FNUS76 KPQR 251618
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SPOT FORECAST FOR N  SISTER SAR...BENTON COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
918 AM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011

FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 0852 PDT ON SEPTEMBER 25.
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.DISCUSSION...VERY WINDY AND COLD CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY
AT THE RESCUE AREA AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MOVES OVER THE OREGON
CASCADES. EXPECT NEAR-ZERO VISIBILITY AT TIMES IN FREQUENT SNOW
SHOWERS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS WINDS
RELAX A BIT AND SNOW SHOWERS DECREASE. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW WILL BE LATE MONDAY
AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING.




.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. FREQUENT SNOW SHOWERS.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....30-34.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH...
                    EASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH AFTER 1300 WITH GUSTS TO
                    40 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........NERO-ZERO AT TIMES IN SNOW SHOWERS...OTHERWISE
                    3-5 MILES
CEILING.............2500-3500 FEET IN SHOWERS...OTHERWISE 4000-5000
                    FEET.


TIME (PDT)      10 AM  NOON   2 PM   4 PM
SKY (%).........100    80     80     90
WEATHER COV.....DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE DEFNTE
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR
TEMP............34     30     30     30
20 FT WIND......SW 30  SW 28  SW 25  SW 20
   MAX GUST.....50     45     40     35


.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE
                    EVENING.
MIN TEMPERATURE.....32-36.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE EVENING.
VISIBILITY..........3-5 MILES IN THE EVENING...BECOMING UNLIMITED
                    LATE.
CEILING.............4000-5000 FEET...RISING TO 10000 FEET LATE.


TIME (PDT)      6 PM   8 PM   10 PM  MIDNGT 2 AM   4 AM
SKY (%).........90     90     70     50     40     40
WEATHER COV.....CHANCE CHANCE CHANCE
WEATHER TYPE....SNSHWR SNSHWR SNSHWR NONE   NONE   NONE
TEMP............30     31     32     34     34     36
20 FT WIND......SW 20  SW 20  SW 20  SW 20  SW 15  SW 15
   MAX GUST.....35     35     30     30     25     25



.MONDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SPRINKLES.
MAX TEMPERATURE.....40-44.
WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH...RISING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
                    IN THE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED
CEILING.............8000-10000 FEET.


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FORECASTER...COLLINS
REQUESTED BY...MARY KING
REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110925.NSIST.01/PQR