FNUS76 KPQR 101551 FWSPQR SPOT FORECAST FOR JP WEST RXB...SCAPPOOSE FIRE DISTRICT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 851 AM PDT SAT AUG 10 2013 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 2110 PDT ON AUGUST 10. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DISCUSSION...DRY FOR MOST OF THE DAY TODAY. MARINE CLOUDS IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY WILL BREAK UP THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...MORE MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL SPREADING ACROSS THE REGION FROM EAST TO WEST. THREAT OF SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO WILL RETURN AFTER 5 PM. GRADIENTS NOT ALL THAT STRONG...SO UP RIVER WINDS ON THE COLUMBIA LOOK TO REMAIN ON THE LIGHTER SIDE. .TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING MARINE CLOUDS BREAKING UP AROUND 11 AM. THEN PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER 3 PM WITH A VERY SMALL CHANCE OF A THUNDERSTORM AFTER 5 PM. CWR (%).............ZERO PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....UPPER 70S. MIN HUMIDITY........45-50 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH THIS MORNING...THEN NORTH TO NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. TIME (PDT) 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM 6 PM TEMP............ 66 71 76 79 75 RH.............. 72% 61% 53% 46% 52% 20 FT WIND...... VRB NW 2 NW 3-4 NW 3-4 NW 2-3 MAX GUST..... 5 9 10 10 9 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY CLOUDY. OCCASIONAL LIGHT SHOWERS. CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. CWR (%).............10 PERCENT. MIN TEMPERATURE.....NEAR 55. MAX HUMIDITY........90 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST 3-6 MPH...BECOMING VARIABLE 1-3 MPH. .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........MORNING CLOUDS...BECOMING PARTLY SUNNY. CHANCE OF SHOWERS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS...MAINLY IN THE MORNING. CWR (%).............10 PERCENT. MAX TEMPERATURE.....70-74. MIN HUMIDITY........NEAR 55 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........VARIABLE 1-3 MPH...BECOMING SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 2-4 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. $$ FORECASTER...ROCKEY REQUESTED BY...JEFF PRICHER REASON FOR REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20130810.JPWES.02/PQR