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Gale Warning 49, NWS Portland, OR

November 22, 2010

NWS Portland, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 22, 2010, 8:49 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 22, 2010, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 18 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
Nov 22, 2010, 8:49 AM PST (16:49 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 22, 2010, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 23, 2010, 4:00 AM PST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale 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 gale warning went out at Nov 22, 3:07 AM PST, 5 hours 42 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 22, 3:07 AM PST, 5 hours 42 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 22, 5:55 AM PST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
555 AM PST MON NOV 22 2010

ORZ001-002-007-008-WAZ021-231500-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
555 AM PST MON NOV 22 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD SYSTEM FROM BRITISH COLUMBIA WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING WHEN SNOW LEVELS FALL TO SEA LEVEL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING COLD TEMPERATURES TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH LOW TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING AT THE COAST...
AND IN THE 20S AND LOCALLY UPPER TEENS INLAND VALLEYS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW ARE ENCOURAGED TODAY.

ORZ003>006-010>014-WAZ019-020-022-039-040-231500-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-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-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
555 AM PST MON NOV 22 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS
EVENING AS ANOTHER COLD SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH OUT OF BRITISH
COLUMBIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING COLD TEMPERATURES TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH VALLEY LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S AND LOCALLY
UPPER TEENS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW ARE ENCOURAGED TODAY.

ORZ009-WAZ023-231500-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
555 AM PST MON NOV 22 2010

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING
AS ANOTHER COLD SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH OUT OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR WILL BRING COLD TEMPERATURES TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15 AND 25 DEGREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS OF SNOW ARE ENCOURAGED TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 22, 4:42 AM PST, 4 hours 7 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 21, 8:31 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarPQR11 hr
Nov 22, 2:41 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarPQR41 hr
Nov 22, 10:08 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningPQR18 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Oregon, 2010Every gale warning in 2010

Sources

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