FNUS76 KPQR 181630 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTBROOK RX...USFWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 930 AM PDT THU OCT 18 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1300 PDT ON OCTOBER 18. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...WARM AND DRY TODAY BUT RAIN THREAT TONIGHT... .DISCUSSION...PLEASANT FALL CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH A LITTLE WARMER AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES COMPARED TO YESTERDAY. EXPECT NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND DIRECTIONS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON THEN A SUBTLE CHANGE TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AS LIGHT ONSHORE GRADIENTS DEVELOP. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REACH THE REFUGE AREA OVERNIGHT. WETTING RAIN AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT AND FRIDAY. A COOL AND MOIST AIR MASS WILL RESIDE OVER THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY. INCREASING HIGH CLOUDS IN THE AFTERNOON. AREAS OF FOG IN THE MORNING. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....63 TO 66. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH THROUGH 1300 THEN SOUTH 3 TO 7 MPH. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN LIKELY. CWR (%).............60 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50. MAX HUMIDITY........90-95 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH 2 TO 7 MPH. RAINFALL AMT (IN)...0.05 TO 0.15 INCHES. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. CWR (%).............60 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 60. MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 2 TO 7 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 18 MPH. RAINFALL AMT (IN)...0.15 TO 0.25 INCHES. $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...GREG HAGEDORN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20121018.WESTB.01/PQR