FNUS76 KPQR 191230 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR B-2 COURTNEY ROAD...CGF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 530 AM PDT WED OCT 19 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 19. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON THIS MORNING...BRINGING A SHIFT TO ONSHORE FLOW TO THE REGION. EXPECT A SURGE IN WEST WIND TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE BURN AREA THIS MORNING AS THE MARINE LAYER BANKS UP AGAINST THE CASCADES. WEST WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AT TIMES THROUGH THURSDAY...THOUGH WINDS SHOULD SLACKEN A BIT TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR MID TO LATE OCTOBER NORMALS TODAY AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. MIN HUMIDITY........51 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........INCREASING WEST 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS 20 TO 30 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....INCREASING WEST 1-4 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. CEILING.............UNLIMITED. SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 5000 FEET. TIME (PDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM TEMP............60 64 65 64 RH..............60 51 51 56 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 10 W 12 W 8 MAX GUST.....20 25 30 20 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 W 6 W 7 W 6 MAX GUST.....10 15 20 15 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 8-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...EASING TO 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. EYE LEVEL WIND......WEST WINDS 4-8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH... EASING TO 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH BY MIDNIGHT. CEILING.............8000 FEET. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. CWR (%).............5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 63. MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 5-10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 3-6 MPH. GUSTS TO 12 MPH. CEILING.............8000 FEET. $$ FORECASTER...WEAGLE REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111019.B2COU.01/PQR