FNUS76 KPQR 121450
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR MIDDLE PRAIRIE MEADOWS BURN...WILLAMETTE NF, MCKENZIE RIVER RD
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
750 AM PDT FRI OCT 12 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1640 PDT ON OCTOBER 11.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...THREAT OF RAIN TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...THE FIRST IN A SERIES OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE BURN AREA TODAY. THIS FIRST SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME LIGHT
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...BUT NOT EXPECTING WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS.
A WEAK RIDGE MOVES OVER THE AREA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A MUCH STRONGER
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY. THIS ONE WILL BE QUITE MOIST AND BRING
SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL TO THE WILLAMETTE NF.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY IN THE MORNING THEN BECOMING CLOUDY.
                    CHANCE OF RAIN LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID 50S.
MIN HUMIDITY........25-30 PERCENT LATE MORNING BUT RISING THEREAFTER.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5-10 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN 10-15 MPH
                    WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.

TIME (PDT)      NOON      2 PM      4 PM     6 PM

TEMP............53-55     51-53     50-52    48-50
RH..............30-35     35-40     45-50    50-60
20 FT WIND......SW-W 6-12 SW 7-14   SW 10-15 SW 10-15
   MAX GUST.....  18        22        25       25


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...DECREASING
                    OVERNIGHT.
CWR (%).............50 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 40.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 10-15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH.
RAINFALL AMT (IN)...0.10 TO 0.20 INCHES.

.SATURDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR (%).............20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....IN THE LOW TO MID 50S.
MIN HUMIDITY........60-70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST TO WEST 10-18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH.
RAINFALL AMT (IN)...UNDER .10 INCHES.

$$
FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121011.MIDDL.01/PQR