FNUS76 KPQR 271543 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY RX...US FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 843 AM PDT THU OCT 27 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1330 PDT ON OCTOBER 27. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...PRETTY BENIGN WEATHER. LIGHT FLOW UNDER WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING THROUGH FRIDAY WILL GIVE DRY CONDITIONS. FAIRLY WEAK THERMAL TROUGH SLIDES NORTH TODAY AND BRINGS A LITTLE NORTHEAST WIND OVER THE BURN SITE. ORGANIZED FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE DISTRICT ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR A GOOD CHANCE OF WETTING RAINS ACROSS THE DISTRICT. FRIDAY SYSTEM WILL ALSO BRING PRETTY STRONG WIND GUSTS TO THE HIGHER TERRAIN AS 850 MB FLOW INCREASES TO 40 TO 50 KT OVER THE CASCADES. 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. NOTE: THE FIRE DESK WILL BE STAFFED THIS WEEK THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS FRIDAY WILL BE THE LAST DAY OF LAND MANAGEMENT SEASON. THE LAST 0940 INTERNET BRIEFING OF THE SEASON WILL BE CONDUCTED TODAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 58. MIN HUMIDITY........45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST 3 TO 6 MPH. TIME (PDT) 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM SKY (%).........40 40 40 WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............52 57 57 RH..............58 47 47 20 FT WIND......N 4 N 4 NE 4 MAX GUST.....10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THEN BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 36. MAX HUMIDITY........100 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH BECOMING SOUTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........46 46 46 54 54 54 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............54 47 44 41 38 37 RH..............52 69 73 76 80 85 20 FT WIND......NE 5 N 3 N 1 SW 1 SW 1 SW 1 MAX GUST.....15 10 5 5 5 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING. RAIN LIKELY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 59. MIN HUMIDITY........57 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........70 70 80 90 90 100 WEATHER COV..... CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............36 36 42 50 57 58 RH..............92 94 82 69 60 60 20 FT WIND......S 4 S 3 S 3 SW 8 S 8 S 8 MAX GUST.....10 5 5 20 20 20 CWR.............0 0 0 0 10 20 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...FRANK CONNOR REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111027.FINLE.01/PQR