FNUS76 KPQR 252159 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR BT2 80...MCKENZIE RIVER R.D. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 259 PM PDT THU APR 25 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1100 PDT ON APRIL 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. ...CONTINUED WARM AND DRY FRIDAY... .DISCUSSION...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT AND A DRY AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE MCKENZIE R.D. FRIDAY. WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE LOW-LEVEL GRADIENTS WILL RESULT IN TYPICAL DIURNAL WIND PATTERNS FOR THE BURN AREA...I.E. SLOPE/TERRAIN DRIVEN WIND. THE UPPER RIDGE FLATTENS SATURDAY AS A DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS NORTHERN WASHINGTON. THIS INCREASES THE ONSHORE FLOW OVER AREA. IT WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER SATURDAY WITH MORE WIND. EXPECT MUCH COOLER CONDITIONS SUNDAY AND MONDAY. NOTE: WILL REVIEW THIS SPOT FORECAST FIRST THING IN THE MORNING AND SEND AN UPDATE IF NEEDED. .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. A FEW HIGH CLOUDS. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....74 TO 77. MIN HUMIDITY........24 TO 28 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO 2 MPH EARLY...THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 1 TO 3 MPH. WIND INCREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH. TIME (PDT) 1000 1200 1400 1600 TEMP............66-68 69-71 74-76 75-77 RH..............39-44 34-39 28-33 24-28 EYE LEVEL WIND..S 0-2 S 2-5 S-SW 3-6 S-SW 3-6 MAX GUST..... 8 10 10 .FRIDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 50. MAX HUMIDITY........50-60 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 6 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 10 MPH THROUGH 1900 THEN DECREASING. WIND TURNING DOWNSLOPE TO 2 MPH SHORTLY AFTER DARK. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 70. MIN HUMIDITY........32-38 PERCENT. EYE LEVEL WINDS.....NORTH TO 2 MPH AROUND SUNRISE THEN SOUTH 1-4 MPH. WIND INCREASING TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 4-7 MPH AFTER 1200 WITH GUSTS TO 12 MPH. $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...BRENDA HALLMARK REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130426.BT280.01/PQR