FNUS76 KPQR 252224 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR JOE S PRAIRIE...USDA FS MIDDLE FORK RANAGER NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 324 PM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1400 PDT ON OCTOBER 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .BROADCAST DISCUSSION...GENERALLY DRY AND WARM THIS WEEK WITH OFFSHORE FLOW AT TIMES AS A THERMAL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE AREA. MODELS HAVE INCREASED PRECIP AMOUNTS WITH A FRONT EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. PERHAPS ANOTHER RETURN TO DRY WEATHER NEXT WEEK. .DISCUSSION...THERMAL TROUGH GRADIENT REMAINING SOUTH OF EUGENE THIS AFTERNOON AND IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT NORTHWESTWARD THIS AFTERNOON (TUESDAY) GIVING GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES TO AREAS SOUTHWEST 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 SHOULD REMAIN DRY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ON FRIDAY...LATEST MODELS HAVE STRENGTHENED A FRONT THAT MOVES THROUGH OUR AREA WITH A FAIRLY GOOD CHANCE FOR WETTING RAINS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRONT ON SUNDAY NIGHT. THEN THE TREND IS TO GO BACK TOWARDS A DRIER WEATHER PATTERN NEXT WEEK. 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. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46. MIN HUMIDITY........24 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH ...THEN SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........30 30 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE TEMP............45 44 RH..............24 28 EYE LEVEL WIND..W 2 W 2 MAX GUST.....5 5 .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35. MAX HUMIDITY........86 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........60 60 50 40 40 40 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............40 35 36 36 37 36 RH..............56 86 61 36 31 34 EYE LEVEL WIND..NW 2 NW 1 NW 1 W 1 W 1 W 1 MAX GUST.....5 5 5 5 5 5 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........29 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........20 20 20 20 10 10 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............35 37 42 48 50 49 RH..............39 41 31 29 33 38 EYE LEVEL WIND..SE 2 SE 2 SE 2 E 3 E 3 E 3 MAX GUST.....5 5 5 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...JOSE MERCADO REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111026.JOESP.01/PQR