Expires:200806111315;;456584 FPUS56 KPQR 102203 ZFPPQR FIRE WEATHER PLANNING FORECAST FOR NW OREGON AND SW WASHINGTON NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 300 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2008 ...UNSEASONABLY COLD AND WET WEATHER TODAY WILL GRADUALLY GIVE WAY TO PROGRESSIVELY WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER LATER THIS WEEK... .DISCUSSION...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED ONSHORE INTO WASHINGTON MONDAY... BRINGING COLD...WET...AND WINDY WEATHER TO THE DISTRICT TODAY. ACCUMULATING SNOW HAS FALLEN AT CASCADE PASS LEVELS...WITH UP TO 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW REPORTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. THIS COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE ROCKIES TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ALLOWING A WARMER RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN RECOVERING WEDNESDAY...REACHING CLOSER TO MID JUNE NORMALS BY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO RESULT IN DRIER CONDITIONS AS THE WEEK GOES ON. A STRENGTHENING THERMAL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA AND SW OREGON MAY RESULT IN GUSTY NORTH RIDGETOP WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ACROSS WEST-CENTRAL OREGON. OTHERWISE...EXPECT A TYPICAL SUMMERTIME ONSHORE FLOW PATTERN TO DEVELOP BY THE END OF THE WEEK. CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN (CWR) 0.25 INCHES OR GREATER. FORECAST WINDS ARE 10 MINUTE AVERAGES 20 FT ABOVE VEGETATION. THUNDERSTORMS IMPLY GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS. $$ ORZ601-WAZ601-111315- AREA 1A NORTH...NORTH OREGON COAST- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST INCLUDING THE WEST WILLAPA HILLS 601 300 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45. MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COASTAL STRIP........NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH...BECOMING WEST 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...WEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH BECOMING NORTH 5 TO 10 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................5 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 65. MIN HUMIDITY........70-80 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COASTAL STRIP........NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...WEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WIND AROUND 5 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COASTAL STRIP........NORTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH...DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60 TO 70. MIN HUMIDITY........55-65 PERCENT INLAND AND 60-75 PERCENT COASTAL STRIP. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COASTAL STRIP........NORTHEAST WIND LESS THAN 5 MPH INCREASING NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...LIGHT WIND EARLY...INCREASING NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH DURING THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST 4 TO 8 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). LAL.................1. .EXTENDED... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 55. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 TO 65 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 45 TO 55. HIGHS IN THE 60S COASTAL STRIP AND 70S INLAND. MINIMUM RH 50 TO 60 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 55. HIGHS IN THE 60S AND LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 55 TO 65 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 15 MPH. && TEMPERATURE / HUMIDITY HUCKLEBRY 40 56 44 70 / 100 75 97 47 $$