FNUS76 KPQR 251527 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY RX...US FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 827 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 25. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH GRADIENT INCREASES JUST SOUTH OF EUGENE THIS MORNING AND IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON GIVING GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES TO AREAS SOUTH OF SALEM. THERMAL TROUGH AXIS MOVES OFFSHORE OVERNIGHT WITH LIGHT EASTERLY FLOW...THEN FLIPS BACK OVER THE CASCADES AS IT RETREATS TO THE SOUTH ON WED AND THU. THAT BEING SAID...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DRY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. LATEST MODELS HAVE STRENGTHENED A FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH OUR AREA WITH SOME CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRONT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN THE SHIFT IS BACK TOWARDS DRIER WEATHER FOR THE MOMENT. NOTE: THE FIRE DESK WILL BE STAFFED THIS WEEK...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS FRIDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF LAND MANAGEMENT SEASON. 0940 INTERNET BRIEFINGS WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY AND THURSDAY. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........48 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 58 58 RH..............60 50 49 20 FT WIND......N 5 N 8 N 9 MAX GUST.....10 20 20 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. AREAS OF FROST AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 10 TO 12 MPH GUSTS TO 25 MPH...DECREASING TO AROUND 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........0 0 0 0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE FROST FROST TEMP............55 47 43 40 38 36 RH..............56 69 76 81 86 88 20 FT WIND......N 12 N 12 N 10 N 6 N 3 N 2 MAX GUST.....25 25 20 15 10 10 .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........15 15 15 50 50 50 WEATHER COV.....AREAS WEATHER TYPE....FROST NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 35 40 47 53 54 RH..............90 90 80 63 49 44 20 FT WIND......N 1 N 1 N 1 N 2 N 2 N 2 MAX GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...FRANK CONNOR REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111025.FINLE.01/PQR