FNUS76 KPQR 270122 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR MT HOOD SAR...CLACKAMAS CTY SHERIFF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 622 PM PDT WED JUN 26 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 1800 PDT ON JUNE 26. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MOIST SOUTH-SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING MID-LEVEL CLOUDS TO THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY AS A PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM BRUSHES THE AREA. HOWEVER...HIGH PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN BY FRIDAY WITH DRIER...MORE STABLE CONDITIONS. FOR AVIATION CONCERNS...ELEVATIONS NEAR 10000 FT LIKELY OBSCURED IN CLOUDS THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. CLOSER TO 6000 FT WILL PROBABLY BE UN-OBSCURED EARLY IN THE MORNING BUT DAYTIME HEATING AND UPSLOPE WINDS MAY OBSCURE TERRAIN LATER MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. BY THURSDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY THE AIR MASS WILL DRY AND BECOME MORE STABLE. SO EXPECT LESS CLOUDS TO POTENTIALLY OBSCURE TERRAIN. .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (45-55 PERCENT). SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS LATE IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF PCPN......20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 55. MIN HUMIDITY........66 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE WEST IN THE AFTERNOON. VISIBILITY..........LESS THAN 1 MILE ABOVE 8000 FT. BETWEEN 6000 AND 8000 FT UNLIMITED IN THE MORNING BUT OCCASIONALLY 1 MILE OR LESS DURING THE AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER(%)..54 54 54 46 46 46 WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............44 45 48 51 53 54 RH..............95 88 79 72 69 67 20 FT WIND......S 10 S 12 S 12 SW 18 W 18 W 18 MAX GUST.....15 15 15 CHC OF PCPN(%)..10 10 10 20 20 20 .FRIDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (25-35 PERCENT). CHANCE OF PCPN......LESS THAN 10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 64. MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........SOUTHWEST WINDS 6 TO 8 MPH. VISIBILITY..........UNLIMITED. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM CLOUD COVER(%)..37 37 37 23 23 23 WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............47 50 53 58 61 63 RH..............75 70 63 58 57 57 20 FT WIND......S 7 S 7 S 7 S 6 S 6 S 6 MAX GUST.....10 10 10 CHC OF PCPN(%)..0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...HIGA REQUESTED BY...SCOTT MEYER REASON FOR REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20130626.MTHOO.03/PQR