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FXUS66 KPDT 161740 AAA
AFDPDT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1040 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013
.SHORT TERM...AN AREA OF MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS MOVED ACROSS THE
REGION LAST NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE. THIS
HELPED KEEP TEMPERATURES ABOUT 4-9 DEGREES WARMER THAN THE PREVIOUS
NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM IS MOVING OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST THIS MORNING.
SATELLITE SHOWS SCATTERED CLOUDS MOVING THROUGH WASHINGTON IN THE
NORTHERLY FLOW SO EXPECT PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES FOR TODAY. HIGH TEMPS
WILL BE AT SEASONAL LEVELS IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S. 94
&&
.AVIATION...18Z TAFS...FEW MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS SHOULD EXIT THE
AREA THIS MORNING AS A FRONT LEAVES THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE WILL
DOMINATE THE AREA FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. THEREFORE...VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH
PARTLY CLOUDY TO MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES...AND WINDS LESS THAN 10KTS.
WEBER
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 137 AM PDT WED OCT 16 2013/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT....A WEAK SHORT WAVE AND
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTH OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
THROUGH WASHINGTON STATE THIS MORNING. THIS FEATURE SHOULD TRANSIT
ACROSS OUR AREA BY MIDDAY, BRINGING MAINLY MID AND UPPER LEVEL
CLOUDS. NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED WITH THIS SYSTEM, AS THERE IS
VERY LITTLE LOWER LEVEL MOISTURE GIVEN THE OVERLAND ROUTE. AFTER
THE SYSTEM PASSES, MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES SHOULD RETURN THIS AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE REMAINS CENTERED OFF THE
PACIFIC COAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WITH A DRY NORTHERLY FLOW
REMAINING IN PLACE. SUNNY SKIES WITH MILD AFTERNOONS AND COLD
EVENINGS ARE IN STORE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. BIEDA
LONG TERM...WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE TO BE DOMINATED BY THE
WESTERN US HIGH PRESSURE DURING THIS PERIOD OF TIME. ONLY CONCERN
WILL BE THE OVERNIGHT DIURNAL DEVELOPMENT OF FOG IN THE LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN MAINLY ALONG THE RIVER AREAS. OTHERWISE SKIES REMAIN
MOSTLY CLEAR AND HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE
NORMAL. 91
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 60 34 61 35 / 0 0 0 0
ALW 60 37 64 39 / 0 0 0 0
PSC 63 34 64 36 / 0 0 0 0
YKM 63 35 64 37 / 0 0 0 0
HRI 62 33 63 36 / 0 0 0 0
ELN 63 31 63 33 / 0 0 0 0
RDM 64 27 62 29 / 0 0 0 0
LGD 59 29 59 31 / 0 0 0 0
GCD 59 29 59 31 / 0 0 0 0
DLS 64 37 66 39 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : GREEN
THURSDAY : GREEN
FRIDAY : GREEN
GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES.
YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
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