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KEY MESSAGES

- Ridge building into the area, allowing warmer temperatures to build with dry conditions over the area.

- Temperatures will gradually warm 5 to 15 degrees above average by the weekend (70-80% chance).

- Light and variable winds with diurnal speeds prevail through the week.

DISCUSSION

Satellite shows mid to upper level clouds across the central part of the CWA. Not much else to talk on that since we're not anticipating any precipitation with zonal flow aloft promoting dry conditions. Going through Friday, a shortwave will propagate through the PacNW bringing some precip chances (up to 10%) in the northern parts of Kittitas County. Otherwise, the weather looks to be calm and dry with a ridge pushing onshore by Friday/Saturday with the ridge axis pushing over the area. Temperatures will gradually warm through the weekend with high temperatures reaching 5 to 15 degrees above average.

Despite above average temperatures, widespread minor HeatRisk '1' will develop through the weekend (70-90% chance) with 30-40% chances of moderate '2' HeatRisk developing in Central Oregon on Sunday at this time. Guidance is in good agreement that the dry pattern will prevail through at least mid next-week (50-70% chance) with the possibility of some elevated fire weather conditions developing.

AVIATION /06Z TAFS THROUGH 06Z FRIDAY/

VFR conditions are forecast through the period. Some mid an high level clouds have moved over the region overnight and will linger through the period. Winds will be primarily diurnally driven with variable under 6kts.

Preliminary Point Temps/PoPs

PDT 46 74 46 78 / 0 0 0 0 ALW 49 75 52 78 / 0 0 0 0 PSC 48 77 46 81 / 0 0 0 0 YKM 49 74 49 80 / 0 0 0 0 HRI 48 76 46 80 / 0 0 0 0 ELN 43 69 45 75 / 0 0 0 0 RDM 42 77 41 80 / 0 0 0 0 LGD 45 76 48 81 / 0 0 0 0 GCD 45 81 47 82 / 0 0 0 0 DLS 52 80 53 83 / 0 0 0 0

PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

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