Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Watches in 2009
Gale Watch 21, NWS Portland, OR
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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</html>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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 6:26 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Dec 13, 8:32 PM PST | Gale Warning | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Dec 14, 2:59 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | PQR | 4 days | |
| Dec 14, 3:49 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 24 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:49 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 30 hr | |
| Dec 14, 3:49 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 34 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.