FNUS76 KPQR 070245 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCK HEAD...USFS WNF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 745 PM PDT MON AUG 6 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1918 PDT ON AUGUST 06. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...WITH THE THERMAL TROUGH NOW IN CENTRAL OREGON...WILL SEE VARIATION OF ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE LANE COUNTY CASCADES. MILD SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE FOR REST OF THE WEEK. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IN THE FLOW WILL BOOST CUMULUS CLOUDS OVER THE CASCADES LATER TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH A 1 IN 10 CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM RESULTING. AT THIS TIME...THIS THUNDERSTORM THREAT WILL BE CONFINED TO THE CASCADES CREST AND NOT AFFECT THE BUCK HEAD WILDFIRE SITE. MORE STABLE AIR ON WEDNESDAY. AFTER MORNING CLOUDS...EXPECT MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES UNDER HIGH PRESSURE. .TUESDAY ( 7 AUGUST )... SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF MORNING LOW CLOUDS AT ELEVATIONS 3000 FT AND BELOW...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY NOON. ABOVE 3000 FT...MOSTLY SUNNY. AFTER 1600...EXPECT CUMULUS BUILDUPS...MAINLY TO THE EAST OVER THE CASCADES CREST. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87. MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH BY 1300. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND...BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 1400. VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED...THOUGH MAY HAVE VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN CLOUDS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FT. CEILING.............2000 FT UNTIL NOON...THEN NO CEILING. DETAILED BI-HOURLY WEATHER FORECAST FOR TUESDAY... TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER (%)..... 80% 65% 55% 25% 20% 20% TEMP................ 59 64 72 79 84 87 RH.................. 88% 70% 58% 49% 34% 26% 20 FT WIND.......... CALM SW 1 SW 1-2 SW 3 W 3 W 3-4 MAX GUST..... 2 4 6 10 10 EYE LEVEL WIND...... CALM SW 1 SW 2 SW 5 SW 5 SW 5-6 MAX GUST..... 3 5 9 12 12 .TUESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........EVENING CUMULUS BUILDUPS OVER THE CASCADES...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE BURN AREA. OTHERWISE... PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING LOW CLOUDS AFTER 0100. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....55-58. MAX HUMIDITY........88-95 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST TO SOUTHWEST 3-6 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN LIGHT DRAINAGE. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO SOUTHWEST 5-9 MPH UNTIL 2200...THEN WIND EASING BACK TO 2-4 MPH. VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED...THOUGH MAY HAVE VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN CLOUDS BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FT AFTER 0100. CEILING.............SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 9000 FT...BUT NO CEILING. AFTER 0100...MARINE STRATUS WITH CEILINGS 2200 FT. .WEDNESDAY ( 8 AUGUST )... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING LOW CLOUDS AT ELEVATIONS 4000 FT AND BELOW...BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY BY NOON. ABOVE 4000 FT...MOSTLY SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....79-83. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 35 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND...BECOMING WEST 3-6 MPH. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT UPSLOPE WIND...BECOMING WEST 4-8 MPH BETWEEN NOON AND 1400. VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED...THOUGH MAY HAVE VISIBILITY DOWN TO 1 MILE OR LESS IN CLOUDS BETWEEN 2500 AND 4000 FT IN THE MORNING. CEILING.............2500 FT UNTIL NOON...THEN NO CEILING. $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...SHALYN WHITSON REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120806.BUCKH.01/PQR