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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Apr 7, 2010, 3:24 PM PDT for 5 counties in Washington; 7 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Apr 7, 2010, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 7, 2010, 3:24 PM PDT (22:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 7, 2010, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Apr 8, 2010, 6:59 PM PDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Gilliam County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:28 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 290 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
- 746 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 184 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
426 WWUS76 KPDT 072224 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 324 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A FAST MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BRINGING VERY WINDY, AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING, CONDITIONS TO A LARGE PART OF THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. INITIALLY, SOUTHERLY PRE-FRONTAL WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS WALLOWA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN CROSSING THE CASCADES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND PROGRESS EAST INTO IDAHO SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY WITH THE FRONT AND REMAIN STRONG FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER PASSING BY. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TOWARD THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND ADJOINING BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS FALLING BELOW CRITERIA LATER THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN MAINLY NORTH OF PASCO AND RICHLAND. WAZ028-080630- /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0004.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 324 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND 5 AM THURSDAY AS THE FRONT NEARS AND THEN BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THEREAFTER. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...EXCEPT NORTH OF RICHLAND AND PASCO WHERE WINDS MAY REACH SPEEDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK WIND TIMES LISTED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ORZ049-050-080630- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T0600Z-100408T2000Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...IMBLER...LA GRANDE... NORTH POWDER...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...TROY...WALLOWA 324 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY THROUGH MID-DAY AND LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE AND WALLOWA VALLEYS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND AFFECTING AREAS FURTHER NORTH ALONG WITH LADD SUMMIT AND NORTH POWDER WHEN THE FRONT CROSSES SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 203 BETWEEN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS, AND STATE HIGHWAY 82 ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. INTERSTATE 84 WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY CROSS WINDS ALONG LADD SUMMIT AFTER THE FRONT CROSSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-501-502-080630- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1000Z-100409T0200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON... TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 324 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS, PARTICULARLY NEAR RYEGRASS SUMMIT AND ROCKY CANYON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST EAST OF ELLENSBURG MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$ ORZ041>043-504-WAZ024-080630- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- CENTRAL OREGON-NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN... MORO...SHANIKO...BEND...BROTHERS...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND...SUNRIVER...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...WHITE SALMON 324 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAYS 97 AND 197 IN ADDITION TO COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGES. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES OVER THE OPEN FARM LANDS OF NORTHERN WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ027-029-080630- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... IONE...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 324 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE- HALF MILE AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON AND YAKIMA VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY, TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
319 WWUS76 KPDT 080543 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1043 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BRINGING VERY WINDY...AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS...TO A LARGE PART OF THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. INITIALLY...SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL WILL INCREASE ACROSS WALLOWA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE AREA. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST PORTIONS OF THE TWO STATE AREA TOMORROW WITH STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLY ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND ADJOINING BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS FALLING BELOW CRITERIA LATER THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST IS LIKELY THAT WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TOMORROW. WAZ028-081400- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0004.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1043 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND 5 AM THURSDAY AS THE FRONT NEARS AND THEN BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THEREAFTER. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO55 MPH...EXCEPT NORTH OF RICHLAND AND PASCO WHERE WINDS MAY REACH SPEEDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE-HALFMILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK WIND TIMES LISTED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ORZ049-050-081400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T0600Z-100408T2000Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...IMBLER...LA GRANDE... NORTH POWDER...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...TROY...WALLOWA 1043 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT LATE THIS EVENING AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY THROUGH MID-DAY AND LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE AND WALLOWA VALLEYS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND AFFECTING AREAS FURTHER NORTH ALONG WITH LADD SUMMIT AND NORTH POWDER WHEN THE FRONT CROSSES SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 203 BETWEEN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS... AND STATE HIGHWAY 82 ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. INTERSTATE 84 WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY CROSS WINDS ALONG LADD SUMMIT AFTER THE FRONT CROSSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$ WAZ026-501-502-081400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1000Z-100409T0200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON... TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 1043 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER THE COLD FRONTPASSES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS... PARTICULARLY NEAR RYEGRASS SUMMIT AND ROCKY CANYON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST EAST OF ELLENSBURG MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041>043-504-WAZ024-081400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- CENTRAL OREGON-NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN... MORO...SHANIKO...BEND...BROTHERS...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND...SUNRIVER...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...WHITE SALMON 1043 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGESTWINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTSUP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAYS 97 AND 197 IN ADDITION TO COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGES. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES OVER THE OPEN FARM LANDS OF NORTHERN WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ027-029-081400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... IONE...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1043 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTSUP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE- HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASINOF OREGON AND YAKIMA VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY... TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
512 WWUS76 KPDT 080614 CCA NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1108 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT BRINGING VERY WINDY...AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS...TO A LARGE PART OF THE REGION THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. INITIALLY...SOUTH WINDS AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL WILL INCREASE ACROSS WALLOWA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY MORNING AND WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE DRAMATICALLY ACROSS THE AREA. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST PORTIONS OF THE TWO STATE AREA TOMORROW WITH STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND ADJOINING BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS FALLING BELOW CRITERIA LATER THURSDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST IS LIKELY THAT WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES TOMORROW. WAZ028-081445- /O.COR.KPDT.HW.W.0004.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1108 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AROUND 5 AM THURSDAY AS THE FRONT NEARS AND THEN BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THEREAFTER. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...EXCEPT NORTH OF RICHLAND AND PASCO WHERE WINDS MAY REACH SPEEDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK WIND TIMES LISTED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ORZ049-050-081445- /O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100408T2000Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...IMBLER...LA GRANDE... NORTH POWDER...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...TROY...WALLOWA 1108 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT TONIGHT AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE DAY THURSDAY THROUGH MID-DAY AND LATE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 9 AM. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE AND WALLOWA VALLEYS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND AFFECTING AREAS FURTHER NORTH ALONG WITH LADD SUMMIT AND NORTH POWDER WHEN THE FRONT CROSSES SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 203 BETWEEN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS... AND STATE HIGHWAY 82 ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. INTERSTATE 84 WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY CROSS WINDS ALONG LADD SUMMIT AFTER THE FRONT CROSSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-501-502-081445- /O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1000Z-100409T0200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON... TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 1108 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER THE COLD FRONT PASSES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 AM AND 5 PM. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS... PARTICULARLY NEAR RYEGRASS SUMMIT AND ROCKY CANYON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST EAST OF ELLENSBURG MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$ ORZ041>043-504-WAZ024-081445- /O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- CENTRAL OREGON-NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN... MORO...SHANIKO...BEND...BROTHERS...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND...SUNRIVER...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...WHITE SALMON 1108 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAYS 97 AND 197 IN ADDITION TO COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGES. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES OVER THE OPEN FARM LANDS OF NORTHERN WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ027-029-081445- /O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... IONE...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1108 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON ...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND YAKIMA VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY... TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$
649 WWUS76 KPDT 081157 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 457 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .A RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING VERY WINDY...AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS...TO A LARGE PART OF THE REGION TODAY. VERY WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN WALLOWA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. WITH AND BEHIND THE FRONT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WITH STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. WAZ028-082000- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0004.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 457 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THEREAFTER. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...EXCEPT NORTH OF RICHLAND AND PASCO WHERE WINDS MAY REACH SPEEDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK WIND TIMES LISTED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-082000- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100408T2000Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...IMBLER...LA GRANDE... NORTH POWDER...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...TROY...WALLOWA 457 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY WINDY THROUGH THE MORNING AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE AND WALLOWA VALLEYS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND AFFECTING AREAS FURTHER NORTH ALONG WITH LADD SUMMIT AND NORTH POWDER WHEN THE FRONT CROSSES SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 203 BETWEEN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS... AND STATE HIGHWAY 82 ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. INTERSTATE 84 WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY CROSS WINDS ALONG LADD SUMMIT AFTER THE FRONT CROSSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$ WAZ026-501-502-082000- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON... TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 457 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS... PARTICULARLY NEAR RYEGRASS SUMMIT AND ROCKY CANYON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST EAST OF ELLENSBURG MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041>043-504-WAZ024-082000- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- CENTRAL OREGON-NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN... MORO...SHANIKO...BEND...BROTHERS...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND...SUNRIVER...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...WHITE SALMON 457 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAYS 97 AND 197 IN ADDITION TO COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGES. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE-HALF MILE AT TIMES OVER THE OPEN FARM LANDS OF NORTHERN WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ027-029-082000- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... IONE...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 457 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND YAKIMA VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY... TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
463 WWUS76 KPDT 081159 CCA NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 458 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY... .A RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING VERY WINDY...AND POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS...TO A LARGE PART OF THE REGION TODAY. VERY WINDY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT IN WALLOWA COUNTY AND THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. WITH AND BEHIND THE FRONT...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE REGION. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE DAY WITH STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING. WAZ028-082015- /O.COR.KPDT.HW.W.0004.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 458 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE AND BECOME STRONGEST BETWEEN 8 AM AND 3 PM. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THEREAFTER. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...EXCEPT NORTH OF RICHLAND AND PASCO WHERE WINDS MAY REACH SPEEDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK WIND TIMES LISTED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-082000- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100408T2000Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...IMBLER...LA GRANDE... NORTH POWDER...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...TROY...WALLOWA 458 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY WINDY THROUGH THE MORNING AND THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR MAINLY ALONG THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE AND WALLOWA VALLEYS BEFORE SHIFTING NORTHWEST AND AFFECTING AREAS FURTHER NORTH ALONG WITH LADD SUMMIT AND NORTH POWDER WHEN THE FRONT CROSSES SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG STATE HIGHWAY 203 BETWEEN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS... AND STATE HIGHWAY 82 ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. INTERSTATE 84 WILL BE MOST AFFECTED BY CROSS WINDS ALONG LADD SUMMIT AFTER THE FRONT CROSSES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-501-502-082015- /O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON... TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 458 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS... PARTICULARLY NEAR RYEGRASS SUMMIT AND ROCKY CANYON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST EAST OF ELLENSBURG MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$ ORZ041>043-504-WAZ024-082015- /O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- CENTRAL OREGON-NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN... MORO...SHANIKO...BEND...BROTHERS...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE... REDMOND...SUNRIVER...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...WHITE SALMON 458 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 2 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAYS 97 AND 197 IN ADDITION TO COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGES. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE OPEN FARM LANDS OF NORTHERN WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ027-029-082015- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.100408T1200Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... IONE...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 458 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 8 AM AND 6 PM. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND YAKIMA VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY... TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$
036 WWUS76 KPDT 081827 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1127 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. ORZ043-081930- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0000Z/ CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...BROTHERS...LA PINE... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...SUNRIVER 1127 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ ORZ049-050-081930- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100408T2000Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...IMBLER...LA GRANDE... NORTH POWDER...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...TROY...WALLOWA 1127 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ028-090230- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1127 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...EXCEPT NORTH OF RICHLAND AND PASCO WHERE WINDS MAY REACH SPEEDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK WIND TIMES LISTED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-501-502-090200- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON... TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 1127 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS... PARTICULARLY NEAR RYEGRASS SUMMIT AND ROCKY CANYON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST EAST OF ELLENSBURG MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$ ORZ041-042-504-WAZ024-090000- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN... MORO...SHANIKO...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...WHITE SALMON 1127 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG CROSS WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG HIGHWAYS 97 AND 197 IN ADDITION TO COLUMBIA RIVER BRIDGES. LOCAL BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES OVER THE OPEN FARM LANDS OF NORTHERN WASCO AND SHERMAN COUNTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ027-029-090230- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... IONE...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1127 AM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND YAKIMA VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY... TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$
423 WWUS76 KPDT 082353 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 453 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY... VERY WINDY AND STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT. ORZ041-042-504-WAZ024-090100- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0000Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN... MORO...SHANIKO...CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY...WHITE SALMON 453 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAD DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ WAZ028-090500- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 453 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...EXCEPT NORTH OF RICHLAND AND PASCO WHERE WINDS MAY REACH SPEEDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY DURING PEAK WIND TIMES LISTED ABOVE. ADDITIONALLY...TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-501-502-090200- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON... TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 453 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE EXPECTED. * IMPACTS: INTERSTATE 90 WILL SEE GUSTY WINDS... PARTICULARLY NEAR RYEGRASS SUMMIT AND ROCKY CANYON. LOCAL BLOWING DUST EAST OF ELLENSBURG MAY ALSO REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ027-029-090500- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... IONE...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 453 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE...THEN DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: PATCHY BLOWING DUST MAY REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE MILE AT TIMES... ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND YAKIMA VALLEY. ADDITIONALLY... TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT... FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ALONG AREA HIGHWAYS DUE TO STRONG CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 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. && $$
679 WWUS76 KPDT 090159 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 659 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 WAZ028-090300- /O.CAN.KPDT.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 659 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAD DECREASED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE BRIEF GUSTS TO 40 MPH...THE THREAT FOR STRONG WINDS HAD DIMINISHED. THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED. $$ ORZ044-501-WAZ027-029-090300- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON... IONE...HEPPNER...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 659 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE BRIEF GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAD DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$ WAZ026-501-502-090300- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100409T0200Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY-EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP...CLE ELUM... CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...NACHES...GOLDENDALE...APPLETON... TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON 659 PM PDT THU APR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE BRIEF GUSTS TO 40 MPH...WINDS ACROSS THE AREA HAD DECREASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Apr 7, 2:30 PM PDT, 54 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 7, 2:30 PM PDT, 54 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
230 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM
WILL MOVE IN TO THE REGION LATE TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL SWING A
SHARP COLD FRONT ACROSS THE AREA ROUGHLY BETWEEN 4 AM AND 9 AM
THURSDAY MORNING. THE MAIN IMPACT FROM THIS SYSTEM WILL BE WINDS.
GRADIENTS AND WINDS ALOFT WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT A NUMBER OF
WIND ADVISORIES ACROSS OUR FORECAST AREA. STRONGEST SUSTAINED WINDS
SHOULD OCCUR OVER NORTHERN BENTON COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON
AND WILL GO WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THAT ZONE. ALSO COULD SEE
FAIRLY STRONG GUSTS WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. THIS SYSTEM
WILL ALSO BRING PRECIP TO MOST LOCATIONS...THOUGH SPEED OF THE
SYSTEM WILL LIMIT PRECIP AMOUNTS. HIGHEST PRECIP AMOUNTS WILL BE
OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN...ALONG WEST FACING SLOPES AND NEAR THE
CASCADE CREST. PRECIP SHOULD BE LIGHTEST IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN
AND YAKIMA VALLEY...THUS COULD SEE SOME BLOWING DUST IN THOSE AREAS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.
THUS SHOULD SEE SOME SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS...ABOUT 2-4 INCHES IN THE
BLUES ABOVE 4500 FT AND 3-6 INCHES ABOVE 3500 FT NEAR THE CASCADE
CREST. THE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE QUICKLY EAST THURSDAY NIGHT
WITH DRIER AIR AND WEAKENING GRADIENTS OVER THE AREA. AS SUCH WINDS
SHOULD DECREASE THURSDAY NIGHT. ALSO SHOULD SEE SOME UPSLOPE INDUCED
SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS THURSDAY NIGHT WITH A FEW LINGERING INTO
FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
DRY CONDITIONS. 90
.LONG TERM...SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...AN APPROACHING
MID/UPPER LEVEL LONG WAVE TROUGH OFFSHORE WILL BACK FLOW ALOFT TO
THE SOUTH SATURDAY ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THUS ALLOWING THE TROUGH
TO TRANSPORT SOME MOISTURE INTO CENTRAL OREGON SATURDAY AFTERNOON
FOR A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THE LONG WAVE TROUGH MOVES INLAND INTO CALIFORNIA WHICH KEEPS A
MOIST SOUTHERLY FLOW ALOFT TRANSPORTING MOISTURE INTO THE FORECAST
AREA FOR A CHANCE OF VALLEY RAIN SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS FROM SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THE LONG WAVE TROUGH THEN MOVES SOUTH INTO CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA RESULTING IN WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT OVER WA/OR
PRODUCING DOWNSLOPING WINDS AND ATTENDANT SUBSIDENCE FOR DECREASING
POPS IMMEDIATELY EAST OF THE CASCADES RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS
SUNDAY NIGHT IN MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT WITH A CHANCE OF
OROGRAPHIC SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL
WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. POLAN
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CENTERED OVER
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN NEVADA CONTINUES TO PUSH EASTWARD.
AS THIS SYSTEM PROGRESSES IT WILL TAKE A NORTHEAST TRACK AND ALLOW
FOR PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE OVER EASTERN OREGON MONDAY. BY MONDAY
NIGHT WESTERN OREGON SHOULD BE UNDER SOUTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE
NEXT SYSTEM...WHILE PORTIONS OF EASTERN OREGON REMAIN UNDER ZONAL
FLOW. FOR THIS HAVE KEPT A CHANCE FOR POPS OVER CENTRAL OREGON AND
THE JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS...AND A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR POPS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEAST OREGON. EXPECT MOIST CONDITIONS TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY AS MODELS INDICATE SHOWER ACTIVITY TO BE SCATTERED ACROSS
THE ENTIRE CWA WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM. THIS LOOKS TO BE A SLOW MOVING
SYSTEM AND MAY PROVIDE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS OVER THE PASSES.
TEMPERATURES LOOKS TO BE SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR
AS WE CONTINUE TO HAVE MULTIPLE DISTURBANCES PUSH ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. WEBER
&&
.PREVIOUS AVIATION DISCUSSION...18Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS AT ALL TAF SITES..EXCEPT AT KRDM FROM
08/09Z TO 08/13Z WHEN MVFR WILL OCCUR DUE TO LOWERED CLOUD CEILINGS
ASSOCIATED WITH RAIN. HOWEVER...ALONG THE AIR ROUTE FROM KPDT TO
KBOI OVER THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...MVFR/IFR WILL BEGIN AROUND 08/08Z AND
THEN WORSEN TO IFR/VLIFR FROM 08/09Z THROUGH 08/15Z THURSDAY
MORNING DUE TO LOW CEILINGS AND RESTRICTED VSBY DUE TO RAIN. SCT-BKN
ALTOCUMULUS AND CIRRUS CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY FOLLOWED BY
INCREASING CLOUDINESS AND LOWERING CLOUD BASES TONIGHT AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.
RAIN WILL SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING AROUND 08/09Z AT
KYKM...KDLS AND KRDM. RAIN WILL BEGIN AT KPDT...KALW AND KPSC BY
08/08Z. STRATIFORM RAIN AT TAF SITES WILL END RATHER ABRUPTLY AS A
RAPIDLY MOVING COLD FRONT SWEEPS EASTWARD BETWEEN 08/12Z TO 08/15Z
THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN 15 KNOTS TODAY.
THIS EVENING SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE IN THE
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS CAUSING INCREASING WINDS OF 10-15
KTS FROM THE SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS AT KPDT AND KALW.
WINDS WILL VEER FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH AND THEN TO THE
SOUTHWEST OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. WITHIN AN HOUR OR TWO
EITHER SIDE OF DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING WINDS WILL SHIFT ABRUPTLY
TO THE WEST AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL
THEN INCREASE SHARPLY THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THURSDAY MORNING
FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT DUE TO STRONG PRESSURE INCREASES
OF 9-12 MB AFTER DAYBREAK RESULTING IN SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS
INCREASING TO 20-25 KTS WITH GUSTS OF 30-35 KTS AT ALL TAF SITES
FROM 08/15Z TO 08/18Z THURSDAY MORNING. LLWS MAY BE POSSIBLE FROM
DAYBREAK TO MIDDAY THURSDAY ASSOCIATED WITH A 90 KT JET STREAK
AROUND 30000 FT MOVING OVER ALL TAF SITES...BUT I AM NOT CONFIDENT
ENOUGH TO INCLUDE IN THE 18Z TAFS AT THIS TIME. POLAN
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 43 51 32 53 / 40 60 10 10
ALW 45 52 34 53 / 40 60 10 10
PSC 45 58 32 60 / 40 50 10 10
YKM 39 55 26 53 / 60 30 10 10
HRI 44 56 31 58 / 40 50 10 10
ELN 38 49 30 49 / 60 40 10 10
RDM 36 47 16 50 / 40 50 10 10
LGD 39 47 25 48 / 30 60 20 10
GCD 37 47 24 49 / 30 60 20 0
DLS 44 51 34 55 / 60 60 20 10
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT THURSDAY
ORZ049-050.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY ORZ041>043-504.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY ORZ044-501.
WA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 7 PM PDT THURSDAY WAZ026-501-502.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY WAZ024.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY WAZ027-029.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT THURSDAY WAZ028.
&&
THREAT INDEX
THURSDAY : YELLOW
FRIDAY : GREEN
SATURDAY : GREEN
GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES.
YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
90/99/99Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 7, 5:40 AM PDT, 9 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
540 AM PDT WED APR 7 2010
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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 OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
540 AM PDT WED APR 7 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
STRONG WIND TONIGHT
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION TODAY FOR DRY AND
WARM CONDITIONS. SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE LATER
THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. WINDS MAY
BECOME VERY WINDY IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY NEAR THE LADD
AND PYLES CANYONS AND IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS SOUTH
OF PENDLETON. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED ABOUT THE
UPCOMING COLD FRONT...PLEASE REFER TO PDXSPSPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
STRONG WIND THURSDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, 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 OF WASHINGTON, 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
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION ON THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT...THOUGH THE CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION WILL DECREASE BEHIND THE
FRONT SO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED. WESTERLY WINDS WITH
AND BEHIND THE FRONT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS
BEEN ISSUED ABOUT THIS SYSTEM...PLEASE REFER TO PDXSPSPDT FOR MORE
DETAILS.
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE ON FRIDAY UNDER A WESTERLY FLOW.
ANOTHER BREAK IN THE WET PATTERN IS EXPECTED SATURDAY BEFORE ANOTHER
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE AFFECTS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR WINDS.
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.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 3:24 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | PDT | Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Walla Walla | 28 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.