High Wind Warning 5, NWS Portland, OR

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WWUS76 KPQR 311755
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
955 AM PST MON OCT 31 2005

ORZ002-311900-
/X.EXP.KPQR.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-051031T1800Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE
955 AM PST MON OCT 31 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING.

WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH
AT EXPOSED AREAS ALONG THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND WILL TURN TO
SOUTHWEST AND DECREASE EVEN MORE TO 10 TO 20 MPH BY AROUND NOON
TODAY. THE THREAT OF DAMAGING WINDS HAS EASED...AND THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

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WWUS76 KPQR 181224
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
424 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005

ORZ008-181330-
/O.CAN.KPQR.AS.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-051218T1800Z/
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY
424 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE AIR
STAGNATION ADVISORY. 

$$

ORZ006-WAZ039-040-182030-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0005.051218T1500Z-051219T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0009.051218T1800Z-051219T0200Z/
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...
ARIEL...COUGAR
424 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA
AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

LOCALLY STRONG EASTERLY WIND OF 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS A WEATHER SYSTEM APPROACHES THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. IN
THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...THE REGION MOST SUSCEPTIBLE
TO STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL BE EAST OF INTERSTATE 5...AND NORTH OF
THE COLUMBIA RIVER.

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
230 AM PST MON OCT 31 2005

.SYNOPSIS...TRICK OR TREAT...YOU DECIDE. MOTHER NATURE WILL SEND A
PARADE OF FRONTS ACROSS THE REGION THIS WEEK...WITH RAIN AND EVEN
MOUNTAIN SNOW.
&&

.SHORT TERM...WARM FRONT HAS MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. NOW
WE AWAIT FOR A STRONG COLD FRONT TO PUSH TO THE COAST THIS
MORNING...AND INLAND DURING THE DAY. CURRENT HIGH WIND WARNING ON THE
SOUTH WASHINGTON/NORTH OREGON COAST WILL CONTINUE UNTIL 6 AM...AT
WHICH TIME THE COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING JUST ONSHORE. THE COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE INLAND OVER THE NORTH...THEN SLOWLY PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE
REGION DURING THE DAY. PRECIPITATION SHOULD GENERALLY END OVER THE
NORTH AREAS...BUT CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN ZONES AS THE FRONT STALLS.

RATHER HIGH PRECIPITABLE WATER IN THE ATMOSPHERE...SO RAINFALL OF 1
TO 2 INCHES OVER THE COAST RANGE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION THIS
MORNING. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE ON THE FRONT NEAR LAT 38N LON 140W WILL
LIFT THE FRONT BACK TO THE NORTH TONIGHT...WITH RAIN INCREASING
LATER THIS EVENING. AGAIN...HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE COAST RANGE
AND CASCADES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

THE COLD FRONT AND PARENT UPPER TROUGH ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE FORECAST AREA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BACK TO
PASS ELEVATIONS ON WEDNESDAY AND MAY HAVE ENHANCED PRECIPITATION IN
THE CASCADES DUE OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS TO PRODUCE ENOUGH SNOW
ACCUMULATION FOR A SNOW ADVISORY. WILL LET NEXT SHIFT LOOK AT THAT
POSSIBILITY MORE CLOSELY.  ROCKEY.

.LONG TERM...LITTLE CHANGE MADE TO THE LONG TERM GRIDS. SNOW LEVELS
REMAIN RATHER LOW...CLOSE TO PASS ELEVATIONS. ANOTHER FAIRLY STRONG
FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED ABOUT THURSDAY. OTHERWISE SEVERAL SHORT
WAVES MOVE THROUGH AND MAINTAIN SHOWERS AT TIMES WITH SNOW IN THE
CASCADES THROUGH MUCH OF THE PERIOD. TOLLESON
&&

.MARINE...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW GALE EARLY THIS MORNING
AS THE WARM FRONT ALONG THE COAST SHIFTS INLAND.
&&

.AVIATION...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DETERIORATE TO TO
PREDOMINANTLY MVFR RANGE TODAY AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES IN. SOME
AREAS OF IFR CAN BE EXPECTED MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. CURRENT TAFS
REFLECT EXPECTED CONDITIONS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT POPS
AST +++97   PDX +++97   SLE +9+97   EUG +9+97
&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
OR/WA...HIGH WIND WARNING SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND NORTH OREGON
         COAST UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING.
        GALE WARNING CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE UNTIL 10 AM.
        SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR THROUGH
        THIS AFTERNOON.
&&

MORE WEATHER INFORMATION ONLINE AT...
Http://weather.gov/portland

THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM
THE CASCADE CREST TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE AREA IS COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE FORECAST AREA.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
510 AM PST MON OCT 31 2005

PZZ250-255-270-275-011315-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
510 AM PST MON OCT 31 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WINDS THIS MORNING...OTHERWISE WINDS REMAIN BELOW GALE
FORCE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE AGAIN LATE WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ORZ001>013-PZZ210-WAZ019>023-039-040-011315-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
510 AM PST MON OCT 31 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON...NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...