Expires:200806111315;;456588 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. $$ ORZ605-607-WAZ660-111315- AREA 3...NORTH OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS 605 AREA 3...NORTH OREGON CASCADES ZONES 607 AREA 3...SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS 660 300 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY IN THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET. MIN TEMPERATURE.....UPPER 20S AND 30S...EXCEPT LOWER 40S IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COLUMBIA GORGE.......WEST OF STEVENSON - WEST TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WIND EASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER DARK. EAST OF STEVENSON - WEST TO NORTHWEST 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. WIND EASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...WEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH. WIND DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WIND BECOMING NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................20 PERCENT. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 65 VALLEYS/SLOPES AND 50 TO 55 PEAKS/RIDGES. MIN HUMIDITY........55-70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COLUMBIA GORGE.......WEST OF STEVENSON - NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. AFTERNOON GUSTS TO 20 MPH. EAST OF STEVENSON - WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 12 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...WEST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO 6 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....35 TO 45 EXCEPT 45 TO 50 COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COLUMBIA GORGE.......WEST OF STEVENSON - WEST TO NORTHWEST 5 TO 10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WIND EASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER DARK. EAST OF STEVENSON - WEST TO NORTHWEST 10 TO 18 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH. WIND EASING TO 6 TO 12 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...WEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 3 TO 6 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST WIND 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........3 (VERY LOW). LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....65 TO 75 EXCEPT 75 TO 80 COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE. MIN HUMIDITY........35-50 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COLUMBIA GORGE.......WEST OF STEVENSON - NORTHWEST WIND LESS THAN 5 MPH...INCREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. EAST OF STEVENSON - WEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...SOUTHWEST WIND 2 TO 4 MPH INCREASING TO WEST 6 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHWEST 6 TO 10 MPH. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). LAL.................1. .EXTENDED... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 55...BUT 40 TO 45 ELEVATED VALLEYS. HIGHS IN THE 70S...BUT MID TO UPPER 60S ABOVE PASSES. MINIMUM RH 25 TO 40 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S TO MID 70S...BUT 60 TO 65 ABOVE PASSES. MINIMUM RH 30 TO 45 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 40S TO LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S...BUT LOWER 60S ABOVE PASSES. MINIMUM RH 40 TO 55 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. && TEMPERATURE / HUMIDITY HAMILTON 38 57 40 74 / 99 70 93 50 HORSE CRK 36 54 39 68 / 95 56 93 42 LOG CREEK 36 54 38 69 / 99 68 92 48 RED BOX 34 53 37 72 / 99 56 90 36 $$