612 FXUS66 KPDT 090507 AFDPDTArea Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Pendleton OR 1007 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025
.UPDATED AVIATION...06Z TAFs...VFR conditions will prevail through the forecast period. There will be VCTS lingering for a few hours until around 08Z for PSC/PDT/BDN/RDM as these storms continue to develop to the south and move north into pockets of instability. Gusty outflows of up to 15-25 mph have been reported as the storms pass over observation sites. CG has been limited with much of the lightning being in cloud, however, PSC has seen roughly 20-30 strikes within a 10 mile radius of the terminal. Current obs show the storms to have moved off to the northeast the AWW will be allowed to expire. VSBY has not deteriorated with these storms as there is not an abundant amount of precipitation that has accompanied them. Storms are expected to diminish after 07Z.
CIGs will be mostly 10kft and above with an occasional pocket of 7-9kft. Otherwise, outside of thunderstorm outflows, winds will be mostly diurnal driven and below 10 kts with the exception of at DLS where sustained winds 10-15kts and gusts up to 25 kts will continue overnight. Bennese/90
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.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 558 PM PDT Mon Sep 8 2025/
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION...
AVIATION...00Z TAFs...VFR conditions prevail through the TAF period. Due to the upslope flow influenced by the closed low off California coast, this will induce more showers for most sites during this evening with isolated to scattered thunderstorms for KRDM/KBDN as well. While convection may weaken overnight, showers could linger tomorrow morning for KDLS/KPDT/KYKM. No convection is expected at this time for KPSC. Main threats to watch out for would be cloud-to-ground lightning and small hail. Gusty outflow winds (30-40kts) are potential, though with a slight chance (
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