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DISCUSSION

Current satellite and radar imagery show the frontal system moving across our forecast area with increased cloud coverage. With the help of this system, fog has been lifted for the Foothills-Northern Blue Mountains of OR and portions of Kittitas Valley (Ryegrass Summit and Manastash Ridge). Fog will be less likely (<20%) to return through overnight hours for most locations, but could last through overnight for the upper parts of the WA Cascades.

Precip activity will continue through Monday with today's ridge breakdown and Sunday's shortwave. StormTotalQPF amounts will exceed to 0.60 inches for the lower elevation and 1 inch or more for the mountain areas. The NBM Probability of 24 hr Precipitation suggested a 20-40% prob of 0.60 inch or more, but 50-70% prob for 1 inch or more for OR Cascades and Northwest Blue Mountains. The WA Cascades may see precip of 0.70 inch (20-40% prob), but chances then decreases past that. With Naches River elevated to Action Stage, this could also potentially raise other river levels.

Light mountain snow might accumulate up to 1 inch or more over the WA/OR Cascades and southern parts of Wallowa County Sunday through early Monday morning (30-70% prob). Snow levels will drop from 5 kft Sunday to 2.9-3.7 kft Monday. Portions of the eastern mountains (Grande Ronde Valley, Southern Blue Mountains- OR, and John Day Highlands) and Northwest Blues will remain seeing less than 0.5 inch. In addition to the frontal system, breezy to windy winds (Gusts of 20-30 mph) will develop late Sunday morning into early Monday morning across Deschutes County through eastern OR mountains (50% confidence). NBM suggest a 20-40% prob for gust exceeding 25 mph.

With the trough arriving to the PacNW, dry conditions will return for most of our forecast area Tuesday through Thursday. However, a plume of moisture may develop Tuesday overnight through early Thursday morning for the Deschutes County and eastern OR mountains. This could bring light rain, but confidence is low for right now (<30%). Feaster/97

AVIATION /00Z TAFS THROUGH 00Z MONDAY/

Variable conditions currently across all sites, with VFR at KBND/KRDM/KALW, MVFR at KDLS/KPSC, and IFR at KYKM/KPDT due to reduced ceilings of around 900 feet. These conditions are expected to persist, with KDLS degrading to IFR tonight and LIFR overnight in response to ceilings dropping to between 300 and 400 feet. A break in the light rain will occur this evening, but will return Sunday morning. Breezy winds of 10-20kts are currently being observed at KBDN/KRDM, but will be slowly dissipating through the evening. Winds will stay below 10 kts at all other terminals. 75

Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs

PDT 42 52 36 49 / 70 90 80 20 ALW 45 51 38 49 / 80 90 90 40 PSC 41 49 36 55 / 60 90 60 10 YKM 37 46 31 49 / 50 70 30 0 HRI 42 50 37 53 / 60 90 70 20 ELN 34 41 30 44 / 60 60 40 10 RDM 38 49 27 47 / 60 90 40 0 LGD 41 48 35 45 / 80 100 90 50 GCD 42 50 33 44 / 60 90 80 20 DLS 43 49 38 52 / 90 90 60 20

PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

WA...None. OR...None.