FNUS76 KPQR 171447
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR WIND KNOBS UNIT 1   2...ODF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
747 AM PDT WED OCT 17 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON OCTOBER 17.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...WEAK OFFSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TODAY.
WEAK OFFSHORE LOW-LEVEL GRADIENTS DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON...BUT
NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO OVERCOME LOCAL WIND PATTERNS. THE OFFSHORE
FLOW BECOMES A LITTLE STRONGER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING THEN
SWITCHES TO ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........AREAS OF MORNING FOG AND LOW CLOUDS THEN
                    MOSTLY SUNNY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 60.
MIN HUMIDITY........50 TO 57 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO 5 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 0800 THEN UP-SLOPE
                    OR NORTHWEST TO NORTH 3 TO 7 MPH.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 38.
MAX HUMIDITY........90-100 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST 3 TO 7 MPH IN THE EVENING
                    THEN EAST.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. PATCHY MORNING FOG.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....62 TO 64.
MIN HUMIDITY........45 TO 50 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST TO 5 MPH BECOMING UP-SLOPE AFTER 1400.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...JEFF NEPSTAD
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121017.WINDK.01/PQR