FNUS76 KPQR 150021 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR MARK TIME...EUGENE BLM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 421 PM PST MON NOV 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0800 PST ON NOVEMBER 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...BRISK WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES TO DRIVE NUMEROUS SHOWERS INTO THE AREA. SHOWERS MAY DECREASE SOMEWHAT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...THEN A MORE ORGANIZED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAIN ACROSS THE DISTRICT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE ABOVE THE CASCADE PASSES FOR MOST OF THE EVENT...BUT MUCH COLDER AIR WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO PLUMMET LATE IN THE WEEK. A COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL KEEP SOME RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS AROUND INTO THE WEEKEND. 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.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN. CWR (%).............5. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 51. MIN HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH WINDS AROUND 2 MPH INCREASING TO AROUND 4 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 2 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PST) 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........90 80 80 80 80 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............45 47 49 50 51 RH..............97 93 91 89 88 20 FT WIND......SW 1 S 1 S 1 S 3 SE 1 MAX GUST.....5 10 10 10 10 CWR.............5 5 5 5 5 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111115.MARKT.01/PQR