FNUS56 KPQR 252343 FWFPQR LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 300 PM PST Tue Feb 25 2003 Discussion: Offshore Flow Was Weakening this Afternoon...But Still Moderate Flow in the Columbia Gorge. Offshore Flow Will Further Weaken Tonight Before Turning Lightly Onshore Wednesday. This Is Due To a Weak System Passing Through from the Southeast Gulf of Alaska Toward Southwest Oregon and Northern California. System Will Have Low Snow Levels Initially in Inland Areas. This System Moves to the South By Thursday with Just a Chance of Showers Remaining. Another System Drops in from the Northwest Friday for Another Chance of Rain. Another Similar System Is Expected Sunday. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** Note: All forecast winds refer to a 2 minute average at 20 feet above vegetation. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ORZ001-002 AREA 1A...COASTAL FW ZONES 601 612 .Tonight...Mostly Clear in the Evening Then Becoming Mostly Cloudy. Lows 30 to 35. Winds Becoming Northwest 5 to 15 Mph...Shifting to the Southwest Late. .Wednesday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Rain in the Morning...Then a Chance of Rain in the Afternoon. Highs in the mid to Upper 40s. West Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Wednesday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Lows 35 to 40. Southwest Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Highs in the Lower 50s. West Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Thursday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening...Then a Chance of Rain Late. Lows in the mid to Upper 30s. Southwest Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Highs Around 50. .Friday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening. Lows 35 to 40. .Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Highs 50 to 55. .Saturday Night...Partly Cloudy. Lows Around 35. .Sunday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Highs 50 to 55. .Sunday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Lows Around 40. .Monday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Highs 50 to 55. .Monday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Lows Around 40. .Tuesday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Highs Around 55. .< Temperature / Precipitation Newport 33 48 37 51 38 52 / 10 40 40 20 40 40 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ003>005-WAZ022-039 AREA 1B...COASTAL FW ZONES 602 603 .Tonight...Clear Early. Partly Cloudy Late. Lows 25 to 30. North Winds 5 to 15 Mph Becoming Light Late. .Wednesday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Rain in the Morning...Then a Chance of Rain in the Afternoon. Snow Level 2000 Feet...Possibly a Flurry below 2000 Feet. Highs in the Lower to mid 40s. Southwest Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Wednesday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Snow Level 2000 Feet...Possibly a Flurry below 2000 Feet Early. Lows Around 35. Light Winds. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Snow Level 2500 Feet. Highs in the mid to Upper 40s. Light Winds. .Thursday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening...Then a Chance of Rain Late. Lows in the Lower to mid 30s. Light Winds. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Highs Around 50. .Friday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Lows Around 35. .Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Highs Around 50. .Saturday Night...Partly Cloudy. Lows 30 to 35. .Sunday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Highs Around 50. .Sunday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Lows Around 35. .Monday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Highs Around 50. .Monday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Lows Around 35. .Tuesday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Highs 50 to 55. === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ006>008 AREA 2...WILLAMETTE VALLEY ZONE 604 .Tonight...Clear Early. Partly Cloudy Late. Lows Around 25. North Winds 5 to 15 Mph Becoming Light Late. .Wednesday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain in the Afternoon...Possibly Mixed with Flurries. Highs in the Lower to mid 40s. Southwest Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Wednesday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain...Possibly Mixed With Flurries Early. Lows 30 to 35. Light Winds. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Highs in the mid 40s to Lower 50s. Light Winds Increasing to Northwest 5 to 10 Mph. .Thursday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening. Lows in the Lower to mid 30s. Light Winds. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Highs Around 50. .Friday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening. Lows Around 35. .Saturday...Partly Cloudy. Highs 50 to 55. .Saturday Night...Partly Cloudy. Lows Around 35. .Sunday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Highs Around 50. .Sunday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain. Lows Around 35. .Monday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Highs 50 to 55. .Monday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Lows Around 35. .Tuesday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Highs 50 to 55. .< Temperature / Precipitation Salem 25 46 33 50 34 51 / 0 30 30 20 20 30 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === WAZ040-019-023-ORZ009>011 AREA 3...CASCADE ZONES 660 605 607 .Tonight...Clear in the Evening Then Becoming Partly Cloudy. Free Air Freezing Level 3000 Feet. Valley Lows 20 to 30. East Winds 10 to 20 Mph Becoming Light. .Wednesday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain and Snow in the Afternoon. Snow Level 1500 Feet. Valley Highs in the Upper 30s to mid 40s. West Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Wednesday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain and Snow. Snow Level 1500 Feet. Valley Lows in the Upper 20s to Lower 30s. Light Winds. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Snow Level 2500 Feet. Valley Highs in the Lower to mid 40s. Northwest Winds 5 to 10 Mph. .Thursday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening...Then a Chance of Rain and Snow Late. Snow Level 3000 Feet. Valley Lows in the Lower to mid 30s. Southwest Winds 5 to 15 Mph. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain and Snow. Snow Level 3000 Feet. Valley Highs in the 40s. .Friday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening...Then a Slight Chance of Showers Late. Snow Level 3000 Feet. .Saturday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Snow Level 4000 Feet. .Saturday Night...Partly Cloudy. Snow Level 4000 Feet. .Sunday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain and Snow. Snow Level 3000 Feet. .Sunday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain and Snow. Snow Level 2500 Feet. .Monday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Snow Level 2500 Feet. .Monday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Snow Level 3000 Feet. .Tuesday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Snow Level 3000 Feet. .< Temperature / Precipitation Government Camp 20 34 25 36 25 37 / 0 30 30 30 20 40 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ010>013 AREA 4...CASCADE ZONES 606 608 .Tonight...Clear Early. Partly Cloudy Late. Free Air Freezing Level 3500 Feet. Pass Winds East 10 to 20 Mph Early in the Evening Becoming Light Late. .Wednesday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Snow in the Afternoon. Snow Level 1500 Feet. Pass Winds West 10 to 15 Mph. .Wednesday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Snow. Snow Level 1500 Feet. Pass Winds Northwest 5 to 10 Mph. .Thursday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Snow Showers. Snow Level 2500 Feet. Pass Winds North 5 to 10 Mph. .Thursday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers in the Evening. Snow Level 3000 Feet. Pass Winds Southwest 5 to 15 Mph. .Friday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Rain and Snow. Snow Level 3000 Feet. .Friday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Snow Level 3500 Feet. .Saturday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Showers. Snow Level 4500 Feet. .Saturday Night...Partly Cloudy. Snow Level 4500 Feet. .Sunday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Snow. Snow Level 3000 Feet. .Sunday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Snow. Snow Level 2500 Feet. .Monday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Snow Level 2500 Feet. .Monday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Snow Level 3500 Feet. .Tuesday...Mostly Cloudy. Chance of Showers. Snow Level 3500 Feet. .< Temperature / Precipitation Willamette Pass 16 34 22 34 22 35 / 0 40 40 30 20 40 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ042-43 AREA 5 EASTSIDE ZONES...609 610 611 .Tonight...Mostly Clear. Lows 6 to 14. Light Wind. .Wednesday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Rain And Snow. Snow Level Near 3500 Feet. Highs in The Upper 30s to Lower 40s. Light Wind. Chance of Rain And Snow 20 Percent. .Wednesday Night...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Snow. Lows 20 to 25. Light Wind. Chance of Snow 10 Percent. .Thursday...Partly Cloudy. Highs in The Upper 30s to Mid 40s. .Thursday Night...Partly Cloudy. Lows in The Upper Teens to Lower 20s. .Friday...Partly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Snow Showers. Highs in The 40s. Chance of Snow 10 Percent. .Saturday...Mostly Clear. Lows in The 20s. Highs 45 to 50. .Sunday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Snow Showers. Lows in The 20s. Highs in The 40s. .Monday...Mostly Cloudy. Slight Chance of Rain And Snow Showers. Lows in The 20s. Highs Near 40 to The Mid 40s. .Tuesday...Partly Cloudy. Lows in The Upper Teens to Mid 20s. Highs In The Lower to Mid 40s. .< Temperature / Precipitation Redmond 11 42 23 43 / 0 20 10 0 Bend 10 40 22 42 / 0 20 10 0 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === $$