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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.
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ORZ604-WAZ604-111315-
AREA 2...WILLAMETTE VALLEY-CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS 604
300 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2008
.TONIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE 
                    EVENING. 
MIN TEMPERATURE.....40 TO 45. 
MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
                    AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER 
                    MIDNIGHT. 
CWR.................LESS THAN 5 PERCENT. 
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). 
LAL.................1. 
.WEDNESDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 65. 
MIN HUMIDITY........45-55 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WIND 5 MPH OR LESS...INCREASING TO 
                    5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE 
                    AFTERNOON. 
CWR.................ZERO. 
HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). 
LAL.................1. 
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY.  
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. 
MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH...BECOMING NORTH
                    5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. 
CWR.................ZERO. 
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). 
LAL.................1. 
.THURSDAY...
SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. 
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 75. 
MIN HUMIDITY........35-45 PERCENT. 
20-FOOT WINDS.......NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH NEAR
                    EUGENE. 
CWR.................ZERO. 
HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). 
LAL.................1. 
.EXTENDED...
.FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS AROUND 50. HIGHS IN THE MID 70S.
MINIMUM RH 35 TO 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 35 TO 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. 
.SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. HIGHS IN THE MID
70S. MINIMUM RH 40 TO 50 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. 
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                  TEMPERATURE         /          HUMIDITY          
SALEM        45     66     47     77  /   94     49     90     37
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