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FNUS56 KPDT 101646
FWFPDT

LAND MANAGEMENT FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
845 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2003

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.DISCUSSION...
A LOW WILL FILL AND SHEAR APART OVER OREGON TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE  
REMNANTS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT. WITH EACH DISTURBANCE 
TRACKING THROUGH THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION... 
MAINLY SNOW FLURRIES AND DRIZZLE. A RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA 
SATURDAY MORNING...THEN MOVE EAST. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON A MOIST 
SOUTHWEST UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BE OVER THE AREA. PRECIPITATION WILL 
MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON AND SPREAD OVER THE 
ENTIRE FORECAST AREA SATURDAY NIGHT. WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE 
DISTURBANCE WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES STEADY OR SLOWLY RISING SATURDAY 
NIGHT. ONE AREA TO WATCH CLOSELY WILL BE THE YAKIMA AND KITTITAS 
VALLEYS WHERE COLD AIR DAMMING MAY KEEP THE PRECIPITATION MAINLY 
SNOW. MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WITH WEAK UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS WILL 
MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ON SUNDAY.

***PLEASE REFER TO THE ZONE FORECAST PRODUCT FOR THE LATEST WEATHER 
   CONDITIONS***

***WINDS ARE 20 FOOT/10 MINUTE AVERAGE***

ORZ042-043-048-
ZONE: 630...CENTRAL MOUNTAINS OF OREGON:

.TODAY...
   WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED FLURRIES AND PATCHY FOG.
   TEMP...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
   WIND...LIGHT WIND.
   CWR...20 PCT.

.TONIGHT...
   WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF SNOW AND PATCHY FOG.
   TEMP...LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
   WIND...LIGHT WIND.
   CWR...30 PCT.

.SATURDAY...
   WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY.
   TEMP...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S.
   WIND...SOUTH WIND 6 TO 15 MPH.
   CWR...00 PCT.

ORZ046>050-061-062-WAZ030-031-
ZONES: 632,633,634,635,638...NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS:

.TODAY...
   WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED FLURRIES AND PATCHY FOG.
   TEMP...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO LOWER 40S.
   WIND...LIGHT WIND.
   CWR...20 PCT.

.TONIGHT...
   WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW.
   TEMP...LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
   WIND...LIGHT WIND.
   CWR...20 PCT.

.SATURDAY...
   WEATHER...PARTLY CLOUDY. BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
   MORNING THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
   AFTERNOON.
   TEMP...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S.
   WIND...SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
   CWR...20 PCT.

ORZ009-028>032-041-042-044-045-WAZ026>032-034-
ZONE 631 AND 675...COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND THE EASTERN COLUMBIA
BASIN OF WASHINGTON

.TODAY...
   WEATHER...CLOUDY. ISOLATED FLURRIES AND AREAS OF FOG AND DRIZZLE.
   TEMP...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
   WIND...LIGHT WIND.
   CWR...20 PCT.

.TONIGHT...
   WEATHER...CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG.
   TEMP...LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
   WIND...LIGHT WIND.
   CWR...00 PCT.

.SATURDAY...
   WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
   MORNING THEN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.  
   TEMP...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S.
   WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 6 MPH.
   CWR...20 PCT.

WAZ025-
ZONE 681...YAKAMA ALPINE DISTRICT:

.TODAY...
   WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. ISOLATED FLURRIES AND AREAS OF FOG AND
   DRIZZLE.
   TEMP...HIGHS IN THE MID 30S.
   WIND...LIGHT WIND.
   CWR...20 PCT.

.TONIGHT...
   WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. AREAS OF FOG.
   TEMP...LOWS IN THE MID 20S TO LOWER 30S.
   WIND...LIGHT WIND.
   CWR...00 PCT.

.SATURDAY...
   WEATHER...MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MORNING THEN
   A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE AFTERNOON.
   SNOW LEVEL RISING TO 2500 FEET.
   TEMP...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO UPPER 30S.
   WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 2 TO 10 MPH.
   CWR...20 PCT.


.EXTENDED FORECAST...
.SUNDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS AND SNOW
SHOWERS...MAINLY CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON. LOWS 23 TO 38. HIGHS 34 
TO 43.
.MONDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. RAIN SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS 
LIKELY. LOWS 24 TO 33. HIGHS 31 TO 40.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. MOUNTAIN SNOW 
SHOWERS LIKELY. LOWS AROUND 30. HIGHS 30 TO 37.

.6 TO 10 DAY OUTLOOK FOR JANUARY 15 THROUGH JANUARY 19...
NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES AND BELOW NORMAL PRECIPITATION...ARE 
EXPECTED ACROSS EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON.