FNUS76 KPQR 040005 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR OPAL LAKE...WILLAMETTE NF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 505 PM PDT SAT AUG 3 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON REQUEST TIME OF 1627 PDT ON AUGUST 03. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE WEAKENS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST... RESULTING IN A SHALLOWER MARINE LAYER SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A THERMAL TROUGH BUILDS NORTH INTO OREGON WITH THE AIR MASS DRYING AND BECOMING INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE. MID-LEVEL HAINES INDICES APPROACH 6 BY SUNDAY...ESPECIALLY FOR THE WILLAMETTE NATIONAL FOREST. A STRAY THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AND MONDAY OVER THE CASCADES. EVENTUALLY AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDS INTO MUCH OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON....WHILE AN UPPER LOW FORMS OFF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. THIS BRINGS AN INCREASING CHANCE FOR MONSOON-TYPE THUNDERSTORMS AS THE WEEK PROGRESSES. DETAILS ARE STILL UNCERTAIN AND CONFIDENCE REMAINS LOW ON WHERE THE FOCUS OF THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE. WEAGLE .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLEAR. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. CWR (%).............AROUND 10 PERCENT THIS EVENING. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 40-45. MAX HUMIDITY........80 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 3-6 MPH BECOMING NORTHEAST 2 MPH OR LESS LATE IN THE EVENING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS IN THE EVENING. TIME (PDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNIGHT 2 AM 4 AM WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR NONE NONE NONE TEMP............72 62 54 49 48 45 RH..............37 52 66 74 74 79 20 FT WIND......NW 4 NW 4 NW 4 N 1 N 1 N 1 MAX GUST.....10 10 10 5 5 5 CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS BY AFTERNOON. CWR (%).............20 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MIN HUMIDITY........20-25 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........EAST WINDS AROUND 2 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST LATE IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO 3 TO 7 MPH BY LATE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (PDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM WEATHER COV..... S CHC S CHC S CHC WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............47 55 69 79 80 79 RH..............79 68 44 27 23 25 20 FT WIND......E 2 E 2 E 2 NW 2 NW 5 NW 7 MAX GUST..... 5 5 5 12 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...KELSON REQUESTED BY...LOVATO REASON FOR REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20130803.OPALL.01/PQR