FNUS76 KPQR 230043
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTHER LODE...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
543 PM PDT THU SEP 22 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1640 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 22.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...WEAK SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH TERRAIN-DRIVEN WINDS OVER THE FIRE. EXPECT
TEMPERATURES TO BE ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH FRIDAY WITH BELOW NORMAL
RH VALUES. OVERNIGHT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES WILL BE GOOD ALONG THE
LOWER REACHES OF THE FIRE WITH LIGHT WINDS UNDER THE INVERSION.
HOWEVER...EXPECT POOR TO MODERATE RECOVERIES ABOVE THE INVERSION
AROUND 2500 FEET. EXPECT DEEPER MARINE AIR TO POUR INTO THE AREA
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS A FRONT MOVES TOWARD THE COAST. RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED WITH THIS FRONT UNTIL IT MOVES INLAND ON SUNDAY.



.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49.
MAX HUMIDITY........85-92 PERCENT...EXCEPT 60-70 PERCENT ABOVE
                    2500 FEET.
WIND (20 FT)........W TO SW 4-6 MPH. WIND BECOMING DOWNSLOPE LESS
                    THAN 3 MPH ON THE LOWER REACHES AFTER 2000.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............ABOVE 10000 FEET.


TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........40     40     50     50     60     60
TEMP............68     65     60     54     50     48
RH..............35     45     55     69     76     85
20 FT WIND......SW 4   SW 2   DWN 1  DWN 2  DWN 2  DWN 2
   MAX GUST.....8      4
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0


.FRIDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-80.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-34 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 2-4 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN WEST TO
                       SOUTHWEST 4-6 MPH AFTER 1200.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............ABOVE 10000 FEET.


TIME (PDT)           6 AM   8 AM   10 AM   NOON    2 PM    4 PM
CLOUD COVER (%)....   60%    60%     50%    40%     40%     40%
TEMP...............   45     46      54     65      72      75
RH.................   89%    86%     61%    42%     39%     32%
20 FT WIND.........  CALM   SE 1-2   S 2    SW 4    WSW 4-6 WSW 4-6
   MAX GUST........                  4      8       10      10
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED.
CEILING.............ABOVE 10000 FEET.


$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...MURRAY BROWN
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110922.MOTHE.01/PQR