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High Wind Warning 23, NWS Portland, OR

March 14, 2009

NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 14, 2009, 8:49 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 15, 2009, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 12 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
Mar 14, 2009, 8:49 PM PDT (03:49 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 15, 2009, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 15, 2009, 5:00 PM PDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

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 Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Mar 14, 2:20 PM PDT, 6 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 2:20 PM PDT, 6 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 5:12 AM PDT, 15 hours 37 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
512 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009

ORZ005>009-014-PZZ210-WAZ022-023-039-151215-
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
512 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-151215-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
512 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 3500 FEET THIS
AFTERNOON AND DOWN TO AROUND 1500 TO 2000 FEET TONIGHT.
EXPECT SNOW AT TIMES IN THE CASCADES THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SEE
PDXWSWPQR FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SUNDAY PRODUCING UP TO ANOTHER FOOT OF SNOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ003-004-010-012-WAZ020-040-151215-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
512 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE REGION THIS
WEEKEND. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 2000 FEET THIS
EVENING AND DOWN TO AROUND 1000 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
ADVISORY LEVEL AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-151215-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
512 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST SUNDAY PRODUCING STRONG
GUSTY WINDS. WINDS ALONG THE COASTAL HEADLANDS COULD REACH HIGH
WIND WARNING CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE NEEDED TODAY.

PZZ250-255-270-275-151215-
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 PDT SAT MAR 14 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH
WASHINGTON/NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY
PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS. THESE WINDS COULD REACH GALE FORCE
CRITERIA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE NEEDED TODAY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 15, 8:47 AM PDTWind AdvisoryPQR8 hr
Mar 15, 1:56 PM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryPQR6 hr
Mar 15, 2:48 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR39 hr
Mar 15, 2:48 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR66 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2009High Wind Warnings in Washington, 2009Every high wind warning in 2009

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.