FNUS76 KPQR 151459
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR BLUE CLIFF...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
759 AM PDT SAT SEP 15 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0722 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 15.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS A
WEAKENING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHES THE FIRE AREA. THIS WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO COOL TOWARD NORMAL TODAY. THE LOW LEVEL
FLOW WILL TURN NORTH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE AIR MASS BEGINS TO
WARM AND DRY. THERMAL LOW PRESSURE WILL BUILD NORTH OVER THE AREA
EARLY NEXT WEEK FOR A RETURN TO HOT AND DRY WEATHER. WHILE LOW
LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IT DOES NOT LOOK
PARTICULARLY STRONG.



.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    MOSTLY SUNNY. AREAS OF SMOKE.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....78-81.
MIN HUMIDITY........26-32 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTH TO
                    NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER 1300.


TIME (PDT)      7 AM   9 AM   11 AM  1 PM   3 PM    5 PM
SKY (%).........50     50     30     25     25      15
WEATHER COV.....AREAS  AREAS  AREAS  AREAS  AREAS   PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE  SMOKE   SMOKE
TEMP............55     63     73     78     79      75
RH..............62     51     36     29     28      32
20 FT WIND......VRB 2  UPSL 2 UPSL 3 NW 3-5 NNW 3-7 NNW 4-8
   MAX GUST.....                     8      10      15
CWR.............0      0      0      0      0       0

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY SMOKE IN THE EVENING.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....45-50.
MAX HUMIDITY........68-75 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH WITH GUSTS
                    TO 15 MPH...BECOMING DRAINAGE AFTER 2200.

TIME (PDT)      6 PM    8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........15      10     5      5      5      5
WEATHER COV.....PATCHY  PATCHY PATCHY
WEATHER TYPE....SMOKE   SMOKE  SMOKE  NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............71      60     55     52     50     48
RH..............37      51     59     64     66     68
20 FT WIND......NNW 4-8 NW 3-5 VRB 2  DWN 3  DWN 3  DWN 3
   MAX GUST.....15      8
CWR.............0       0      0      0      0      0

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80-83.
MIN HUMIDITY........24-28 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UPSLOPE LESS THAN 3 MPH...BECOMING NORTH 3
                    TO 7 MPH AFTER 1300.

$$
FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...CORAL TILY
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20120915.BLUEC.01/PQR