FNUS76 KPQR 200039
FWSPQR

SPOT FORECAST FOR COLLINS SLIDE RX...USFS GP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
439 PM PST TUE FEB 19 2013

FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PST ON FEBRUARY 20.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...DRY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THEN A THREAT OF RAIN...

.DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE SOUTH WASHINGTON
CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN SHIFT EAST IN THE
AFTERNOON. THE NEXT WEAK FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE
BURN SITE WEDNESDAY EVENING. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL
BE RATHER SPARSE...GENERALLY A FEW HUNDREDTHS OR LESS. A THREAT OF
SHOWERS CONTINUES THURSDAY. A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE
AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON.


.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. INCREASING CLOUDS LATE IN THE DAY.
CWR (%).............0 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....IN THE MID 40S.
MIN HUMIDITY........55 TO 60 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTH TO 5 MPH THROUGH ABOUT 1000 THEN SOUTHWEST
                    TO WEST 5 TO 10 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS UP TO 15 MPH.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN A
                    CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1500 TO 2000 FEET.
CWR (%).............20 PERCENT.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....33 TO 35.
MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 90 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH EARLY EVENING WITH GUSTS UP
                    TO 15 MPH. WIND BECOMING NORTH TO NORTHEAST TO 5
                    MPH AFTER 2000.

.THURSDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL
                    1500 TO 2000 FEET.
CWR (%).............20 PERCENT.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....41 TO 44.
MIN HUMIDITY........66 TO 72 PERCENT.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTH TO NORTHEAST TO 5 MPH THROUGH AROUND 0900
                    THEN SOUTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO
                    15 MPH.

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FORECASTER...WEISHAAR
REQUESTED BY...CHRIS HARPER
REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 20130220.COLLI.01/PQR