FNUS76 KPQR 211537 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR WORKSHOP...SKAMANIA COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 837 AM PDT FRI MAY 21 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 21. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...STRONG AND COOL ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS...GUSTY WINDS...AND FREQUENT VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS. SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 3000 FEET. THUNDERSTORMS AND SMALL HAIL WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS TODAY AND SATURDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN IN THE MORNING... THEN RAIN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL IN THE AFTERNOON. MAX TEMPERATURE.....53-56. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS. VISIBILITY..........4 TO 6 MILES...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO 1 TO 3 MILES DURING HEAVIER SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. CEILING.............4000 FEET...FREQUENTLY LOWERING TO 1000 FEET DURING HEAVIER SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (85-95 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS. A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL IN THE EVENING. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WINDS...BECOMING WEST 2 TO 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....41-43. VISIBILITY..........3 TO 5 MILES. CEILING.............2000 TO 4000 FEET. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....54-57. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WIND 3 TO 5 MPH...RISING TO 6 TO 10 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 22 MPH. VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY GREATER THAN 6 MILES...EXPECT LOWERING TO 3 TO 5 MILES IN SHOWERS. CEILING.............4000 FEET...LOWERING TO 2000 FEET IN SHOWERS. $$ FORECASTER...COLLINS REQUESTED BY...JOHN CARLSON REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100521.SARWO.01/PQR