FNUS76 KPQR 251711
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR SPORTSMAN S PARK RX...OR-MHF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1011 AM PDT TUE OCT 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON OCTOBER 26.
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 WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A DYING FRONT
ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

ON FRIDAY...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 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.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52.
MIN HUMIDITY........46 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH INCREASING TO EAST
                    6-9 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........10     0      0      0
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............35     43     50     51
RH..............88     68     51     47
20 FT WIND......NE 1   E 4    E 6    E 9
   MAX GUST.....5      10     20     20
CWR.............0      0      0      0

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY THEN BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51.
MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 1 TO 3 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........0      10      30    50     60     70
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............27     27     33     42     49     50
RH..............96     96     84     64     47     43
20 FT WIND......SE 1   SE 1   S 1    SW 2   W 3    W 4
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      5      10     10
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0      0

$$
FORECASTER...WOLFE
REQUESTED BY...CHARLIE LEWIS
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111026.SPORT.01/PQR