FNUS76 KPQR 221452 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR SAR WORKSHOP...SKAMANIA COUNTY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 752 AM PDT SAT MAY 22 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0900 PDT ON MAY 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...THE CENTER OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER OREGON THIS MORNING WILL DROP SOUTH INTO CALIFORNIA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. AN UNSTABLE SHOWERY AIR MASS WILL SLOWLY STABILIZE THIS WEEKEND. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). RAIN SHOWERS LIKELY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 56. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 8 TO 15 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY GREATER THAN 6 MILES...EXCEPT AS LOW AS 3 MILES IN SHOWERS. CEILING.............3000 FEET THIS MORNING OCCASIONALLY AS LOW AS 800 FEET. CEILING IMPROVING TO 5000 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON...BUT MAY LOWER TO 2000 FEET IN SHOWERS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 41. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH GUSTING TO 20 MPH IN THE EVENING...DECREASING TO 5 TO 10 MPH OVERNIGHT. VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY GREATER THAN 6 MILES...POSSIBLY LOWERING TO 4 MILES IN A SHOWER. CEILING.............PREVAILING 8000 FEET...BUT MAY BE DOWN TO 3000 FEET IN A SHOWER. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT) IN THE MORNING... PARTLY SUNNY (55-65 PERCENT) IN THE AFTERNOON. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 62. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....LIGHT WIND BECOMING 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES. CEILING.............10000 FEET PREVAILING...OCCASIONALLY DOWN TO 4000 FEET. $$ FORECASTER...DELSON REQUESTED BY...JOHN CARLSON REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100522.SARWO.01/PQR