FNUS76 KPQR 131351
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SPOT FORECAST FOR BT2-403...USFS WNF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
651 AM PDT SAT OCT 13 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1200 PDT ON OCTOBER 13.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...GRADUAL DRYING TREND TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD OVER THE WILLAMETTE NF TODAY.
HOWEVER...THE LOW-LEVEL AIR MASS WILL REMAIN RATHER MOIST THIS MORNING
DUE TO THE RAIN YESTERDAY AND LAST NIGHT. THE AIR MASS SLOWLY DRIES
THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL HOLD THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THEN WEAKEN AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES THE COAST. ANOTHER
GOOD SHOT OF RAIN IMPACTS THE BURN AREA SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE
                    MORNING...THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....MID 60S.
MIN HUMIDITY........55-60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND THROUGH 1100 THEN SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........LESS THAN 3 MILES THROUGH 1000 IN LIGHT RAIN
                    SHOWERS AND FOG THEN IMPROVING TO GREATER THAN 6
                    MILES.

TIME (PDT)      NOON       2 PM      4 PM

TEMP............55-57      61-64     62-65
RH..............80-85%     72-78%    55-60%
20 FT WIND......SW 2-5     SW 4-8    SW 4-8
   MAX GUST.....  8          10        12


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....47 TO 50.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH EARLY EVENING THEN
                    SOUTH TO 4 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES. HOWEVER...COULD DROP
                    BELOW 2 MILES OVERNIGHT IN FOG.

.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER 1100 THEN RAIN
                    LIKELY BY 1800.
CWR (%).............10 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 66.
MIN HUMIDITY........52-58 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO 5 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN UP-SLOPE
                    3 TO 7 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES...BUT POSSIBLY 2 MILES OR
                    LESS IN THE MORNING IN FOG.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121013.BT240.01/PQR