FNUS76 KPQR 241441
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR NORTH AMAZON - FISHER BUTTE...EUGENE BLM
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
741 AM PDT MON OCT 24 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PDT ON OCTOBER 24.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE EXITING REGION TO THE NW
TODAY WHILE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA. THERMAL
TROUGH WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA IN CALIFORNIA...THOUGH WITH HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING MAY SEE SOME STRONGER WINDS SOUTH OF THE BURN
SITE WHICH MAY INFLUENCE THE BURN SITE WITH A FEW GUSTY WINDS AT
TIMES...BUT OVERALL WIND SPEEDS SHOULD BE FAIRLY LIGHT AND OUT OF
THE NORTH. RH WILL GET DOWN INTO THE UPPER 40S OR LOWER 50S TODAY
AND INTO THE LOWER 40S TOMORROW AS THE THERMAL TROUGH BUILDS NORTH
DRIES AIR MASS OUT WHILE INCREASING OFFSHORE WIND SPEEDS.

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 SUNNY.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH IN THE MORNING INCREASING TO
                    5 TO 8 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.

TIME (PDT)      8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     20     20     10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............41     46     53     59     60
RH..............98     88     71     56     50
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 1    N 1    N 4    N 5    N 7
   MAX GUST.....5      5      10     15     15

.TUESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59.
MIN HUMIDITY........54 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 7 MPH
                    LATE IN THE MORNING.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........30     30     30     10     5      5
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....FOG    FOG    FOG    NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............34     34     41     50     57     58
RH..............98     98     88     72     51     43
EYE LEVEL WIND..N 2    N 2    N 2    N 4    NE 6   NE 7
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      10     15     15

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FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111024.NORTH.01/PQR