FNUS76 KPQR 011545 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR MCDONALD FPB...OSU COLLEGE FORESTS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 845 AM PDT MON JUL 1 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 1000 PDT ON JULY 01. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...A STRONG UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUES TO DOMINATE THE WEATHER ACROSS THE WESTERN UNITED STATES...PROVIDING HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS FOR WESTERN OREGON. A WEAK DISTURBANCE RIDING NORTHWARD ALONG THE RIDGE TRIGGERED SOME THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE CASCADES... AND ALSO DEEPENED THE MARINE LAYER A BIT LAST NIGHT. THIS IS ALLOWING SOME ONSHORE FLOW TO SPILL THROUGH THE HIGHWAY 20 GAP IN THE COAST RANGE...AND MAY RESULT IN SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES TODAY THAN SUNDAY. HUMIDITY WILL REMAIN RATHER HIGH GIVEN THE TEMPERATURE THROUGH TUESDAY. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR (%).............0 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........40-45 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND EARLY...BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH BY MIDDAY. VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED. CEILING.............NONE. TIME (PDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM TEMP............73 83 88 90 RH..............63 53 47 44 .TUESDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. CWR (%).............NEAR ZERO. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 90. MIN HUMIDITY........35-40 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........LIGHT WIND EARLY...BECOMING UPSLOPE 5-10 MPH BY MIDDAY. VISIBILITY..........UNRESTRICTED. CEILING.............NONE. $$ FORECASTER...WEAGLE REQUESTED BY...TAYLOR FJERAN REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130701.MCDON.01/PQR