FNUS76 KPQR 202104 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR FINLEY NWR SPRING RX...US FISH & WILDLIFE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 204 PM PDT WED JUN 20 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1210 PDT ON JUNE 20. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A THERMALLY INDUCED AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDS THROUGH NORTHERN CALIF AND WESTERN OREGON WITH NORTHERLY FLOW OVER THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOME MORE STRONGLY ONSHORE THIS EVENING ANS THE LOW SHIFTS FARTHER INLAND AND MARINE AIR PUSHES INTO THE VALLEY THROUGH COASTAL GAPS. AS THE MARINE LAYER FILTERS INLAND...LOWER CLOUDS ARE LIKELY TO FORM IN THE SOUTH VALLEY NEAR THE BURN AREA BY EARLY THU MORNING. THE AIR MASS MIXES WITH LOWER CLOUDS DECREASING BY THU AFTERNOON... THOUGH HIGH CLOUDS INCREASE LATE IN THE AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONT. AN UPPER LOW SETTLES OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND...KEEPING THE REGIONAL WEATHER COOL AND UNSETTLED. KELSON .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR...CLOUDS INCREASING NEAR DAWN. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 46-49 MAX HUMIDITY........96 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........ENE 3 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 12. WIND EASING AND BECOMING NW 3 TO 5 THIS EVENING...THEN W 1 TO 3 MPH AROUND DAWN. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78. MIN HUMIDITY........40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 3 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........29 29 29 27 27 27 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............49 52 57 67 74 78 RH..............94 83 66 52 45 40 20 FT WIND......W 2 W 2-4 W 3-6 NW 5 NW 4-7 NNW 4-8 MAX GUST.....5 5 5 5 12 15 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...KELSON REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120620.FINLE.01/PQR