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FXUS66 KPDT 131137
AFDPDT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
435 AM PDT TUE AUG 13 2013
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW NIGHT...SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL
CONTINUE OVER THE AREA FOR SHORT TERM. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
STILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS...MAINLY THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY STILL BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
OVER THE AREA TODAY...ABUNDANT LIGHTNING SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE.
THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNINGS WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT TODAY.
HIGH TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE UPPER 90S ACROSS MUCH OF
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND IN THE 80S TO LOWER 90S FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
WITH TEMPERATURES GETTING PRETTY HOT ON WEDNESDAY...THE AIRMASS WILL
STILL BE UNSTABLE..BUT AMPLE MOISTURE AND LIFT LOOKS TO BE
LACKING...THEREFORE HAVE REMOVED THE MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS FROM
THE FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATES TONIGHT AND TOMORROW
NIGHT WILL BY IN THE UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
AND IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S FOR THE MOUNTAINS. WEBER
.LONG TERM...THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY. UPPER LEVEL TROUGH APPROACHING
THE COAST WILL BRING INCREASING CLOUDS ON THURSDAY WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS ALONG THE CASCADES. THE TROUGH AND UPPER LEVEL JET WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THIS WILL BE THE TIME
PERIOD WITH THE HIGHEST CHANCE FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. A
WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEKEND WITH PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY THEN COOL OFF SOME OVER THE WEEKEND. AS THE UPPER TROUGH
MOVES THROUGH WILL LIKELY SEE AN INCREASE IN WESTERLY SURFACE WINDS
LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. 94
&&
.AVIATION...12Z TAFS. SCATTERED CLOUDS AT TIMES OVER THE TAF SITES
FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SURFACE WINDS 5-12KT.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 91 62 96 61 / 10 10 10 10
ALW 92 67 97 65 / 10 10 10 10
PSC 93 63 97 64 / 0 0 0 10
YKM 92 64 95 67 / 0 0 10 10
HRI 93 64 97 64 / 10 10 10 10
ELN 94 61 97 63 / 0 0 10 10
RDM 88 55 91 55 / 10 10 10 10
LGD 88 60 94 59 / 20 10 10 10
GCD 88 59 92 58 / 20 10 10 10
DLS 91 64 92 64 / 10 10 0 10
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : GREEN
WEDNESDAY : GREEN
THURSDAY : 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
$$
89/94/94