FNUS76 KPQR 261533 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY RX...US FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 833 AM PDT WED OCT 26 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH HAS BEEN PUSHED WELL SOUTH OF THE AREA AS A WEAK FRONT DECAYS AS IT MOVES ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT MAY BRUSH A LITTLE LIGHT PRECIPITATION OVER THE NORTHWEST PORTION OF THE DISTRICT THIS AFTERNOON WHILE INCREASING THE RH OVER THE BURN SITE. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN LIGHT OVER THE BURN SITE UNTIL THE WETTER FRIDAY SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE. A LITTLE RIDGING SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN A RETURN TO A DRY RIDGE THROUGH MID WEEK WITH SOME SYSTEMS EXPECTED LATE IN THE WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF FROST EARLY IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH. TIME (PDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........50 50 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............50 54 54 RH..............52 45 45 20 FT WIND......E 1 W 1 NW 2 MAX GUST..... 5 5 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 38. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT AND VARIABLE 1 TO 3 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 70 70 70 60 60 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 47 44 41 40 38 RH..............48 60 70 80 74 76 20 FT WIND......NE 1 NE 1 NE 1 N 1 N 1 N 1 MAX GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........44 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........40 30 30 30 30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............38 38 44 52 59 60 RH..............77 77 70 58 48 44 20 FT WIND......N 2 N 2 N 2 N 3 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 20111026.FINLE.01/PQR