FNUS76 KPQR 221155 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR TRILLIUM LAKE SEARCH...CLACKAMAS CTY SHERIFF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 455 AM PDT FRI MAR 22 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0421 PDT ON MARCH 22. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES TODAY. THIS WILL KEEP ABUNDANT SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL BE LESS TODAY COMPARED TO THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE TRILLIUM LAKE AREA TODAY. SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET AND END OVERNIGHT. SATURDAY WILL BE DRY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLOWLY SPREADS OVER THE AREA. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (80-90 PERCENT). SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS. CHANCE OF PCPN......50 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....30 TO 35. MIN HUMIDITY........AT OR ABOVE 80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH. VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY 5 MILES OR GREATER...BUT DOWN TO 1/2 TO 1 MILE IN SNOW SHOWERS. CEILING.............1000 TO 1500 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...BUT AS LOW AS 500 FEET OR LESS IN SNOW SHOWERS. .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY (65-75 PERCENT). CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF PCPN......30 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 20. MAX HUMIDITY........ABOVE 90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST TO NORTHWEST 6 TO 12 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20 MPH. WIND EASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS BY MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITY..........GENERALLY 5 MILES OR GREATER...BUT DOWN TO 1 MILE IN SNOW SHOWERS. CEILING.............1000 TO 2000 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL IN THE EVENING BUT AS LOW AS 500 FEET IN SNOW SHOWERS. CEILINGS RISING TO 4000 TO 5000 FEET OVERNIGHT. .SATURDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....IN THE MID 30S. MIN HUMIDITY........65-75 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND IN THE MORNING THEN SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 3 TO 8 MPH. VISIBILITY..........GREATER THAN 6 MILES. CEILING.............3500 TO 4500 FEET ABOVE GROUND IN THE MORNING THEN RISING ABOVE 6000 FEET. $$ FORECASTER...WEISHAAR REQUESTED BY...RICK HEUCHERT REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20130322.TRILL.01/PQR