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Gale Watch 21, NWS Portland, OR

December 14, 2009

NWS Portland, OR issued this gale watch at Dec 14, 2009, 2:39 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 15, 2009, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 14, 2009, 2:39 PM PST (22:39 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 15, 2009, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 14, 2009, 8:56 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Dec 14, 8:26 AM PST, 6 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 14, 8:26 AM PST, 6 hours 13 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 14, 6:05 AM PST, 8 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
605 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009

ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-151415-
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-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
605 AM PST MON DEC 14 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A VARIETY OF HAZARDOUS
WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ALONG THE OREGON COAST
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GUST TO 60 TO 70 MPH ALONG EXPOSED BEACHES
AND HEADLANDS. HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL IN THE CASCADES WITH A MIX OF
RAIN..FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE GORGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST AGAIN TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. ADDITIONAL FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL MOVE INLAND THROUGH THE
WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIND AND RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 13, 6:26 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR12 hr
Dec 13, 8:32 PM PSTGale WarningPQR35 hr
Dec 14, 2:59 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarPQR4 days
Dec 14, 3:49 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningPQR24 hr
Dec 14, 3:49 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningPQR30 hr
Dec 14, 3:49 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR34 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.