Area Forecast Discussion 
FXUS66 KPDT 171518 AAA
AFDPDT
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
818 AM PDT SUN MAR 17 2013
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION
.SHORT TERM...TODAY AND TONIGHT...A COLD FRONT SWEPT THROUGH THE
REGION OVERNIGHT AND EXITED THE REGION. LINGERING EFFECTS WILL BE
THE SHOWERS OVER THE CASCADES AND THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL
GRADUALLY BE ON THE DECREASE. OTHER IMPACT IS THE COOL WINDY
CONDITIONS TODAY. WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT STILL
BE A BLUSTERY DAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES THEN EXPERIENCED OVER THE
PAST SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES DROPPING BELOW FREEZING IN MOST LOCATIONS.
&&
.AVIATION...18Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH 18Z
MONDAY...EXPECT SCATTERED CLOUDS AT 4-6 THOUSAND FEET AND 8-10
THOUSAND FEET THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
THE WINDS TODAY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 KT WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY BEFORE DECREASING LATE THIS
AFTERNOON/EARLY THIS EVENING. 78
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 49 28 54 32 / 10 10 10 0
ALW 51 31 57 36 / 10 10 10 10
PSC 56 30 59 30 / 0 0 0 0
YKM 52 26 56 32 / 0 0 10 0
HRI 56 28 59 30 / 0 0 0 0
ELN 47 27 52 30 / 10 10 10 10
RDM 45 21 52 28 / 0 0 10 10
LGD 41 28 47 27 / 20 10 10 10
GCD 40 27 49 31 / 10 10 10 10
DLS 52 30 57 36 / 10 10 10 0
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : GREEN
MONDAY : GREEN
TUESDAY : 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.
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