FNUS76 KPQR 071717
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATHERINE CREEK PILE BURN...USFS MH
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
917 AM PST WED NOV 7 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1030 PST ON NOVEMBER 07.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...MUCH COOLER THE REST OF THE WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...A MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WILL DOMINATE THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THE REST OF THE WEEK. AN UPPER LOW SETTLES OFF THE OREGON
AND NORTH WASHINGTON COAST TONIGHT THEN DRIFT SOUTH THURSDAY. EXPECT
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH THE COLUMBIA GORGE TODAY AND
THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO NEAR 2000 FEET BY THURSDAY
NIGHT...POSSIBLY A LITTLE LOWER IN THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES
AND FOOTHILLS...INCLUDING THE PRESCRIBED BURN AREA.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........65 TO 70 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN
                    6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES.
CEILING.............SCATTERED CLOUDS AROUND 4000 FEET MSL.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 30.
MAX HUMIDITY........90 TO 95 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH IN THE EARLY EVENING
                    THEN GENERALLY DRAINAGE TO 4 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES.
CEILING.............SCATTERED CLOUDS 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY THROUGH 1100 THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY
                    WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 40.
MIN HUMIDITY........60 TO 65 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........UP-SLOPE TO 4 MPH IN THE MORNING THEN WEST TO
                    NORTHWEST 3 TO 7 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES.
CEILING.............SCATTERED CLOUDS 5000 TO 6000 FEET MSL IN THE
                    MORNING THEN CEILINGS 4000 TO 5000 FEET ABOVE
                    GROUND LEVEL (AGL).

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121107.CATHE.01/PQR