Expires:200806111315;;456585 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. $$ ORZ612-111315- AREA 1A SOUTH...CENTRAL OREGON COAST 612 300 PM PDT TUE JUN 10 2008 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. SOME CLEARING AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....37 TO 45. MAX HUMIDITY........85 TO 100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COASTAL STRIP........NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH DECREASING TO 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 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 4 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........2 (VERY LOW). LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....55 TO 65. MIN HUMIDITY........55-70 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COASTAL STRIP........NORTHWEST WIND 4 TO 8 MPH INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WIND 2 TO 5 MPH INCREASING TO 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WIND 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). LAL.................1. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 45. MAX HUMIDITY........85-100 PERCENT. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COASTAL STRIP........NORTH WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH DECREASING TO 5 TO 8 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING EAST LATE. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...NORTHWEST WIND 6 TO 10 MPH DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND BECOMING EAST LATE. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTH WIND 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). LAL.................1. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....60S COASTAL STRIP...70S INLAND. MIN HUMIDITY........45-60 PERCENT INLAND AND 50-65 PERCENT COASTAL STRIP. 20-FOOT WINDS....... COASTAL STRIP........EAST WIND 4 TO 7 MPH INCREASING TO NORTH 8 TO 12 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VALLEYS/LWR SLOPES...EAST WIND 3 TO 6 MPH INCREASING TO NORTHWEST 7 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTS TO 20 MPH. RIDGES/UPR SLOPES....NORTHEAST WIND 8 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. CWR.................ZERO. HAINES INDEX........4 (LOW). LAL.................1. .EXTENDED... .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 55. HIGHS IN THE 60S COASTAL STRIP...70S FURTHER INLAND. MINIMUM RH 45 TO 55 PERCENT. NORTH WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS 40S AND LOWER 50S. HIGHS IN THE 60S COASTAL STRIP...70S FURTHER INLAND. MINIMUM RH 45 TO 55 PERCENT. NORTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 45 TO 55. HIGHS IN THE 60S AND LOWER 70S. MINIMUM RH 50 TO 60 PERCENT. NORTHWEST WIND 5 TO 10 MPH. && TEMPERATURE / HUMIDITY CANNIBAL 39 60 45 70 / 99 68 94 53 DUNES 45 59 47 63 / 95 65 92 58 $$