FNUS76 KPQR 161515 FWSPQR FNUS76 KPQR 160259 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR BIRDIE 45 46...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 815 AM PDT WED MAY 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON MAY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...COOLER TODAY... .DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...BUT THE MARINE LAYER IS MORE SHALLOW THAN YESTERDAY. THIS WILL MAINTAIN DRY CONDITIONS BUT IT WILL BE A BIT COOLER TODAY. A WEAK DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...BUT NO RAIN EXPECTED. EXPECT ONSHORE FLOW TO INCREASE AT THAT TIME...WITH HIGHER HUMIDITY AND COOLER TEMPERATURES FOR THURSDAY. .TODAY (WEDNESDAY 16 MAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........HIGH CLOUDS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....72 TO 75. MIN HUMIDITY........35 TO 40 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....UPSLOPE 1-3 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP.............. 60 65 72 73 71 RH................ 60-65% 45-50% 35-40% 35-40% 38-43% EYE LEVEL WIND.... S 1-2 SW 1-3 W-SW 2-5 NW 3-5 NW 3-5 MAX GUST....... 3 5 8 8 8 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45. MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 85 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO NORTHWEST 2 TO 5 MPH THROUGH 2000 THEN DRAINAGE 0-2 MPH. AFTER 0300...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-3 MPH. .THURSDAY (17 MAY)... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY...BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY AFTER 1200. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 69. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 2-3 MPH IN THE MORNING... THEN WEST TO NORTHWEST 4-6 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 10 MPH. $ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120516.BIRDI.01/PQR