FNUS76 KPQR 011839 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR DOLLAR LAKE...OR-MHF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1139 AM PDT SAT OCT 1 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1124 PDT ON OCTOBER 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FAIRLY STABLE INLAND THIS MORNING WITH SOME WEAK INSTABILITY OFFSHORE ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK SURFACE LOW OFF THE OREGON AND CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. A LOBE OF STRONGER WINDS GUSTS TO 30 KT ARE MODELED TO MOVE THROUGH THE UPPER TERRAIN...APPROXIMATELY 5000 FT AND ABOVE...TODAY AND SHOULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY SHOWERS. BRIEF DRY PERIOD ON SUNDAY MORNING THOUGH REMAINING CLOUDY BEFORE THE FIRST OF A PAIR OF SYSTEMS MOVES ONSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT BRINGING NEAR A TENTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF PRECIP TO THE AREA. THE NEXT WETTER SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND THIS ONE COULD BRING UPWARDS OF AN INCH OF PRECIPITATION TO MANY PLACES. 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. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY AND SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR (%).............10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....36-41. MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 7 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 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 (%).........80 80 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............50 45 43 41 40 39 RH..............78 90 93 94 95 95 20 FT WIND......SW 8 SW 7 SW 6 SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 MAX GUST.....25 25 20 15 15 15 CWR.............10 10 10 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....51-58. MIN HUMIDITY........45-52 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 70 70 60 60 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............39 41 48 53 55 53 RH..............94 91 72 56 49 55 20 FT WIND......SW 4 SW 4 SW 4 S 4 S 3 S 3 MAX GUST.....15 15 15 15 10 10 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...GAIL BOUCHARD REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20111001.DOLLA.01/PQR