FNUS76 KPQR 281715 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR SOUTH JETTY RAWS...USFS SUISLAW NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1015 AM PDT WED SEP 28 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 29. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW THURSDAY AFTERNOON... .DISCUSSION...OFFSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WILL SWITCH TO ONSHORE SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE AS THE SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH MIGRATES TO THE EAST. THE WARMEST AND DRIEST CONDITIONS THURSDAY MAY OCCUR IN THE LATE MORNING...BEFORE THE ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. THE SURFACE WIND DIRECTION WILL START OFF FROM THE NORTHEAST SHORTLY BEFORE SUNRISE...BUT THEN SWITCH TO WEST AROUND NOON. ***NOTE: YOU MAY WANT TO CALL THE FORECAST OFFICE THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE IGNITION TIME TO GET AN UPDATE...OR SUBMIT ANOTHER SPOT REQUEST FIRST THING THURSDAY MORNING.*** .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 70. MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT...BUT RISING TO 70 PERCENT MID TO LATE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 8 MPH THROUGH 0800 THEN SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AROUND 5 MPH 0800 TO 1200. WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 6 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..4 (LOW). $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...DAN EDDY REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110929.SOUTH.01/PQR