FNUS76 KPQR 201511 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 811 AM PDT TUE SEP 20 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WARMER AND DRIER TODAY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DRIFT EAST IN THE AFTERNOON. SURFACE GRADIENTS TODAY WILL BE RATHER WEAK...WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN A LITTLE LESS WIND OVER THE BURN AREA. IT WILL ALSO BE DRIER AND A LITTLE WARMER TODAY. EXPECT LITTLE CHANGE WEDNESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG OR LOW CLOUDS THROUGH 1000. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 80. MIN HUMIDITY........30 TO 35 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 2 TO 6 MPH THROUGH 1100 THEN NORTH TO NORTHEAST 5 TO 10 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..3 (VERY LOW). .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 48. MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 8 MPH THROUGH 1900 WITH GUSTS TO 13 MPH. WIND BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT. HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..4 (LOW). .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY MORNING FOG. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....80 TO 82. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 5 MPH OR LESS THROUGH 0900 THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 12 MPH. HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..3 (VERY LOW). $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110920.FINLE.01/PQR