FNUS76 KPQR 141722
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR CATHERINE CREEK PILE BURN...COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NATIONAL SCENIC AREA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
922 AM PST WED NOV 14 2012

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0930 PST ON NOVEMBER 14.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.


.DISCUSSION...SOME RESIDUAL SHOWERS THIS MORNING ASSOCIATED WITH A WEAK
DISTURBANCE THAT IS MOVING OUT OF THE AREA.  SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY
LATE MORNING TO MIDDAY. WEAK EASTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT AND
DURING THE DAY ON FRIDAY. LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL BREAK
AROUND NOON TODAY...ALLOWING FOR BETTER MIXING AND SMOKE DISPERSION IN
THE AFTERNOON. LOW LEVEL TEMPERATURE INVERSION WILL RE-ESTABLISH AROUND
7PM-8PM AND PERSIST OVERNIGHT AND THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WHICH WILL
RESULT IN DECREASED MIXING AND POOR SMOKE DISPERSION.


.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
CWR (%).............20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....47-50.
MIN HUMIDITY........84-88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....WEST WINDS TO 2 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    2 TO 4 MPH AFTER 3PM TO 5PM.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS TO 3 TO 6 MPH...BECOMING NORTHEAST
                    3 TO 5 MPH AFTER 3PM TO 5PM.
VISIBILITY..........6 MILES.

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 39.
MAX HUMIDITY........95 TO 100 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 2 TO 4 MPH...BECOMING EAST
                    3 TO 5 MPH OVERNIGHT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 3 TO 5 MPH...BECOMING EAST
                    4 TO 6 MPH OVERNIGHT..
VISIBILITY..........5 MILES.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....46 TO 50.
MIN HUMIDITY........83 TO 87 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....EAST WINDS 4 TO 6 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    2 TO 3 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS 5 TO 8 MPH BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND
                    3 TO 5 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
VISIBILITY..........4 TO 5 MILES IN THE MORNING...INCREASING TO 6 MILES.


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FORECASTER...WILDE
REQUESTED BY...LORETTA DUKE
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20121114.CATHE.01/PQR