000 FNUS86 KPQR 061232 FWLPQR LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 430 AM PST SAT DEC 06 2003 DISCUSSION: AN UPPER LOW OVER THE GULF OF AK WILL WEAKEN AND SWING INLAND THROUGH THE PAC NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND SUN FOR FREQUENT SHOWERS AND ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE CASCADES. ANOTHER PAC SYSTEM IS EXPECTED AROUND TUE AND WED OF NEXT WEEK. && 24 HR CHANGE 4 AM FREEZING LEVEL SALEM: 3800 FT -1900 FT MEDFORD: 6600 FT -1600 FT *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** NOTE: ALL FORECAST WINDS REFER TO A 2 MINUTE AVERAGE AT 20 FEET ABOVE VEGETATION. *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** *** ORZ001-002 AREA 1A...COASTAL FW ZONES 601 612 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY EARLY THIS MORNING... .TODAY...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS AROUND 50. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS 40 TO 45. .WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 40 TO 45. .THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION NEWPORT 52 43 50 41 50 / 80 80 80 30 20 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ003>005-WAZ022-039 AREA 1B...COASTAL FW ZONES 602 603 .TODAY...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. BREEZY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. HIGHS 40 TO 45. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO 40. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 45. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. LOWS 35 TO 40. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS 40 TO 50. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. .WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 45. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS 35 TO 40. .THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ006>008 AREA 2...WILLAMETTE VALLEY ZONE 604 .TODAY...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTH WIND 10 MPH AND GUSTY. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO 40. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. .WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION SALEM 52 40 48 37 49 / 80 80 80 30 20 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === WAZ040-019-023-ORZ009>011 AREA 3...CASCADE ZONES 660 605 607 ...SNOW ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. VALLEY HIGHS NEAR 45. SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS INCREASING. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 3 INCHES. VALLEY LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. BREEZY. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES. VALLEY HIGHS NEAR 40. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. VALLEY LOWS 30 TO 35. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. VALLEY HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 4000 FEET. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. .THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION GOVERNMENT CAMP 35 26 34 26 34 / 90 90 90 40 20 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ010>013 AREA 4...CASCADE ZONES 606 608 ...SNOW ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .TODAY...OCCASIONAL SHOWERS. WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES. PASS WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SNOW SHOWERS INCREASING. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES. PASS WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS. BREEZY. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 4 INCHES. PASS WINDS WEST 15 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. PASS WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. PASS WINDS SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .TUESDAY...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN AND SNOW LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .THURSDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION WILLAMETTE PASS 34 25 32 24 32 / 90 90 90 40 20 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ042-43 AREA 5 EASTSIDE ZONES...609 610 611 .TODAY...NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4500 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO NEAR 50. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT. .TONIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 30 TO 40. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 10 TO 20 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE 20S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS 20 TO 25. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS 35 TO 40. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE 20S. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS 35 TO 40. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 35 TO 40. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE 20S. .FRIDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 35 TO 40. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION REDMOND 51 30 41 / 60 40 20 BEND 48 30 38 / 70 40 30 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === $$