FNUS76 KPQR 151316 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR ANDY 35...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 610 AM PDT TUE MAY 15 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON MAY 15. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...GENERALLY STABLE ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THERMAL LOW PRESSURE REMAINS EAST OF THE CASCADES...WITH HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE OREGON COAST. THIS PATTERN WILL MAINTAIN WEST TO NORTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE REGION...WITH STABLE AIR MASS. COOLER WEATHER WITH MORE CLOUD COVER AND HIGHER HUMIDITY WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON THURSDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES. .TODAY (MAY 15)... SKY/WEATHER.........PATCHY FOG OR LOW CLOUDS UNTIL 1100... OTHERWISE PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....75-77. MIN HUMIDITY........30-33 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WEST 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS 10-15 MPH. TIME (PDT) 11 AM 1 PM 3 PM 5 PM 7 PM CLOUD COVER (%)..... 25% 15% 20% 20% 20% TEMP................ 55 64 71 75 69 RH.................. 70% 48% 37% 33% 42% EYE LEVEL WIND...... VRB 1 VRB 1 NW 1-2 NW 1-2 W 1-2 MAX GUST..... 2 2 3 3 3 20-FT WIND...... W 2-3 W 3-5 NW 4-7 NW 4-7 NW 3-6 MAX GUST..... 5 7 11 13 11 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....42-46. MAX HUMIDITY........NEAR 90 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH UNTIL 2000...THEN DRAINAGE 0-1 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-7 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN WIND EASING TO 1-4 MPH. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........BRIEF MORNING LOW CLOUDS UNTIL 1000...THEN ...THEN PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....68-72. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....VARIABLE 0-1 MPH IN THE MORNING...THEN NORTHWEST 1-3 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 2-5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHWEST 5-7 MPH WITH FEW GUSTS 10-15 MPH IN AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120514.ANDY3.01/PQR