FNUS76 KPQR 172235
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BOBBY...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
335 PM PDT FRI AUG 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1507 PDT ON AUGUST 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR VERY
DRY AND UNSTABLE CONDITIONS...
...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 11 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR
THUNDERSTORMS AND DRY FUELS...

.DISCUSSION...A HOT AND DRY AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
FIRE AREA THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THERMAL LOW
PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE FIRE AREA THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING
ON ITS WAY EAST OF THE CREST. THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREME FIRE
BEHAVIOR ON EXISTING OR NEW FIRES WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND
SUNSET ACROSS THE CASCADES.

THE OTHER PROBLEM WILL BE THE INCREASING THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS
BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING AFTER 5 PM AND ESPECIALLY ON SATURDAY.
VERY LITTLE RAINFALL WILL ACCOMPANY ANY STORMS THAT DO DEVELOP.
A BETTER THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AS
SOUTHERLY FLOW AND MID LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASE. HOWEVER...RAINFALL
RATES WILL STILL BE INSUFFICIENT TO ADEQUATELY MOISTEN FUELS. ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO FORM WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTY WINDS.


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
                    THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR (%).............5 PERCENT INCREASING TO 15 PERCENT AFTER
                    MIDNIGHT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....56-61.
MAX HUMIDITY........60-68 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........30     40     40     55     55     55
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....TSSHWR TSSHWR TSSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR
TEMP............80     76     70     67     64     62
RH..............26     32     40     48     55     61
20 FT WIND......VRB 3  VRB 4  NW 1-3 NW 1-2 VRB 2  VRB 2
   MAX GUST.....6      6      5      5      5      5
CWR.............5      10     10    10     10     10

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND SLIGHT CHANCE
                    OF THUNDERSTORMS.
CWR (%).............25 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....72-76.
MIN HUMIDITY........30-35 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR
                    THUNDERSTORMS.

TIME (PDT)      6 AM   8 AM   10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........75     75     75     66     66     66
WEATHER COV.....S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC  S CHC
WEATHER TYPE....TSSHWR TSSHWR TSSHWR TSSHWR TSSHWR TSSHWR
TEMP............61     62     65     69     72     73
RH..............65     61     52     44     38     35
20 FT WIND......E 3    SE 2   SE 2   E 1    E 3    E 3
   MAX GUST.....5      5      5      5      5      5
CWR.............15     15     20     25     25     25

$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...ERIC JOHNSON
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120817.BOBBY.01/PQR