FNUS76 KPQR 301550
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY RX...US FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
850 AM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...LIGHT FLOW WILL BECOME ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON. SOME
ACCAS THIS MORNING AS INSTABILITY CAN BE SEEN IN THE MID LEVELS
FROM THE MORNING SALEM SOUNDING.

QUITE A COMPLEX WEATHER PATTERN...INCREASING CLOUDS AND COOLER
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. WINDS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT EXCEPT
FOR A PERIOD THIS AFTERNOON WHERE GUSTS TO 15 MPH ARE LIKELY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TRANSITS THE AREA. A CIRCULATION OFFSHORE WILL
MOVE NEAR THE AREA TODAY AND MAY DEVELOP SOME SHOWERS...BUT THESE
ARE EXPECTED TO BE EAST OF THE BURN SITE...BUT IF THEY DO DEVELOP
MAY CAUSE SOME ERRATIC WINDS THIS EVENING.

WEAK INTENSIFICATION OF A SYSTEM OFFSHORE SHOULD BRING SOME RAIN
TO THE AREA SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. BRIEF DRY PERIOD ON SUNDAY
MORNING THOUGH REMAINING CLOUDY BEFORE A MUCH WETTER SYSTEM MOVES
ONSHORE ON MONDAY. VERY WELL COULD BE THE 2011 FIRE SEASON ENDING
EVENT...AT LEAST FOR OUR AREA.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............5 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 76.
MIN HUMIDITY........41 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH. GUSTS TO 15 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      11 AM  1 PM   3 PM   5 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     60     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............60     69     74     75
RH..............74     54     43     41
20 FT WIND......W 3    SW 5   SW 5   SW 5
   MAX GUST.....5      15     15     15
CWR.............5      5      5      5

.TONIGHT...
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
TEMP............73     66     61     57     54     52
RH..............46     63     75     83     89     93
CWR.............5      10     10     10     5      5

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 67.
MIN HUMIDITY........53 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS INCREASING TO SOUTHWEST
                     AROUND 6 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........80     80     80     90     90     90
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE SCTTRD SCTTRD SCTTRD
WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............51     51     56     61     65     66
RH..............95     95     84     69     58     54
20 FT WIND......LIGHT  LIGHT  LIGHT  SW 3   SW 5   SW 5
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      10     15     15
CWR.............10     10     10     10     10     10

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FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20110930.FINLE.01/PQR