FNUS76 KPQR 302157 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR MOTHER LODE...FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 257 PM PDT FRI SEP 30 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1434 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...SOUTHWEST MARINE PUSH THIS AFTERNOON. GENERALLY INCREASING CLOUDS AND COOLER TODAY. WEAK INTENSIFICATION OF A SYSTEM OFFSHORE SHOULD BRING SOME RAIN TO THE FIRE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT. BRIEF DRY PERIOD ON SUNDAY MORNING THOUGH REMAINING CLOUDY BEFORE A PAIR OF MUCH WETTER SYSTEMS MOVE ONSHORE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THESE COULD BRING AS MUCH OR EVEN MORE THAN OF INCH OF PRECIPITATION TO THE FIRE. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE NIGHT. CWR (%).............10 PERCENT INCREASING TO 20 PERCENT LATE IN THE NIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MAX HUMIDITY........97 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 4 TO 7 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........70 70 70 80 80 80 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............59 51 48 47 47 46 RH..............56 77 86 90 93 96 20 FT WIND......NW 4 W 5 W 5 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 MAX GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 20 .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (%).............30 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........71 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 6 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........80 80 80 90 90 90 WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............46 47 50 52 52 51 RH..............97 93 79 71 71 73 20 FT WIND......SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 2 SW 4 SW 4 MAX GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 .SATURDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR (%).............15 PERCENT DECREASING TO 0 PERCENT EARLY IN THE MORNING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 37. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTH 3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE EVENING. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........80 80 80 70 70 70 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 43 40 39 38 37 RH..............82 94 98 98 98 97 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 SW 3 S 2 S 2 MAX GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...MURRAY BROWN REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20110930.MOTHE.01/PQR