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Storm Warning 3, NWS Portland, OR

December 19, 2008

NWS Portland, OR issued this storm warning at Dec 19, 2008, 8:34 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 19, 2008, 8:34 PM PST (04:34 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 20, 2008, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 21, 2008, 2:00 AM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this storm warning went out at Dec 19, 8:30 PM PST, 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 8:30 PM PST, 4 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 5:12 AM PST, 15 hours 22 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
512 AM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

ORZ001-003>013-WAZ020>023-039-201430-
NORTH 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-
WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
512 AM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON EXCLUDING THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND
FOOTHILLS...THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY...AND THE CENTRAL OREGON
COAST.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
AND THROUGH THIS EVENING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SEE PDXWSWPQR FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY FOR SNOW CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND EVENTUALLY
TO RAIN. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND GUSTS
TO 65 MPH IN THE GORGE...50 MPH IN THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER
AREAS...AND 45 MPH OVER THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AT THE COAST. SEE PDXWSWPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ014-WAZ019-040-201430-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
512 AM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY OF
NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY FOR SNOW...WITH AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN SUNDAY.
STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH
OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SEE PDXWSWPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ002-201430-
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
512 AM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

PZZ250-255-270-275-201430-
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-
512 AM PST FRI DEC 19 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. SEE
PDXCWFPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 19, 8:34 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarPQR3 days
Dec 19, 9:32 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR6 hr
Dec 20, 3:47 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningPQR24 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.