FNUS76 KPQR 212350
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTHER LODE...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
450 PM PDT WED SEP 21 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1614 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 21.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...STABLE SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER THE
FORECAST AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW
THIS EVENING WILL TURN BACK ONSHORE LATER TONIGHT. ONSHORE FLOW
WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE
LEADING EDGE OF A FRONTAL SYSTEM INCHES TOWARD THE COAST.


.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
MAX HUMIDITY........88-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN LIGHT AND
                        VARIABLE WIND. AFTER MIDNIGHT...DOWNSLOPE
                        0-2 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........W TO SW 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN LIGHT WIND.
                        AFTER MIDNIGHT...DOWNSLOPE 2-5 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED...JUST CIRRUS UP AT 20K TO 25K FEET.

TIME (PDT)           6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT   2 AM   4 AM
CLOUD COVER (%)...     0%     2%      2%    10%     20%    25%
TEMP..............    73     66      60     54      49     46
RH................    29%    37%     50%    67%     77%    85%
20 FT WIND........   SW 2   SW 2    CALM   CALM   WNW 1-3  WNW 1-2
   MAX GUST.......     5      4       1      1       4      5
EYE LEVEL WIND....   SW 2   SW 1    CALM   CALM    CALM    VRB 0-2
   MAX GUST.......     3      3


.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 75.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT AND VARIABLE UNTIL 1100...THEN SW 2-4 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN WEST TO
                       SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED.

TIME (PDT)           6 AM   8 AM   10 AM   NOON    2 PM    4 PM
CLOUD COVER (%)....   25%    25%     20%    20%     20%     20%
TEMP...............   43     46      54     65      72      74
RH.................   89%    80%     61%    42%     39%     32%
20 FT WIND.........  CALM   SE 1-2   S 2   SW 3   WSW 2-4  WSW 3-4
   MAX GUST........                    4      6       6        8
EYE LEVEL WIND.....  CALM   SE 1     SE 1  SW 2   SW 2-3   SW 2-4
   MAX GUST........                    2      4       5        7


.THURSDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR EARLY...THEN PARTLY CLOUDY.
                        INCREASING STRATUS LOWER SLOPES BUT
                        TOPS OF STRATUS AROUND 4500 FEET.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH UNTIL 1900...THEN LIGHT AND
                        VARIABLE WIND.
WIND (20 FT)........W TO SW 2-5 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN LIGHT WIND.
                        AFTER MIDNIGHT...S TO SW WIND 3-6 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............UNLIMITED...JUST CIRRUS UP AT 20K TO 25K FEET.
                       STRATUS CEILING 2500 TO 3500 FEET WITH TOPS
                       AROUND 4500 FEET.

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FORECASTER...ROCKEY
REQUESTED BY...MURRAY BROWN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110921.MOTHE.01/PQR