000 FNUS56 KPQR 081254 FWFPQR LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 500 AM PST Sat Feb 08 2003 WEISHAAR ...CONTINUED DRY NEXT SEVERAL DAYS... Discussion: Strong High Pres Aloft Will Dominate the Pacific Northwest for the next Several Days. Weak offshore surface flow will be over the district today and tonight...but will switch to weak onshore Sunday night and Monday as a weak disturbance drops over the area from the north. Gradients will revert back to offshore Tuesday and Increase Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. A Low Pres Area over Southern California May Drift N Late next Week. 24 hr change 4 am freezing level Salem: 6800 ft -1500 ft Medford: 6900 ft +3000 ft *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Note: All forecast winds refer to a 2 minute average at 20 feet above vegetation. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ORZ001-002 AREA 1A...COASTAL FW ZONE 601 .Today...Sunny Oregon portion. Considerable morning low clouds and areas of fog Washington portion...becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Highs 48 to 55. East Winds 5 to 15 Mph...Shifting to the North in the Afternoon. .Tonight...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Fog Late. Lows in the Upper 20s to Mid 30s. Northeast Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Sunday...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs 50 to 55. North Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Sunday Night...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Fog Late. Lows in the Lower to Mid 30s. Northeast Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Monday...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs in the Lower to Mid 50s. North Winds 10 to 15 Mph. .Tuesday...Mostly Sunny. Highs 55 to 60. .Wednesday...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 55. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 55. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .< Temperature / Precipitation Newport 55 34 57 36 54 / 0 0 10 10 10 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ003>005-WAZ022-039 AREA 1B...COASTAL FW ZONES 602 603 612 .Today...Sunny. Highs in the 50s. Northeast Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Tonight...Clear. Lows in the mid 20s to middle 30s. East Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Sunday...Sunny. Highs in the 50s. North Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Sunday Night...Mostly Clear. Lows in the Upper 20s to Lower 30s. Light Winds. .Monday...Mostly Sunny. Highs in the Upper 40s to Lower 50s. North Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Tuesday...Mostly Sunny. Highs 50 to 55. .Wednesday...Mostly Sunny. Highs 50 to 55. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Highs Around 50. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Highs Around 50. === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ006>008 AREA 2...WILLAMETTE VALLEY ZONE 604 .Today...Sunny. Highs 50 to 55. Light Winds...Becoming Northeast 5 to 10 Mph. .Tonight...Clear with Patchy Fog Late. Lows 26 to 36. Light Winds. .Sunday...Sunny Except for Patchy Morning Fog. Highs 50 to 56. Northeast Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Sunday Night...Mostly Clear with Areas of Fog Late. Lows 26 to 36. Light Winds. .Monday...Mostly Sunny Except for Areas of Morning Fog. Highs in the Lower 50s. Northeast Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Tuesday...Mostly Sunny Except for Areas of Morning Fog. Highs Around 55. .Wednesday...Mostly Sunny Except for Patchy Morning Fog. Highs 50 to 55. .Thursday...Partly Cloudy. Areas of Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .Friday...Partly Cloudy. Areas of Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .< Temperature / Precipitation Salem 52 27 54 29 51 / 0 0 0 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === WAZ040-019-023-ORZ009>011 AREA 3...CASCADE ZONES 660 605 607 .Today...Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 4500 Feet...Rising to 6000 Feet. Valley Highs in the mid 40s to Lower 50s. East Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Tonight...Clear. Free Air Freezing Level 5500 Feet. Valley Lows in The mid 20s to Lower 30s. Northeast Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Sunday...Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. Valley Highs in The mid 40s to Lower 50s. North Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Sunday Night...Mostly Clear with Patchy Fog Late. Free Air Freezing Level 5500 Feet. Valley Lows in the mid to Upper 20s. Light Winds. .Monday...Mostly Sunny Except for Patchy Morning Fog. Free Air Freezing Level 6000 Feet. Valley Highs in the 40s. Northeast Winds 5 To 10 Mph. .Monday Night...Mostly Clear. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. .Tuesday...Mostly Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. .Tuesday Night...Mostly Clear. Breezy. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. .Wednesday...Mostly Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 8000 Feet. .Wednesday Night...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. .Thursday...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. .Thursday Night...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. .Friday...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. .< Temperature / Precipitation Government Camp 40 22 41 22 41 / 0 0 0 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ010>013 AREA 4...CASCADE ZONES 606 608 .Today...Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 5000 Feet...Rising to 6500 Feet. Highs generally 45 to 55...except in the upper 30s to middle 40s at pass levels. Pass Winds Northeast 5 to 15 Mph. .Tonight...Clear. Free Air Freezing Level 6000 Feet. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s. Pass Winds East 5 to 10 Mph. .Sunday...Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. Highs in the middle 40s to middle 50s...except near 40 at pass levels. Light Winds. .Sunday Night...Mostly Clear. Free Air Freezing Level 6000 Feet. Lows in the middle 20s to middle 30s. Light Winds. .Monday...Mostly Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. Highs 45 to 55...except near 40 at pass levels. Pass Winds Northeast 5 to 10 Mph. .Tuesday...Mostly Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 7500 Feet. .Wednesday...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 8500 Feet. .Thursday...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. .Friday...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. .< Temperature / Precipitation Willamette Pass 37 18 40 18 38 / 0 0 0 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ042-43 AREA 5 EASTSIDE ZONES...609 610 611 .Today...Mostly Sunny. Highs in the 40s. Northeast Wind 5 to 10 Mph. .Tonight...Mostly Clear. Lows 15 to 25...except 10 to 15 in the Deschutes Basin and desert flatlands. Light Wind. .Sunday...Mostly Sunny. Highs in the 40s. Light Wind. .Sunday Night...Mostly Clear. Lows 17 to 27...except 12 to 17 in the Deschutes Basin. .Monday...Mostly Clear. Highs 38 to 48. .Tuesday...Mostly Clear. Lows in The Teens. Highs in The 40s. .Wednesday...Partly Cloudy. Lows in The Teens. Highs in The Lower to Mid 40s. .Thursday...Partly Cloudy. Lows 15 to 25. Highs in The Mid to Upper 40s. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Lows 20 to 30. Highs in The Lower to Mid 40s. .< Temperature / Precipitation Redmond 45 14 44 / 0 0 0 Bend 44 13 44 / 0 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === $$