FNUS76 KPQR 131919 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR 8100 ROAD...DNR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1219 PM PDT THU SEP 13 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1057 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 13. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION...THE OFFSHORE GRADIENT INCREASED TO ITS PEAK THIS MORNING...AS HIGH PRESSURE IN EASTERN WASHINGTON STRENGTHENS AND THE THERMAL TROUGH BUILT NORTH ALONG THE COAST. THUS...SOUTHEAST FLOW AT THE WILDFIRE SITE SHOULD BE TRENDING DOWNWARD. THE THERMAL TROUGH IN FAR WESTERN OREGON WILL SHIFT INLAND TODAY...MAKING ITS WAY TO THE VALLEY AND EVENTUALLY TO THE CASCADES BEFORE SHIFTING EAST OF THE CREST THURSDAY NIGHT. MID UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE SPREADS NORTH TODAY WHICH WILL BRING HIGH LEVEL HAINES VALUES DOWN GRADUALLY. MID LEVEL HAINES 5 VALUES PERSIST INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ONSHORE FLOW TAKES OVER FRIDAY AFTERNOON... AND CONTINUES THROUGH THE WEEKEND FOR A RETURN TO MORE SEASONAL CONDITIONS. LOOKS LIKE AN EXTENDED RETURN TO DRY AND WARMER CONDITIONS IS ON TAP FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. ANOTHER WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW EVENT IS POSSIBLE MONDAY INTO TUESDAY WITH THERMAL TROUGH PASSAGE AND HAINES 5-6 CONDITIONS WILL BEAR WATCHING. ....SORRY FOR THE DELAY....WE HAD SOME PROBLEMS WITH YOUR ENTRIES FOR LAT/LON AND THE PROGRAM THAT RUNS THE INITIAL FORECAST. ONCE WE DID THE CONVERSION WE LOCATED THE SPOT...CALL IF YOU HAVE FURTHER QUESTIONS... THANKS, KIRSTEN .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....83-87 MIN HUMIDITY........20 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHEAST WINDS 3 TO 6 MPH DECREASING TO 1 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........0 0 0 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE TEMP............80 83 86 RH..............30 26 21 20 FT WIND......SE 4 S 3-5 S 0-2 MAX GUST.....6 6 4 CWR.............0 0 0 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLEAR. AREAS OF SMOKE IN THE EVENING. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-49 MAX HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........1 1 1 0 0 0 WEATHER COV.....AREAS AREAS AREAS WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE SMOKE SMOKE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............84 77 69 62 54 50 RH..............25 35 42 62 60 50 20 FT WIND......S 0-2 SE 0-2 E 1 E 2 E 2 E 2 MAX GUST.....5 2 2 0 0 0 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........30 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 2 TO 3 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST AROUND 3 MPH LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...KELSON REQUESTED BY...CHERYL BURROW REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120913.8100R.01/PQR