FNUS76 KPQR 211410 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR HI THIN UNIT 3...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 710 AM PDT FRI OCT 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1600 PDT ON OCTOBER 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THIS AFTERNOON ...THOUGH NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED OVER THE BURN AREA. THIS PRECEDES A SYSTEM ON SATURDAY THAT LOOKS AS IF IT WILL BE SOMEWHAT STRONGER...AND WILL LIKELY BRING A LITTLE LIGHT RAIN TO THE SITE SATURDAY NIGHT. IT IS UNLIKELY THE BURN SITE WILL RECEIVE A WETTING RAIN THIS WEEKEND. NOTE: THE FIRE DESK WILL BE STAFFED NEXT WEEK...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. NEXT FRIDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF LAND MANAGEMENT SEASON. 0940 INTERNET BRIEFINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT TUESDAY AND THURSDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........ NEAR 60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 5 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 8 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............ 41 45 51 58 60 56 RH.............. 98 90 77 64 58 63 EYE LVL WIND...NE 1-3 NE 1-3 VRB 2 W 1-4 W 3-5 W 6 MAX GUST........ G7 G10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE EVENING. CWR (%).............5 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS 8 TO 9 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. CWR (%).............5 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MIN HUMIDITY........72 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 9 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...KELSON REQUESTED BY...KAREN HALE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111020.HITHI.01/PQR