Go - No Go

Today was supposed to be my first flight with passengers in a Cessna 172. However, the weather in the pacific NW isn't really conducive to flying light aircraft. A wind storm is supposed to move in later this evening. Right now, the METAR for Pearson looks rather benign:

METAR KVUO 121653Z AUTO 18007KT 150V210 10SM OVC060 09/03 A3006 RMK
AO2 SLP180 T00940028

The clouds aren't really an issue to doing a local flight, with them at 6000 ft. The winds also look doable at 7 knots from the south. However, right across the river at PDX, the weather looks like:

METAR KPDX 121655Z 18014KT 10SM SCT060 BKN080 OVC250 09/03 A3007
RMK AO2 SLP181 T00940033

Winds there are at 14 knots. Since they are coming from due south, these would be almost a direct crosswind at Pearson. The 172 maximum crosswind component is 15 knots. My personal maximum crosswind component is 10 knots. After all, this will be only the third time I've flown a 172.

If you go a little further south to McMinnville, the winds get stronger:

METAR KMMV 121653Z AUTO 17012G21KT 10SM CLR 09/04 A3007 RMK AO2
SLP182 T00890039

At least it is clear down there, but look at the winds...gusts of 21 knots! The forecast is for the winds to remain at around 13kts from the south. The winds aloft at 3000 feet are from the southwest at 34 knots.

Even if I were to do a local flight, we'd be getting bounced around in a 34 knot wind, all the while I'd be worrying if the winds were going to pick up at Pearson. So, I think it's a No Go for this flight. Maybe next week.