FNUS76 KPQR 211930 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLINS SLIDE PILE BURN...USFS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1130 AM PST MON NOV 21 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0900 PST ON NOVEMBER 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...FRONT CONTINUES TO PUSH INLAND OVER THE DISTRICT TODAY. WILL SEE A BRIEF LULL IN THE WEATHER LATER TODAY INTO THIS EVENING BUT MORE RAIN WILL ARRIVE LATER TONIGHT. EXPECT PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN LATE TONIGHT THAT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY ON TUESDAY. WILL WILL INCREASE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY...WITH GUSTY WINDS OVER THE SOUTHERLY EXPOSED RIDGES...AND IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY. HOWEVER IN THE GORGE...WINDS NOT AS STRONG WITH MORE VARIABILITY IN THE MORNING BEFORE TURNING WESTERLY LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION. .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN...HEAVY AT TIMES. CWR (%).............100 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 47. MIN HUMIDITY........90 TO 95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST 3 TO 7 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5-8 MPH LATE IN THE DAY. CEILING.............1500 TO 2000 FEET. TIME (PST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%)......... 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% WEATHER TYPE.... RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN RAIN TEMP............ 40 43 44 45 46 46 HUMIDITY........ 95% 95% 96% 96% 96% 94% 20 FT WIND...... E 4 E 4 E 4 E 3 W 2 W 4 MAX GUST..... 9 8 9 7 3 7 CWR............. 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% CEILING (KFT)... 2.0 1.8 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...ROLAND ROSE REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20111122.COLLI.01/PQR