FNUS76 KPQR 170345
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SPOT FORECAST FOR STAR 11...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
745 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT LESS FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS ON THURSDAY FOLLOWING
THE DEPARTURE OF A COLD FRONT BEFORE PRECIPITATION RATES PICK UP AGAIN
LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING AS A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH DROPS
SOUTH. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BELOW THE BURN SITE AS EARLY AS THURSDAY
MORNING. EXPECT FAIRLY MOIST CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD EITHER WAY.
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONCERN WILL BE THE WINDS. EXPECT BRISK WESTERLY
WINDS ON THE BACK SIDE OF THE DEPARTING FRONT...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DAY
AND EVENING ON THURSDAY. EXPOSED RIDGETOPS MAY SEE WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH
OR EVEN SLIGHTLY HIGHER.

CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.10 INCHES OR GREATER.
FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION.
THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............50
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 35.
MIN HUMIDITY........80 TO 85 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............80
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 24.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 100 PERCENT
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 14 MPH DECREASING TO
                    6 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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FORECASTER...DONOFRIO
REQUESTED BY...ROBLEZ
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20111117.STAR1.01/PQR