FNUS76 KPQR 181431
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR TURTLE SWALE - GREENHILL...BLM EUG
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
731 AM PDT TUE OCT 18 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 18.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WARMER AND DRIER TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...A SURFACE THERMAL TROUGH JUST OFF THE COASTLINE
EARLY THIS MORNING HAS INDUCED OFFSHORE LOW-LEVEL FLOW WEST OF
THE CASCADES. THE THERMAL TROUGH WILL GRADUALLY DRIFT TO THE
COAST RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH WILL WEAKEN THE OFFSHORE
GRADIENT. EXPECT A SWITCH TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST ONSHORE LOW-LEVEL
FLOW THIS EVENING. ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN
OVERNIGHT. A WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA EARLY
WEDNESDAY.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG THROUGH 0900.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 70.
MIN HUMIDITY........38 TO 43 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST TO 5 MPH THROUGH 0900 THEN NORTHEAST
                    5 TO 10 MPH. WIND INCREASING TO 8 TO 11 MPH BY
                    MIDDAY WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. WIND BECOMING
                    NORTHWEST TO NORTH 5 TO 9 MPH MID TO LATE IN
                    THE DAY.
HAINES INDEX(MID)..5 (MODERATE).

TIME (PDT)      10 AM    NOON       1 PM       3 PM     5 PM

TEMP............47-50    57-60      59-62      67-70    69-72
RH..............75-80    54-58      48-53      39-44    39-44
20 FT WIND......N-NE 3-6 N-NE 7-11  N-NE 7-11  N 5-9    NW-N 4-8
   MAX GUST.....          16         18         15       12


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY OVERNIGHT.
                    SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR DRIZZLE LATE.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 49.
MAX HUMIDITY........AT OR ABOVE 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH THROUGH THE EVENING. WIND
                    BECOMING SOUTH 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 2200.
HAINES INDEX(MID)...3 (VERY LOW).

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OR DRIZZLE
                    IN THE MORNING.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....61 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........58-64 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
HAINES INDEX(MID)...3 (VERY LOW).

$$
FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111018.TURTL.01/PQR