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CURRENT FLIGHT CATEGORIES AND PILOT REPORTS FOR TURBULENCE AND ICING
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PORTLAND AREA WEATHER SYNOPSIS

SYNOPSIS...A POTENT BUT COMPACT UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL MOVE ACROSS THE DISTRICT TODAY...WITH RAIN TURNING TO SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BE A COLD SYSTEM...WITH SNOW LEVELS FALLING TO 500 TO 1000 FEET. HEAVIER SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL OR A BRIEF PERIOD OF WET SNOW DOWN TO LOWER ELEVATIONS. THIS SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY... KEEPING DOWN SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TO JUST A COUPLE INCHES IN THE FOOTHILLS...COAST RANGE...AND CASCADES. THE UPPER LOW WILL DIG SOUTH INTO THE SIERRA NEVADA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY WED WITH DRIER WEATHER DEVELOPING FOR OUR AREA. WET WEATHER WILL RETURN LATER THIS WEEK...WITH A WEAK SYSTEM THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY A MUCH STRONGER AND POTENTIALLY WINDY SYSTEM LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY.


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KPDX   14 Feb 11:53 am PST
Temperature44°F
Dew Point36°F
Ceiling (×100ft)025
Visibility10sm
Weather-
Altimeter30.01"Hg
Wind210° / 8kt
KPDX  METAR
KPDX 141953Z 21008KT 10SM FEW016 BKN025 BKN060 07/02 A3001 AO2 SLP159 T00670022
KPDX  TAF
KPDX 141742Z 1418/1518 11007KT P6SM -RA BKN015 OVC030
    TEMPO 1418/1419 P6SM NSW SCT015 BKN035
  FM141900 22007KT P6SM -SHRA SCT025 OVC040
  FM150500 16006KT P6SM VCSH BKN045
  FM150900 VRB03KT P6SM BKN045
  FM151400 VRB03KT P6SM BKN015
  FM151700 16005KT P6SM SCT020

PDX TRACON WEATHER IMPACTS
ISSUED: 2/14/2012 11:50:37 AM  
SFC WIND DIR 180-210° AND SPD >20 KT
CONF TIME INFO
     
LOW LEVEL WINDS >40KT AOB FL050
CONF TIME INFO
     
TS WITHIN 10NM
CONF TIME INFO/DETAILS
     
DENSE FOG WITH VIS < 1 SM
CONF TIME INFO
     
  

ZSE PIREP REQUIREMENTS
  Issued: 2/14/2012 9:51:25 AM  

AREAS

HAZARDS    A       B       C       D   
 ICING (>=LGT) X X X X
 LO-TURB (>=MOD)        
 HI-TURB (>=MOD) X X X X
 IFR CONDS X   X X
 CIG AOB 050 X X X X
 VIS AOB 5SM X X X X
 TSTMS   X    
 LLWS        

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