     50     50     50
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............56     53     51     51     50     50
RH..............65     73     77     78     78     80
20 FT WIND......W 5    W 5    W 4    W 4    W 3    W 3
   MAX GUST.....15     15     15     10     10     10
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN
                    THE MORNING.
CWR (%).............5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63.
MIN HUMIDITY........49 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH.


TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     50     30     30     30
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............50     52     58     62     63     62
RH..............79     75     63     52     49     50
20 FT WIND......W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3    W 3
   MAX GUST.....10     10     10     10     10     10
CWR.............5      5      5      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...INCIDENT COMMANDER
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110917.PINEC.01/PQR