Alert archive / Oregon / Winter Storm Warnings in 2005
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Dec 18, 2005, 4:17 AM PST for Gilliam County, Sherman County, Wasco County, Oregon; Kittitas County, Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington. It took effect at Dec 18, 2005, 2:00 PM PST. It was in force for 36 hr. 14 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2005, 4:17 AM PST (12:17 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2005, 2:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2005, 1:30 AM PST
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Gilliam County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 146 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 5:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | N Condon, OR | 7 INCHES SNOW SINCE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON, CURRENTLY FREEZING RAIN. TEMP 10 F. |
| Dec 19, 6:48 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 6 Sw The Dalles, OR | TOTAL SNOW SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Dec 19, 7:15 AM PST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | N Condon, OR | SINCE 5 AM. 2-3 INCHES SNOW SUNDAY. |
| Dec 19, 7:45 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Condon, OR | SNOW DEPTH 6 INCHES |
| Dec 19, 9:25 AM PST | SNOW 6 | 23 Nw Goldendale, WA | SNOW DEPTH 6 INCHES |
| Dec 19, 9:26 AM PST | SNOW 1.5 | 1 N Sunnyside, WA | SINCE 8 AM. |
| Dec 19, 9:30 AM PST | SNOW 6 | Satus, WA | SNOW DEPTH 13 INCHES |
| Dec 19, 9:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.2 | Moro, OR | SNOW DEPTH 7 INCHES |
| Dec 19, 10:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Sunnyside, WA | |
| Dec 19, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 Wnw White Salmon, WA | SNOW FOLLOWED BY 1/8 INCH OF FREEZING RAIN. |
| Dec 19, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 1 Wnw Appleton, WA | SINCE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. |
| Dec 19, 10:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 Wnw The Dalles, OR | FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM MONDAY |
| Dec 19, 11:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 N White Swan, WA | |
| Dec 19, 2:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7.5 | 18 N White Salmon, WA | MOUNT ADAMS RANGER STATION RECEIVED 7.5 INCHES SNOW IN 24 HOURS...SNOW DEPTH IS 19 INCHES. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 209 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1645 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS46 KPDT 181217 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 417 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TWO PACIFIC WARM FRONTS WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE JOHN DAY-OCHOCO HIGHLANDS...THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION MONDAY MORNING...ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERRIDE THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ON MONDAY. ORZ042-043-181830- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0002.051218T2200Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...BEND... LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 417 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN DESCHUTES COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY BY 2 PM. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. BY MONDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 5 TO 8 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATION OF NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-181830- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 417 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ502-181830- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 417 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-506-181830- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...BATES... SENECA 417 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 2 TO 5 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
8 follow-up statements
000 WWUS46 KPDT 181559 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 759 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TWO PACIFIC WARM FRONTS WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BEGIN ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON LATE THIS MORNING...SPREADING INTO NORTH CENTRAL OREGON THIS AFTERNOON...AND FINALLY INTO THE JOHN DAY-OCHOCO HIGHLANDS...THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION MONDAY MORNING... ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERRIDE THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ON MONDAY. ORZ043-190000- /O.EXT.KPDT.WS.W.0002.051218T1900Z-051219T2300Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 759 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN SOUTHERN DESCHUTES COUNTY BY 11 AM THIS MORNING THEN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. BY MONDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN CENTRAL OREGON FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 5 TO 8 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATION OF NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ042-190000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.051218T2200Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN 759 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN JEFFERSON COUNTY BY MID AFTERNOON THEN WILL SPREAD NORTHWARD AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. BY MONDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 5 TO 8 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATION OF NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-190000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 759 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY... SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ502-190000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 759 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-506-190000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...BATES... SENECA 759 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 2 TO 5 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS46 KPDT 182055 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1255 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .TWO PACIFIC WARM FRONTS WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON TODAY THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW HAS BEGUN ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON AND IS SPREADING NORTH THIS AFTERNOON TOWARDS THE COLUMBIA RIVER BY LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT BY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION MONDAY MORNING... ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERRIDE THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ON MONDAY. ORZ042-190500- /O.EXT.KPDT.WS.W.0002.051218T2100Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN 1255 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW HAS MOVED INTO JEFFERSON COUNTY AND WILL CONTINUE SPREADING NORTHWARD AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON THEN DECREASE TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES HAS ALREADY BE REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY. BY MONDAY MORNING...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH HIGHEST TOTAL OCCURRING WEST OF HIGHWAY 97. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATION OF NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY AS THE PRECIPITATION TRANSITIONS OVER TO FREEZING RAIN. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ043-190500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 1255 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVER DESCHUTES THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT. SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE THAT UP TO 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW HAS ALREADY FALLEN IN AREAS WEST OF BEND AND REDMOND SINCE THIS MORNING. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE THE SNOW DECREASES TO SHOWERS WITH ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE 4 TO 10 INCHES WITH THE HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WEST OF THE BEND REDMOND AREAS. ON MONDAY THE PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATION OF NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-190500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 1255 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY... SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ502-190500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 1255 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-506-190500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...BATES... SENECA 1255 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW... SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 2 TO 5 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS NEAR ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS46 KPDT 182314 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...ACTIVE WINTER WEATHER ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A COUPLE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER OREGON EVENTUALLY PUSHING NORTH INTO SOUTHERN WASHINGTON THIS EVENING. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE PRECIPITATION MONDAY MORNING...ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERRIDE THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE...RESULTING IN A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN ON MONDAY. ORZ506-190715- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.HS.W.0004.051218T2314Z-051219T2300Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATES...SENECA 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OCHOCO AND JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASE IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT THEN INCREASING AGAIN ON MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 5 TO 8 INCHES. SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 4500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-190715- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0002.051218T2314Z-051219T2300Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. ON MONDAY...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ502-190715- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0002.051218T2314Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES THIS EVENING AND WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE EVENING BEFORE DECREASING LATE TONIGHT. ON MONDAY...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-190715- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0004.051219T0200Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES THIS EVENING BEFORE DECREASING IN INTENSITY OVERNIGHT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ042-043-190715- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...BEND... LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF TO SHOWERS THIS EVENING. PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AND SLEET OVERNIGHT WITH FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING OVER DESCHUTES COUNTY LATE TONIGHT. THE CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN WILL OCCUR IN JEFFERSON AND WASCO COUNTIES ON MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ026>029-190715- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.051218T2314Z-051219T2300Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-KITTITAS VALLEY- YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... HEPPNER...PENDLETON...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ505-190715- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.051218T2314Z-051219T2300Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHN DAY 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES. THE SNOW WILL CHANGE OVER TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON MONDAY WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ501-190715- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.051218T2314Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES 314 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. PRECIPITATION MAY CHANGE OVER TO A MIX OF SNOW AND SLEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS46 KPDT 190642 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON TONIGHT AND MONDAY... .ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TWO STATE AREA TONIGHT WITH ANOTHER STRONGER STORM SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE REGION LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERRUN COLD AIR TRAPPED AT THE SURFACE LATER TONIGHT AND THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ICE TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS OF THE AREA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. ORZ506-191445- /O.CON.KPDT.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATES...SENECA 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OCHOCO AND JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS TONIGHT AND MONDAY THAT MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 4500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ042-043-191445- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...BEND... LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND THE PRECIPITATION WILL MIX WITH AND THEN GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVER DESCHUTES COUNTY BY MORNING. THE CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN JEFFERSON AND WASCO COUNTIES ON MONDAY. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND MONDAY BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-191445- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE TONIGHT. ON MONDAY...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON MONDAY. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ502-191445- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT. ON MONDAY...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. SLEET ACCUMULATIONS NEAR HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-191445- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES TONIGHT. BY MONDAY AFTERNOON...THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ026>029-191445- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-KITTITAS VALLEY- YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... HEPPNER...PENDLETON...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ505-191445- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHN DAY 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 2 INCHES BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ON MONDAY WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ501-191445- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES 1042 PM PST SUN DEC 18 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND MONDAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS46 KPDT 191220 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON TODAY... .ANOTHER STRONGER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH A MIXTURE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION TODAY AND TONIGHT. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERRUN COLD AIR TRAPPED AT THE SURFACE LATER TODAY AND CAUSE THE SNOW MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON IN MOST AREAS. THIS WILL RESULT IN ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS OF THE AREA. ORZ506-191915- /O.CON.KPDT.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATES...SENECA 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE OCHOCO AND JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS TODAY WHICH MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY AFTERNOON WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 INCHES. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 4500 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ042-043-191915- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...BEND... LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND WILL MIX WITH AND THEN GRADUALLY CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN OVER DESCHUTES COUNTY THIS MORNING. THE CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN JEFFERSON AND WASCO COUNTIES BY AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-191915- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE TODAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 4 TO 7 INCHES BEFORE CHANGING TO FREEZING RAIN THIS AFTERNOON. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ502-191915- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES TODAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY AFTERNOON WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A HALF AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-191915- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES TODAY. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN BY THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE 2 TO 4 INCHES BEFORE CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS UP TO A HALF INCH ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ049-050-502-503-WAZ030-191915- /O.EXA.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH... WALLOWA...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...UKIAH 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON. SLEET AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ026>029-191915- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-KITTITAS VALLEY- YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... HEPPNER...PENDLETON...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ505-191915- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...JOHN DAY 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR 2 INCHES BY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND CHANGE TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ501-191915- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES 415 AM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY. THE SNOW MAY MIX WITH SLEET THIS AFTERNOON. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BY AFTERNOON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ RSC
000 WWUS46 KPDT 192258 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON TONIGHT... .ANOTHER STRONGER PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A MIXTURE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION. WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERRUN COLD AIR TRAPPED AT THE SURFACE CAUSING A MIX OR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS OF THE AREA. ORZ504-200700- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.IS.W.0001.051219T2258Z-051220T1400Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE ANTICIPATED. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ042-043-200700- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.IS.W.0001.051219T2258Z-051220T1400Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...BEND... LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. THE ONE EXCEPTION IS AREAS SOUTH OF BEND WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING TONIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE ANTICIPATED. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ506-200000- /O.CAN.KPDT.HS.W.0004.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BATES...SENECA 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE GENERALLY WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS THE OCHOCO AND JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS. SPOTTY FREEZING RAIN OR SNOW MAY STILL OCCUR...BUT THE THREAT FOR HEAVY SNOW HAS ENDED. THUS...THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ044-200700- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.051219T2258Z-051220T1400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ029-200700- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.051219T2258Z-051220T1400Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ503-505-WAZ030-200000- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...UKIAH...JOHN DAY 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON. THUS...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ501-200700- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.IS.W.0001.051219T2258Z-051220T1400Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE ANTICIPATED. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ501-200700- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED...WITH SLEET ACCUMULATION UP TO A HALF INCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ026-027-200700- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051219T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-200700- /O.EXT.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ502-200700- /O.EXT.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ050-502-200700- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA... MEACHAM...TOLLGATE 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE WALLOWA VALLEY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION LESS THAN A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ028-200700- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION LESS THAN A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ049-200700- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...LA GRANDE 258 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION LESS THAN A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY NEAR THE BASE OF LADD AND PYLES CANYONS AND THE TOWN OF UNION. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS46 KPDT 200532 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON TONIGHT... .WARM AIR ALOFT WILL OVERRUN COLD AIR TRAPPED AT THE SURFACE CAUSING A MIX OR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET. THIS WILL RESULT IN ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS OF THE AREA. ORZ049-050-502-200645- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH... WALLOWA...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. $$ ORZ042-043-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...BEND... LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT NORTH OF BEND AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 3000 FEET. ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET WILL SEE MAINLY SEE RAIN AS TEMPERATURES REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING OVERNIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE ANTICIPATED. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ501-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... AN ICE STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF NEAR A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF ICE ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ026-027-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ502-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE... BICKLETON 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION OF UP TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ501-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT. ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF A QUARTER INCH TO A HALF INCH ARE EXPECTED...WITH SLEET ACCUMULATION UP TO A HALF INCH. A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS...SO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ044-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ029-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH TONIGHT. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ028-201345- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 932 PM PST MON DEC 19 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PERIODS OF SNOW... SLEET...OR FREEZING RAIN WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS46 KPDT 200930 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER TO CONTINUE ACROSS WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON TODAY... .WARM AIR ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO OVERRUN COLD AIR TRAPPED AT THE SURFACE CAUSING AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN ICE ACCUMULATION ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS OF NORTHERN OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. ORZ042-501-201730- /O.CAN.KPDT.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...HEPPNER... PENDLETON 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE ICE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH THIS MORNING. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ043-504-201030- /O.CAN.KPDT.IS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ CENTRAL OREGON-NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND... CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...ICE STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE ICE STORM WARNING. SIGNIFICANT ICE ACCUMULATION IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WAZ026-027-502-201730- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T2300Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA... GOLDENDALE...APPLETON...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH TODAY. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE DAY. HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-201730- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1800Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH THIS MORNING. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON. HEAVY SNOW AND SLEET ACCUMULATION IS NO LONGER EXPECTED. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ501-201030- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. HEAVY SNOW SLEET AND ICE ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ WAZ028-201730- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T2300Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH TODAY. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE DAY. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ044-201730- /O.EXT.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T2300Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH TODAY. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH THE DAY. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ WAZ029-201730- /O.EXT.KPDT.ZR.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-051220T1800Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 130 AM PST TUE DEC 20 2005 ...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. OCCASIONAL FREEZING RAIN WILL RESULT IN ADDITIONAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS LESS THAN A QUARTER INCH THIS MORNING. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL REMAIN BELOW A QUARTER INCH. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON. A FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FREEZING RAIN OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS. SLOW DOWN AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ RSC
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 18, 3:00 AM PST, 1 hour 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 18, 3:00 AM PST, 1 hour 17 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
300 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE TWO WEEKS OF LOW
CLOUDS...FOG...AND VERY STABLE CONDITIONS ARE COMING TO AN END. THE
STRATUS CLOUDS ARE ERODING ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN. FOG SATELLITE
SHOW THE COLD AND DRY AIR FROM A BACKDOOR FRONT CLEARING OUT THE
COLUMBIA BASIN FROM THE NORTH. EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON AND THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS
ARE PLUMMETING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AT THIS HOUR.
A WARM FRONT IS CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE SW OR COAST. THIS FRONT
WILL TRACK TO THE NE AND WILL SPREAD SNOW ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE OREGON CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON WITH SNOW SPREADING AS FAR EAST
AS PRINEVILLE AND CONDON BY LATE AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL THEN SPREAD
ACROSS THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
SOUTHERN WA CASCADES THIS EVENING. BY EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THESE
AREAS WILL SEE A MIXTURE OF SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN AS
TEMPERATURES ALOFT WARM TO ABOVE FREEZING. WITH THIS IN MIND...WILL
ISSUE A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON
FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON AND A WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR THE JOHN DAY-OCHOCO HIGHLANDS...THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE...AND THE EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES FOR
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
AREA...THE FRONT WILL BEGIN TO SHEAR APART AS IT MOVES EASTWARD
WITH LIGHT SNOW OVER THE REGION BY MONDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
ALOFT WILL WARM AND SNOW WILL CHANGE TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND SLEET
BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. AT THIS TIME...BELIEVE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL
NOT MEET HEAVY SNOW WARNING CRITERIA AND ANY ICE ACCUMULATIONS WILL
BE LIGHT. HOWEVER...DAY SHIFT MAY NEED TO ISSUE STATEMENTS IF THE
SYSTEM MAINTAINS ITS STRENGTH AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA.
BY MONDAY NIGHT...INCREASING WARM AIR ADVECTION AND MOISTURE WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION. CENTRAL OREGON AND AREAS IN
THE JOHN DAY-OCHOCO HIGHLANDS WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING AND WILL SEE
THE WINTERY MIX GRADUALLY CHANGE TO RAIN. ELSEWHERE...THE WINTERY
MIX WILL CONTINUE. SMITH
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...AN UPPER RIDGE AXIS WILL BE
LOCATED EAST OF THE FORECAST AREA WITH A DEEP MOIST AND WARMER
SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE CWA. THIS PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH EMBEDDED WEATHER DISTURBANCES IN THE FLOW MOVING THROUGH
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. EACH OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING A SURGE OF
ADDITIONAL MOISTURE WITH INCREASING TEMPERATURES ALOFT DUE TO WARM
AIR ADVECTION. THIS WILL CAUSE MOST OF THE PRECIP TO CHANGE OVER TO
ALL RAIN BY THE END OF THE WEEK. AT FIRST HOWEVER MOST PLACES WILL
HAVE A WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW ON TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG SURFACE BASED
INVERSIONS THAT ARE CURRENTLY IN PLACE OVER THE FORECAST AREA AND
NOT MUCH WIND WITH THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS THE COLD AIR IN THE
COLUMBIA BASIN AND ADJACENT VALLEYS WILL BE HARD TO MIX OUT. AS SUCH
THERE COULD BE A LENGTHY PERIOD OF ICING ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT. EVEN IF TEMPERATURES RISE A LITTLE ABOVE FREEZING RAIN COULD
STILL FREEZE ON THE GROUND SINCE HAS BEEN SO COLD FOR SO LONG AND
THE GROUND IS FROZEN TO A SIGNIFICANT DEPTH. THIS WILL BE ESPECIALLY
TRUE AT NIGHT. AS PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED HOWEVER MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL RAIN BY THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND WITH MUCH WARMER AIR MOVING IN. THE ONLY PLACES IN QUESTION
ARE THE YAKIMA AND KITTITAS VALLEYS WHICH ARE TYPICALLY THE LAST TO
MIX OUT. 88
&&
.AVIATION...ALL TAF SITES WILL HAVE GOOD VISIBILITY GREATER THAN 6
MILES AND VFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MUCH OF
THE LOW CLOUDS AND PATCHY FREEZING FOG HAS DISSIPATED DURING THE
PAST 24 HOURS DUE TO A SURGE OF DRIER AND COLDER AIR FROM THE
NORTHEAST YESTERDAY (SATURDAY). CEILINGS ARE ABOVE 1000 FEET AGL AT
ALL TAF LOCATIONS AND IN SOME AREAS SUCH AS IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN
CEILINGS ARE BROKEN AND/OR ABOVE 2000 FEET AGL. THE AREA OF LOW
CLOUDS AND FOG IS GRADUALLY INCREASING IN COVERAGE AGAIN THIS
MORNING...BUT THAT WILL BE SHORT LIVED TODAY AS A NEW WEATHER SYSTEM
MOVES INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST. 88
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 19 17 24 23 / 10 20 30 30
ALW 22 16 22 22 / 0 20 30 30
PSC 24 19 26 23 / 0 20 30 30
YKM 24 17 27 23 / 10 20 30 30
HRI 24 17 25 24 / 0 20 30 30
ELN 22 14 26 22 / 10 20 30 30
RDM 26 16 33 26 / 60 70 60 30
LGD 20 14 28 23 / 10 20 30 30
5J0 24 14 32 23 / 20 60 40 30
DLS 27 22 30 29 / 20 60 60 40
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR ORZ041-ORZ504-ORZ506.
AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR
ORZ042-ORZ043-ORZ044-ORZ501.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST
MONDAY FOR ORZ042-ORZ043.
WA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR WAZ024-WAZ0502.
&&
TI:YYY
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
85/88/88Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 17, 5:45 AM PST, 22 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
545 AM PST SAT DEC 17 2005
WAZ024-501-502-026>030-ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-181315-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-JOHN DAY BASIN-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
545 AM PST SAT DEC 17 2005
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FREEZING FOG WILL CONTINUE OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
COLUMBIA DESCHUTES PLATEAU. FOG IS ALSO LIFTING INTO THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE MOUNTAINS. LOCALLY DENSE FOG CAN BE EXPECTED.
AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM PST SUNDAY FOR
MOST OF THE REGION. PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST AIR STAGNATION
ADVISORY PDXNPWPDT WWUS76 KPDT FOR DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
WINTER MIX MONDAY AND TUESDAY
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
CENTRAL CASCADES, EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES,
KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON,
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF
OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES, JOHN DAY
BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
A TRANSITION FROM DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS TO MORE ACTIVE WINTER
WEATHER BEGINS SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL WEAKEN AND GIVE WAY TO
INCREASING PACIFIC MOISTURE. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHERN
OREGON COAST WILL SPREAD MOISTURE ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON SUNDAY
MORNING THEN ACROSS THE SOUTHERN HALF OF OREGON SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ON SUNDAY NIGHT...LIGHT PRECIPITATION WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN AS SNOW ON SUNDAY THEN CHANGE
TO A MIXTURE OF SNOW...FREEZING RAIN...AND SLEET ON MONDAY AND
TUESDAY. ALTHOUGH WARMER AIR WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE REGION THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK...THE COLD AIR TRAPPED IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN
AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL BE SLOW TO MIX OUT.
THUS...POCKETS OF FREEZING RAIN ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS ON
WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED MONDAY AND TUESDAY.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PENDLETON/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
CURRENTHAZARDS.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 4:17 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Sherman and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:14 PM PST | Heavy Snow Warning | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson, Wheeler | 24 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:14 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and 3 more | 34 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Oregon, 2005Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2005Every winter storm warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.