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FXUS66 KPDT 260406 AAA
AFDPDT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OREGON
806 PM PST THU MAR 25 2004

DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH 
EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON THIS EVENING. AT 8PM THE FRONT 
EXTENDED FROM JUST EAST OR STAMPEDE PASS AND ARLINGTON JUST WEST OF 
HEPPNER AND JOSEPH.  THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST AND WILL 
BE ACCOMPANIED WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 
40 MPH. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE OF SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER 
THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND THE 
BLUE MOUNTAINS.  SO FAR...THE ONLY THUNDER THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED 
HAS BEEN VERY NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER.  SNOW LEVELS WILL 
REMAIN FAIRLY HIGH...WITH LEVELS LOWERING TO 3000-3500 FEET 
OVERNIGHT. THE FORECAST WAS UPDATED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES IN THE 
WIND FORECAST AND THE ADDITION OF ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. JACOBSON 


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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PENDLETON (AIRPORT) 38 56 37 59 / 50 40 40 20 
WALLA WALLA         43 58 40 60 / 50 40 40 20 
TRI-CITIES          40 60 37 63 / 40 40 40 20 
YAKIMA              35 57 33 60 / 50 40 50 20 
&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&

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