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SPOT FORECAST FOR SEARCH AND RESCUE...CLACKAMAS CTY SHERIFF
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
350 PM PST SAT DEC 12 2009

FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1510 PST ON DECEMBER 09.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OREGON JUST
SOUTH OF MOUNT HOOD ON SUNDAY. AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW WILL AFFECT THE
RESCUE AREA IN THE MORNING. BY THE AFTERNOON...BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM AS COOLER AIR MOVES IN. EXPECT SOME
BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS WELL AS IMPROVED VISIBILITIES.
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL
INCREASE SUNDAY NIGHT WITH FREQUENT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS.



.SUNDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY IN THE MORNING WITH LIGHT SNOW. MOSTLY
                    CLOUDY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW
                    SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....15 DEGREES IN THE MORNING...COOLING TO AROUND 10
                    DEGREES IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........WEST WIND 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE MORNING...BECOMING
                    WEST TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH AFTER 1 PM.
VISIBILITY..........1 MILE IN THE MORNING...BECOMING UNRESTRICTED BY
                    11 AM.
CLOUDS/CEILING......5000-10000 MSL OVC MORNING...6000 MSL BKN AFTERNOON.
FREEZING LEVEL......BELOW 2000 FEET.

.SUNDAY NIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........SNOW SHOWERS.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 10 DEGREES.
WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY 1 MILE OR LESS.
CLOUDS/CEILING......6000 MSL OVC.
FREEZING LEVEL......2500 FEET.

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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...CLACKAMAS COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR
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