FNUS76 KPQR 142207 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR PATH...USFS-MHF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 207 PM PST MON NOV 14 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 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. GOING STRONGER ON THE WIND COMPARED TO SITE OBS AS MANY OTHER LOCATIONS NEAR THE SITE ARE BLOWING...OUT OF THE WEST AT 15 MPH GUSTING TO 30 MPH OR MORE. 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. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS UNTIL EARLY MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SNOW LATE IN THE NIGHT. CWR (%).............20 DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30. MAX HUMIDITY........98 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 11 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 4 MPH. TIME (PST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNOW TEMP............34 32 31 30 30 30 RH..............86 91 92 95 96 96 20 FT WIND......W 8 W 7 W 5 W 5 W 4 W 3 MAX GUST.....20 20 15 15 10 5 CWR.............20 20 20 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW UNTIL LATE AFTERNOON...THEN CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............0. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 39. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH. TIME (PST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE WEATHER TYPE....SNOW SNOW RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............30 32 36 39 39 36 RH..............98 93 80 69 68 75 20 FT WIND......W 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 3 W 2 MAX GUST.....5 5 10 10 10 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...WOLFE REQUESTED BY...MACDONALD REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111115.PATH_.01/PQR