000 FNUS56 KPQR 091249 FWFPQR LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 445 AM PST Sun Feb 09 2003 WEISHAAR ...ONSHORE GRADIENTS TODAY AND MONDAY... ...RETURN TO OFFSHORE FLOW TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY... Discussion: Strong High Pres Aloft Will Remain Centered over the Eastern Pacific Through about Mid-week...Then Weaken Later in the Week. A Weak Disturbance Will Drop S out of British Columbia and Reach the Area this Evening. This Will Induce Onshore Surface Flow And a Minor Marine Intrusion. Gradients Will Switch to Offshore Tuesday Night and Wed. The rest of next week appears dry as well. An upper low will move across North or Central California Thursday...but should not spread any precipitation into the district. High pressure will build again Friday and Saturday. 24 hr change 4 am freezing level Salem: 8900 ft +2100 ft Medford: 8500 ft +1600 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...Considerable low clouds and areas of morning fog Washington portion. Areas of morning fog and low clouds Oregon portion otherwise partly cloudy. Increasing clouds in the afternoon. Highs 47 to 53. Light Winds. .Tonight...Cloudy. Patchy Fog. Lows 35 to 40. North Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Monday...Mostly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs in the Upper 40s To Lower 50s. Light Winds. .Monday Night...Partly Cloudy. Lows 28 to 35. East Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Tuesday...Partly Cloudy in the Morning Then Clearing. Highs in the Mid 50s. Light Winds. .Wednesday...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs 50 to 55. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .< Temperature / Precipitation Newport 54 40 51 35 55 / 10 10 10 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ003>005-WAZ022-039 AREA 1B...COASTAL FW ZONES 602 603 612 .Today...Sunny Except for Patchy Fog Early in the Morning. Highs 48 to 55. Light Winds. .Tonight...Mostly Clear in the Evening Then Areas of Clouds and Fog Late. Lows in the Lower to mid 30s. Northwest Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Monday...Cloudy in the Morning Then Becoming Partly Cloudy. Areas Of Morning Fog. Highs in the mid 40s to Lower 50s. Light Winds. .Monday Night...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Fog Late. Lows 27 to 34. East Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Tuesday...Partly Cloudy in the Morning with Patchy Fog...Then Mostly Sunny. Highs in the Lower to mid 50s. East Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Wednesday...Mostly Sunny. Highs Around 50. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Patchy Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ006>008 AREA 2...WILLAMETTE VALLEY ZONE 604 .Today...Sunny Except for areas of morning fog north...locally dense. Patchy morning fog Central and South. Highs in The Lower 50s. Light Winds. .Tonight...Mostly Clear. Increasing Clouds Overnight. Areas of Fog Late. Lows 30 to 35. North Winds 5 to 10 Mph Becoming Light. .Monday...Cloudy in the Morning Then Becoming Partly Cloudy. Areas Of Morning Fog. Highs in the Upper 40s to Lower 50s. Light Winds. .Monday Night...Partly Cloudy. Areas of Fog Late. Lows in the mid 20s to Lower 30s. Light Winds. .Tuesday...Areas of Morning Clouds and Fog...Then Becoming Mostly Sunny. Highs in the Lower to mid 50s. Northeast Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .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. .Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Areas of Morning Fog. Highs Around 50. .< Temperature / Precipitation Salem 50 33 49 29 53 / 0 0 10 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === WAZ040-019-023-ORZ009>011 AREA 3...CASCADE ZONES 660 605 607 .Today...Sunny Except for Areas of Fog along the foothills Early in the Morning. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. Valley Highs in the mid 40s to Lower 50s. North Winds 5 to 10 Mph Shifting to the West in the Afternoon. .Tonight...Mostly Clear with Areas of Fog Late. Free Air Freezing Level 5500 Feet. Valley Lows in the mid 20s to Lower 30s. West Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Monday...Partly Cloudy. Areas of Morning Fog. Free Air Freezing Level 6000 Feet. Valley Highs in the Lower to mid 40s. Light Winds. .Monday Night...Partly Cloudy in the Evening Then Clearing. Patchy Fog Late. Free Air Freezing Level 6000 Feet. Valley Lows in the mid To Upper 20s. East Winds 10 to 20 Mph...strongest along the Columbia River west of Stevenson. .Tuesday...Mostly Sunny Except for Patchy Morning Fog. Free Air Freezing Level 7000 Feet. Valley Highs in the Lower 40s to Lower 50s. East Winds 10 to 15 Mph. .Wednesday...Mostly Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 7500 Feet. .Thursday...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. .Friday...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. .Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. .< Temperature / Precipitation Government Camp 39 24 38 22 41 / 0 0 0 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ010>013 AREA 4...CASCADE ZONES 606 608 .Today...Sunny. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. Highs 44 to 54...except 37 to 44 at and above passes. Pass Winds Southwest 5 to 10 Mph Early in the Morning Becoming Light. Wind Shifting to the West 5 to 10 Mph in the Afternoon. .Tonight...Mostly Clear. Lows 25 to 35...except 20 to 25 near passes. Free Air Freezing Level 6000 Feet. Pass Winds West 5 to 15 Mph. .Monday...Partly Cloudy. Highs 40 to 50...except 35 to 40 near passes. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. Pass Winds Light. .Monday Night...Partly Cloudy in the Evening Then Clearing. Lows in the 20s to lower 30s. Free Air Freezing Level 7500 Feet. Pass Winds Southeast 10 to 20 Mph. .Tuesday...Mostly Sunny. Highs 45 to 55...except 40 to 45 near passes. Free Air Freezing Level 8000 Feet. Pass Winds Southeast 5 to 15 Mph. .Wednesday...Mostly Sunny. Highs in the 40s to lower 50s. Free Air Freezing Level 8000 Feet. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Highs 38 to 48. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Highs 38 to 48. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. .Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Highs 40 to 50. Free Air Freezing Level 6500 Feet. .< Temperature / Precipitation Willamette Pass 37 20 37 19 39 / 0 0 0 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ042-43 AREA 5 EASTSIDE ZONES...609 610 611 .Today...Mostly Sunny. Highs in The 40s. Light Wind. .Tonight...Mostly Clear. Lows 15 to 25. South Wind 5 to 10 Mph. .Monday...Mostly Sunny. Highs 38 to 46. Light Wind. .Monday Night...Mostly Clear. Lows 15 to 25. .Tuesday...Mostly Clear. Highs in The 40s. .Wednesday...Partly Cloudy. Lows 15 to 25. Highs in The Mid to Upper 40s. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Lows 18 to 28...except near 15 zone 611. Highs in The Mid to Upper 40s. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Lows 20 to 30. Highs In The 40s. .Saturday...Mostly Cloudy. Lows 15 to 25. Highs in The Mid to Upper 40s. .< Temperature / Precipitation Redmond 47 17 46 / 0 0 0 Bend 47 16 43 / 0 0 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === $$