000 FNUS86 KPQR 131303 FWLPQR LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON 500 AM PST SAT DEC 13 2003 DISCUSSION: A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL FOCUS ON SOUTHERN OREGON SAT WITH A STRONG WARM FRONT BRINGING RAIN ACROSS WESTERN OREGON...MAINLY SOUTHWEST SECTIONS. THIS SYSTEM WILL SLOWLY SHIFT EAST OUT OF OUR AREA SAT NIGHT. A COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS OREGON SUN WITH LOW MOUNTAIN SNOW LEVELS. A BRIEF BREAK IN STORMS IS EXPECTED MON BEFORE THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES TUE. && 24 HR CHANGE 4 AM FREEZING LEVEL SALEM: 4800 FT -2000 FT MEDFORD: 6100 FT - 200 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 .TODAY...RAIN...WINDY. HIGHS 50 TO 55. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 MPH DECREASING TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS...WINDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH BECOMING WEST 20 TO 25 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. WINDY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 50 TO 55. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. WINDY. LOWS AROUND 40. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. LOWS 35 TO 40. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 45. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION NEWPORT 52 42 48 39 52 / 100 90 60 30 10 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ003>005-WAZ022-039 AREA 1B...COASTAL FW ZONES 602 603 .TODAY...RAIN...WINDY. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS...BREEZY. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS AROUND 40. WEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. BREEZY. HIGHS AROUND 45. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET. LOWS 35 TO 40. WEST WIND 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. LOWS AROUND 40. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. WINDY. LOWS AROUND 40. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. WINDY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 45. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. WINDY. LOWS AROUND 35. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET. HIGHS 40 TO 45. === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ006>008 AREA 2...WILLAMETTE VALLEY ZONE 604 .TODAY...RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...SHOWERS LIKELY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 35 TO 40. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 45 TO 50. LIGHT WINDS. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 40. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS AROUND 50. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 40. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 50. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS AROUND 40. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS 45 TO 50. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS AROUND 35. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 45. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION SALEM 51 41 47 37 48 / 100 90 60 30 10 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === WAZ040-019-023-ORZ009>011 AREA 3...CASCADE ZONES 660 605 607 .TODAY...RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 5500 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. VALLEY HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL DECREASING TO 2000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. VALLEY LOWS 25 TO 35. LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SUNDAY...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY. BREEZY. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. VALLEY HIGHS 35 TO 45. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1500 FEET. VALLEY LOWS 25 TO 35. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 3500 FEET. VALLEY HIGHS 40 TO 45. SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET. .TUESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 1500 FEET. TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION GOVERNMENT CAMP 43 31 31 27 37 / 100 100 80 40 10 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ010>013 AREA 4...CASCADE ZONES 606 608 .TODAY...RAIN...WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 6000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 1 INCH. PASS WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...SHOWERS...WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET DECREASING TO 2500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. PASS WINDS SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 40 MPH. .SUNDAY...SNOW SHOWERS. WINDY. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET. SNOW ACCUMULATION UP TO 2 INCHES. PASS WINDS WEST 10 TO 25 MPH. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 2500 FEET. PASS WINDS WEST 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREE AIR FREEZING LEVEL 3500 FEET. PASS WINDS SOUTHEAST 10 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN. SNOW LEVEL 7000 FEET. .TUESDAY NIGHT...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN LIKELY. SNOW LEVEL 5000 FEET. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .THURSDAY...CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 3000 FEET. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. SNOW LEVEL 4000 FEET. .FRIDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. SNOW LEVEL 2000 FEET. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION WILLAMETTE PASS 42 33 24 23 38 / 100 100 80 40 10 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === ORZ042-43 AREA 5 EASTSIDE ZONES...609 610 611 .TODAY...RAIN LIKELY THEN A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO UPPER 40S. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 70 PERCENT DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. .TONIGHT...RAIN. SNOW AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LEVEL 3500 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO UPPER 30S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SNOW SHOWERS LIKELY THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 1 INCH. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. WEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 60 PERCENT DECREASING TO 40 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. .SUNDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS NEAR 20 TO THE MID 20S. SOUTH WIND AROUND 10 MPH. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 20 PERCENT. .MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO NEAR 40. SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH. .MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30. .WEDNESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. HIGHS 40 TO 45. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30. .THURSDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. .THURSDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW. LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO NEAR 30. .FRIDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S. && TEMPERATURE / PRECIPITATION REDMOND 48 35 42 / 70 80 60 BEND 46 35 40 / 70 80 60 === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === === $$