FXUS66 KPDT 061540
AFDPDT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
840 AM PDT SAT SEP 6 2008

.SHORT TERM...FORECAST ON TRACK AND ONLY MINOR UPDATES WERE MADE.
TRANQUIL WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL
DAYS. SKIES WILL BE MOSTLY SUNNY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA TODAY
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A BAND OF MID LEVEL CLOUDS STRADDLING CENTRAL
WASHINGTON. A MID LEVEL INVERSION IS FAIRLY STRONG AND WILL BE SLOW
TO BREAK DUE TO LIGHT WINDS ALOFT...SO THE CLOUDS WILL REMAIN OVER
CENTRAL WA AT LEAST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL
BE SIMILAR TO FRIDAY...AND WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LIGHT. JOHNSON


&&

AVIATION...18Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR AT LEAST THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. SCATTERED TO BROKEN MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT.
SURFACE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 10 KTS THROUGH TONIGHT.



&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 205 AM PDT SAT SEP 6 2008/


LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE
WITH A NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE REGION AT THE START OF THE NEW WEEK.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DROP SOUTH OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND
ALBERTA ON TUESDAY...BUT THE SYSTEM WILL SWING TOO FAR EAST OF THE
AREA TO BRING ANY PRECIPITATION. AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND WINDS
WILL BE THE ONLY AFFECT WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE RIDGE OFF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WILL BUILD BACK INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY WITH A DRY
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY WARM INTO
FRIDAY. DMH



&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 80 51 80 50 / 0 0 0 0
ALW 81 54 81 54 / 0 0 0 0
PSC 85 49 84 49 / 0 0 0 0
YKM 86 51 82 51 / 0 0 0 0
HRI 83 47 82 46 / 0 0 0 0
ELN 81 48 81 47 / 0 0 0 0
RDM 84 43 81 42 / 0 0 0 0
LGD 77 45 77 43 / 0 0 0 0
GCD 80 45 80 46 / 0 0 0 0
DLS 85 56 85 52 / 0 0 0 0

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&

$$

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