Intake Trail, Washington Weather Forecast Discussion

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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1012 AM PDT Fri Oct 3 2025
Updated Aviation Discussion
.AVIATION...18z TAFs...VFR conditions expected at most sites,
however area haze and smoke from regional wildfires may make for
sub-VFR conditions at YKM and PSC during the day today. Risk is
higher at YKM, where the smoke is less elevated. Elsewhere, expect
generally W/NW winds at 8-12 kts, except for DLS, where winds
could gust as high as 25 kts this afternoon. Skies will clear
during the day today, before a sct-bkn mid-level ceiling moves in
this evening. Evans/74
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PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 126 PM PDT Thu Oct 2 2025/
DISCUSSION...
Key Messages:
1. Periods of showers and isolated thunderstorms today.
2. Cooler conditions through the weekend.
3. Cold morning temperatures Sunday through Tuesday.
Current radar and visible satellite imagery showing spotty, light
returns along the Blue Mountains and the east slopes of the
Cascades under mostly cloudy skies. This is in response to an
upper level trough and associated cold front stalling along the
coast. The deepening offshore trough and erosion of the ridge to
our east will promote the potential for isolated afternoon
thunderstorms across areas of Central Oregon and the Blue
Mountains/Foothills. The HREF advertises 100-200 J/kg of surface
CAPE, low level shear of 50-55kts, and lapse rates of around 6/km.
These parameters do suggest the potential for isolated, discrete
storm cells to form, but should stay brief and sub-severe (

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