Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this high wind warning at Jan 3, 2008, 2:46 PM PST for 11 counties in Oregon; Columbia County, Walla Walla County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 3, 2008, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 31 hr. 36 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
- Jan 3, 2008, 2:46 PM PST (22:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2008, 3:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2008, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 31 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Crook County, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Grant County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:47 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 5:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 85 | 3 Se Enterprise, OR | ESPOTTER REPORT OF EAST WIND GUST 80 MPH AT 445 PM PST. SPOTTER CALLED BACK TO UPDATE WITH 85 MPH AT 5 PM. |
| Jan 3, 5:20 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 4 E Joseph, OR | ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH WITH SOME DRIFTING AND BLOWING SNOW. |
| Jan 3, 5:26 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 3 S Joseph, OR | ESTIMATED SUSTAINED WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS. |
| Jan 3, 6:25 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 5 Ssw Enterprise, OR | ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 70 MPH...SUSTAINED 40 TO 50 MPH. RAIN AND SNOW BLOWING SIDEWAYS. |
| Jan 4, 6:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 68 | 5 Sse Fox, OR | SUSTAINED WIND 35-40 MPH WITH A GUST TO 68 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 6:50 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 9 W Richmond, OR | POWER WENT OUT AT 650 AM PST. ESTIMATED GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 7:10 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | John Day, OR | GUST TO 70 MPH AT 710 AM PST. |
| Jan 4, 8:14 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Mitchell, OR | RAWS STATION REPORTED MAXIMUM GUST OF 66 MPH AT 814 AM PST. GUSTS OVER 58 MPH WERE REPORTED BETWEEN 714 AM AND 1014 AM PST. |
| Jan 4, 8:15 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | N Ukiah, OR | POWER OUTAGE AT UKIAH SINCE ABOUT 7 AM. ESTIMATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH. POWER NOT YET RESTORED AT 815 AM. |
| Jan 4, 8:20 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Walla Walla, WA | FENCE BLOWN DOWN. |
| Jan 4, 8:25 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | 4 Se Imbler, OR | PEAK GUST OF 61 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 8:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pendleton, OR | ODOT REPORTED 2 TRUCKS AND ONE RV BLOWN OVER ON CABBAGE HILL NEAR THE VIEWPOINT. I-84 CLOSED FROM ECHO TO LAGRANDE DUE TO WIND AND BLOWING DUST NEAR PENDLETON. |
| Jan 4, 9:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 67 | Joseph, OR | MESONET GUST OF 67 MPH AT 721 AM AND A GUST TO 60 MPH AT 831 AM. |
| Jan 4, 9:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Ssw John Day, OR | POWER OUTAGE AT JOHN DAY FROM 740 TO 830 AM. ESTIMATED GUSTS TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. CURRENTLY GUSTING TO 30 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 9:10 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Milton-Freewater, OR | HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE BLOWN OVER ON HIGHWAY 11. GRAIN ELEVATOR COLLAPSED IN ADAMS. |
| Jan 4, 9:15 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 61 | La Grande, OR | SUSTAINED WIND 43 MPH AND GUSTS TO 61 MPH AT 855 AM AND SUSTAINED 49 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT 915 AM. |
| Jan 4, 9:15 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 66 | Mitchell, OR | MESONET OB REPORTED SUSTAINED 45 MPH GUST TO 64 MPH AT 814 AM AND SUSTAINED 36 MPH GUST TO 66 MPH AT 914 AM. |
| Jan 4, 9:15 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 73 | Helix, OR | GUST TO 73 MPH AT 821 AM WITH GUSTS GREATER THAN 60 MPH SINCE 730 AM |
| Jan 4, 9:19 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 80 | 9 W Tollgate, OR | MESONET STATION CPC05 PEAK GUST OF 80 MPH AT 919 AM PST. |
| Jan 4, 9:25 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | 15 W Heppner, OR | HAM RADIO OPERATOR MOR 511-H ESTIMATES GUST TO 70 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 9:30 AM PST | HIGH SUST WINDS 45 | 2 Ese Post, OR | ESTIMATED SUSTAINED WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH BETWEEN 830 AM AND 930 AM. |
| Jan 4, 10:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 78 | Walla Walla, WA | PEAK GUST 78 MPH AT WALLA WALLA AIRPORT AT 10 AM. |
| Jan 4, 10:10 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 83 | 3 Se Enterprise, OR | PEAK WIND GUST OF 83 MPH OCCURRED AT 1010 AM. SUSTAINED WINDS SOUTH AT 40 TO 60 MPH. POWER OUTAGE FOR ONE HOUR...ALSO REPORTS OF TREES DOWN ONTO POWER LINES. PHONE COMMS DOWN BETWEEN JOSEPH AND IMNAHA. HIGHWAY 350 CLOSED AT SHEEP CREEK HILL DUE TO DRIFTING SNO |
| Jan 4, 10:15 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 70 | John Day, OR | AIRPORT EMPLOYEE REPORTED OVER THE PHONE OF A KGCD GUST TO 70 MPH AT 1015 AM PST. |
| Jan 4, 10:17 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 N Walla Walla, WA | TREES DOWN WITH 12 INCH DIAMETER TRUNKS. ESTIMATED GUSTS TO 70 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 10:20 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S John Day, OR | TREES BLOWN DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF JOHN DAY. |
| Jan 4, 10:43 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Pilot Rock, OR | GUST OF 58 MPH AT 1043 AM PST. |
| Jan 4, 10:43 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 5 W College Place, WA | LISTENING TO SCANNER...A TREE HAS FALLEN ON A CAR AND ON RESERVOIR ROAD MULTIPLE FALLING TREES HAVE BLOCKED THE ROAD. POWER LINES DOWN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. |
| Jan 4, 10:55 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | La Grande, OR | TREES AND PHONE LINES DOWN ON NE SIDE OF LA GRANDE. PINE TREES 30-40 FEET TALL UPROOTED. |
| Jan 4, 11:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 71 | John Day, OR | JOHN DAY AIRPORT REPORTED A GUST OF 71 MPH AT 11 AM PST. REPORT WAS GIVEN TO THE NWS OVER THE PHONE BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION OUTAGE AT THE TIME OF EVENT. |
| Jan 4, 11:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Nnw Paulina, OR | GUSTS ESTIMATED TO 60 MPH BETWEEN 1030 AND 1130 AM PST. |
| Jan 4, 12:08 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 69 | 4 S Pendleton, OR | 2 TREES DOWN |
| Jan 4, 3:15 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 50 | 2 Sw Walla Walla, WA | PEAK WIND GUST 50 MPH MEASURED AT 0950 AM AT COLLEGE PLACE...FOLLOWED BY POWER OUTAGE AND NUMEROUS TREES DOWNED. SEVERAL TREES HAVE FALLEN ONTO HOMES. |
| Jan 4, 5:15 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 8 Se Pilot Rock, OR | TREES DOWN AND ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 5:20 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | N Ukiah, OR | BRANCHES AND TREES DOWN ESTIMATED WIND SPEEDS OF 40 MPH. |
| Jan 4, 5:40 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Se Lehman Hot Springs, OR | TREES DOWN ESTIMATED 50 MPH WINDS. |
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, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 1029 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 208 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 399 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KPDT 032246 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 246 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .A VERY STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. WINDS IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL SEE STRONG WINDS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ORZ049-040615- /O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-080104T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0001.080104T1200Z-080105T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0002.080103T2300Z-080105T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ELGIN...UNION 246 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE HIGH WIND WARNING REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THIS EVENING AND THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY. WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER MOST OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ043-040615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 246 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-040615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 246 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ050-501-505-506-WAZ029-040615- /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.A.0002.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA... HEPPNER...PENDLETON...JOHN DAY...MONUMENT...DAYVILLE... LONG CREEK...MITCHELL...SENECA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 246 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...THE JOHN DAY BASIN AND OCHOCO HIGHLANDS...AND THE WALLOWA VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KPDT 040205 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 605 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .A VERY STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. WINDS IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT AND WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL SEE STRONG WINDS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ORZ050-040700- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0002.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 605 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE INCREASED SIGNIFICANTLY THIS EVENING IN THE WALLOWA VALLEY AND SPOTTERS IN AND AROUND JOSEPH HAVE REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 65 MPH. VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS BEFORE DECREASING FOR MOST OF THE NIGHT...BUT WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN STRONG. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ049-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ELGIN...UNION 605 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE SLIGHTLY OVERNIGHT... WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER MOST OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ043-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 605 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 605 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ501-505-506-WAZ029-040700- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.A.0002.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...JOHN DAY... MONUMENT...DAYVILLE...LONG CREEK...MITCHELL...SENECA...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 605 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...THE JOHN DAY BASIN AND OCHOCO HIGHLANDS... AND THE WALLOWA VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS76 KPDT 040712 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1112 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... .A VERY STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST ON FRIDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. WINDS IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY OVERNIGHT AND WILL REMAIN VERY STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL SEE STRONG WINDS FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. ORZ049-041600- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ELGIN...UNION 1112 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. WINDS IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY HAVE DIMINISHED TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH LATE THIS EVENING. AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS INCREASE OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER MOST OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ050-041600- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 1112 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. WINDS IN THE WALLOWA VALLEY HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING BUT PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FURTHER LATER TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BY FRIDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ043-041600- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 1112 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-041600- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 1112 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. SOUTH WINDS SUSTAINED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ501-505-506-WAZ029-041600- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.A.0002.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...JOHN DAY... MONUMENT...DAYVILLE...LONG CREEK...MITCHELL...SENECA...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1112 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM PST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY FRIDAY MORNING ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND THE JOHN DAY BASIN AND OCHOCO HIGHLANDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS76 KPDT 041145 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY... .A PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE COAST TODAY. THE JET STREAM WITH VERY HIGH WINDS WILL PASS OVER THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. ORZ501-506-WAZ029-042315- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0002.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.HW.W.0002.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...LONG CREEK... MITCHELL...SENECA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ502-503-WAZ030-042315- /O.EXB.KPDT.HW.W.0002.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...UKIAH 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ049-042315- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ELGIN...UNION 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TODAY REACHING 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 70 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ050-042315- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THE WALLOWA VALLEY ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN TODAY AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OREGON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH BY THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ505-042315- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0002.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHN DAY...MONUMENT...DAYVILLE 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE INTO THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ042-042315- /O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH EXPECTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ043-042315- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH EXPECTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-042315- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.080104T1600Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 345 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH EXPECTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH INTO THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS76 KPDT 041840 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1040 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...STRONG WINDS ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TODAY... .A JET STREAM WITH VERY HIGH WINDS IS PASSING OVER THE AREA TODAY RESULTING IN STRONG WINDS AT THE SURFACE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. ORZ505-050445- /O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JOHN DAY...MONUMENT...DAYVILLE 1040 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. TREES AND POWER LINES ARE REPORTED DOWN ALONG HIGHWAY 395 SOUTH OF JOHN DAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ501>503-506-WAZ029-030-050445- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...MEACHAM... TOLLGATE...UKIAH...LONG CREEK...MITCHELL...SENECA...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1040 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE SUBSIDING. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS SUSTAINED AT 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 80 MPH. THE HIGHEST GUSTS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN THE WALLA WALLA AREA WHERE MANY TREES HAVE ALREADY BEEN BLOWN DOWN. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ049-050445- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ELGIN...UNION 1040 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TODAY REACHING 35 TO 45 WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 70 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE VALLEY. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ050-050445- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 1040 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THE WALLOWA VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS STRONG WINDS ALOFT MOVE INTO NORTHEAST OREGON. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ042-050445- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO 1040 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ043-050445- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 1040 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$ ORZ504-050445- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 1040 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTH WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 46 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS76 KPDT 050411 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 811 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WILL BE ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS WHERE LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. ORZ049-050-502-503-505-506-WAZ030-050515- /O.CAN.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA GRANDE...ELGIN...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...UKIAH... JOHN DAY...MONUMENT...DAYVILLE...LONG CREEK...MITCHELL...SENECA 811 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT IN SOME AREAS IN CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON. THESE WINDS DO NOT MEET WARNING THRESHOLDS...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ ORZ042-043-504-050515- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON- NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...BEND... LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY 811 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS WILL DECREASE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON TONIGHT...ALTHOUGH LOCAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ ORZ501-WAZ029-050600- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 811 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH WINDS HAVE DECREASED ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THIS EVENING...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN SOME AREAS THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. $$
000 WWUS76 KPDT 050558 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 958 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ORZ501-WAZ029-050700- /O.EXP.KPDT.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0600Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 958 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... WINDS THIS EVENING HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS SUCH THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED UNTIL 2 AM PST AND THEN DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Jan 3, 2:40 PM PST, 6 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 3, 2:40 PM PST, 6 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
240 PM PST THU JAN 3 2008
CORRECTED HEADLINE SECTION AT BOTTOM
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFF
THE EASTERN PACIFIC AND THE PACIFIC NW HAS SEVERAL EMBEDDED LOWS
ASSOCIATED WITH IT THAT WILL BRING PRECIPITATION AND WINDS ACROSS
THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE SHORT TERM. CURRENTLY...A 977MB
SURFACE LOW JUST WEST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND WILL MOVE E-NE AND A
PACIFIC FRONT WILL BRING PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA THIS
EVENING. SURFACE GRADIENTS ARE VERY TIGHT DUE TO THIS APPROACHING
FRONT AND A SURFACE HIGH OVER THE LOWER TREASURE VALLEY. WINDS HAVE
INCREASED OVER MOST OF EASTERN OREGON AND SE WASHINGTON...AND
SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE WARMED TEMPERATURES SIGNIFICANTLY OVER MOST OF
THE AREA. THIS HAS MADE FOR A CHALLENGING TEMPERATURE FORECAST...AS
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE NEAR OR EVEN A LITTLE WARMER COMPARED
TO THE CURRENT TEMPERATURES FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...THE BLUE
MTN FOOTHILLS...AND SOME OF THE VALLEYS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN
OREGON. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE BLUE MTN
FOOTHILLS AND THE WALLOWA VALLEY...JUST SHY OF WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA. STRONG WINDS WILL RETURN TO THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY...SO
WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING BEGINNING AT 3 PM THROUGH 10 PM
FRIDAY EVENING.
COLD AIR REMAINS TRAPPED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WA
CASCADES AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY...SO PRECIPITATION TONIGHT WILL
INITIALLY START AS SNOW AND CHANGE TO RAIN AT ELEVATIONS BELOW 2000
FEET ON FRIDAY. WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY SNOW ADVISORIES FOR
FRIDAY...ALTHOUGH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS COULD BE NEAR 4-5 INCHES ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON CASCADES.
WINDS WILL MEET ADVISORY CRITERIA OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN OREGON
AND SE WASHINGTON ON FRIDAY...AND THERE IS A GOOD POTENTIAL FOR
DAMAGING WINDS IN THE WALLOWA VALLEY...THE BLUE MOUNTAIN
FOOTHILLS...THE JOHN DAY BASIN AND HIGHLANDS. WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THESE AREAS. BLOWING SNOW WILL BE LESS OF A CONCERN ON
FRIDAY...AS SNOW LEVELS INCREASE TO AROUND 5000 FEET AND SNOW WILL
PACK DOWN AS PRECIPITATION CHANGES OVER TO RAIN OR WET SNOW.
THE 959MB SURFACE LOW RESPONSIBLE FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WILL MOVE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA FOLLOWED BY
A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT SATURDAY FOR CONTINUED SHOWERS AND
BREEZY/WINDY CONDITIONS. 85
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AS LOW AS 500
FEET MSL SATURDAY NIGHT AND WILL NOT RISE MUCH SUNDAY. A QUICK
MOVING UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE FROM SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE MAY BRING A BRIEF
PERIOD OF HEAVY SNOW...BUT AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH
ADVISORY LEVELS. 80
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...THE EXTENDED FORECAST
PERIOD WILL REMAIN ACTIVE WITH SEVERAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND
FRONTS MOVING ACROSS THE REGION. WILL INDICATE MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW EACH DAY. AT THIS POINT THURSDAY WILL BE THE
DAY WITH THE LOWEST PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION AS HIGH PRESSURE IS
STARTING TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE CLOSE TO
NORMAL THROUGH THE PERIOD. 94
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FRONT
MOVING THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL KEEP CEILINGS AT 040-080 WITH
SCATTERED SHOWERS. A BREAK OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT WITH CEILINGS
RISING A BIT. NEXT STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER CHANCE OF RAIN ON FRIDAY
WITH LOWERING CEILINGS. LOWEST CEILINGS AND BEST CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION WILL BE AT YKM DLS. AS FOR WIND...SHOULD SEE
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS STRONG LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION ON FRIDAY. STRONG GUSTY WINDS
LIKELY AT RDM PDT ALW PSC ON FRIDAY. 94
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 41 57 39 46 / 30 50 30 30
ALW 40 59 41 48 / 30 50 30 30
PSC 36 50 38 46 / 40 60 30 20
YKM 34 40 34 40 / 60 60 50 30
HRI 36 53 39 47 / 40 60 30 20
ELN 32 36 31 36 / 60 60 60 30
RDM 38 47 35 39 / 50 70 60 40
LGD 38 44 36 38 / 40 60 50 40
GCD 35 45 34 37 / 40 70 60 40
DLS 35 43 38 45 / 60 60 50 30
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
ORZ050-501-505-506.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY FOR ORZ049.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 8 AM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH 10 PM PST FRIDAY
EVENING FOR ORZ043-504.
WA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING FOR
WAZ029.
&&
TI:RGG
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
85/94/94Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 3, 10:14 AM PST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1014 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008
UPDATED TO REMOVE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-WAZ024-026>030-501-502-041415-
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-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
1014 AM PST THU JAN 3 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...
STRONG WIND
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY
IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE
CAUSING STRONG SURFACE WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR LADD AND PYLES
CANYONS. THESE WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING. WIND SPEEDS
OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR LADD AND
PYLES CANYONS...WITH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 45 MPH
ELSEWHERE IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. A WIND ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT TODAY AND THIS EVENING UNTIL 10 PM. PLEASE REFER TO NWS
PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...
STRONG WIND FRIDAY
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY
ANOTHER STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING CAUSING TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND STRONG
WINDS AGAIN IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY FROM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING
UNTIL LATE FRIDAY EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40 TO
50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE
SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY NEAR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS. PLEASE
REFER TO NWS PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
FREQUENT WEATHER SYSTEMS IN AN OVERALL WEST TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT
WILL KEEP UNSETTLED SHOWERY CONDITIONS OVER THE REGION THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
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/PDT/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 9:01 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Gilliam, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Wasco | 13 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:46 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Union and 3 more | 13 hr |
| Jan 3, 2:46 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Wasco, Wheeler | 29 hr |
Nearby
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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.