FNUS76 KPQR 191156
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR JOE S PRAIRIE...USDA FS MIDDLE FORK RANAGER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
456 AM PDT WED OCT 19 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 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 HIGHER HUMIDITY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY AS A
DEEPENING MARINE LAYER BANKS AGAINST THE CASCADES. THE BURN AREA
MAY REMAIN JUST ABOVE THE MARINE LAYER...BUT IT WILL BE CLOSE AS
THE MARINE LAYER CLOUDINESS MAY DEEPEN TO AROUND 5000 FEET ABOVE
SEA LEVEL IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH AT 1200...
                    BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 4-8 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 15 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE OR SOUTHWEST 2-4 MPH AT 1200...
                    BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH WITH
                    GUSTS TO 12 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)      NOON     2 PM     4 PM
TEMP............52       52       50
RH..............45       50       55
20 FT WIND......SW 4     W-SW 6   W-SW 6
   MAX GUST.....10       15       15
EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2      W-SW 4   W-SW 4
   MAX GUST.....7        12       12

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-43.
MAX HUMIDITY........AROUND 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........DOWNSLOPE/DRAINAGE OR SOUTHEAST 0-4 MPH.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....DOWNSLOPE/DRAINAGE OR SOUTHEAST 0-2 MPH.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........VARIABLE CLOUDINESS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....48-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........AROUND 55 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-4 MPH UNTIL 1100...BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH DEVELOPING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 0-2 MPH UNTIL 1100...BECOMING WEST TO
                    SOUTHWEST 2-5 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH DEVELOPING
                    IN THE AFTERNOON.

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FORECASTER...WEAGLE
REQUESTED BY...JOSE MERCADO
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111019.JOESP.01/PQR