FNUS76 KPQR 242154 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR SHADOW LAKE...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 254 PM PDT SAT SEP 24 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1425 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 24. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... ...WETTING RAINS EXPECTED SUNDAY...MONDAY...AND TUESDAY... .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL TURN SOUTHERLY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT APPROACH THE COAST. THIS SOUTHERLY FLOW...COMBINED WITH ENHANCED INSTABILITY...WILL PRODUCE A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE FIRE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THE MARINE LAYER AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEEPEN TONIGHT PROVIDING EXCELLENT HUMIDITY RECOVERIES. RAIN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE FIRE AREA SUNDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. WETTING RAIN AND COOL CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY AGAIN MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS ACTIVE FALL WEATHER MAKES ITS DEBUT AND EFFECTIVELY ENDS THE FIRE SEASON. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY LATE WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN TOWARD SUNRISE. CWR (%).............10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....46-51. MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 85 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........50 50 50 70 70 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE S CHC WEATHER TYPE....TSRA TSRA RAIN TEMP............71 65 57 53 50 48 RH..............38 51 74 82 90 96 20 FT WIND......SW 6 SW 5 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 MAX GUST.....12 10 8 8 7 8 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............70 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55-60. MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH...EASING TO 4 TO 9 LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 100 100 90 90 80 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 47 50 53 55 56 RH..............98 97 87 76 67 63 20 FT WIND......SW 5 SW 7 SW 10 SW 10 SW 8 SW 7 MAX GUST.....10 15 20 20 18 15 CWR.............60 70 70 70 60 60 $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...PLANNING OPS REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110924.SHADO.01/PQR