FNUS76 KPQR 152329
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BUCKHEAD COMPLEX...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
429 PM PDT WED AUG 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1550 PDT ON AUGUST 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT FRIDAY FOR DRY AND
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...

.DISCUSSION...THERMAL PRESSURE TROUGH HAS BUILT OVER THE FIRE AREA
AND WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH FRIDAY. THIS WILL BRING
ABNORMALLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND LOW RH...ALONG WITH A HIGH AMOUNT
OF LOW-LEVEL INSTABILITY. TONIGHT WILL REMAIN QUITE WARM IN
THERMAL BELT LOCATIONS WITH POOR HUMIDITY RECOVERY. THIS ALL ADDS
UP TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND A RED FLAG WARNING IS
IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY. THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63 BOTTOM...67 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..5 (MODERATE)
HAINES INDEX(MID)...5 (MODERATE)

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....96 BOTTOM...92 TOP.
MIN HUMIDITY........22 PERCENT BOTTOM...26 PERCENT TOP.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 3 TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING...
                    BECOMING NORTHWEST 5 TO 6 MPH AROUND MID-DAY.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..5 (MODERATE)
HAINES INDEX(MID)...6 (HIGH)

.THURSDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....63 BOTTOM...67 TOP.
MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT...INCREASING TO 75-85 PERCENT
                    AROUND SUNRISE.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 2-4 MPH...SHIFTING TO THE
                    EAST 2 TO 3 MPH LATE THIS EVENING.
HAINES INDEX(HIGH)..5 (MODERATE)
HAINES INDEX(MID)...6 (HIGH)


$$
FORECASTER...HANER
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120815.BUCKH.01/PQR