Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this high wind warning at Feb 27, 2011, 3:53 AM PST for 5 counties in Washington; 4 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 3:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr. 17 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2011, 3:53 AM PST (11:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 3:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 28, 2011, 3:00 PM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Gilliam County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Benton County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 65 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:54 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:30 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Nw West Richland, WA | 41G58 HANFORD MESONET |
| Feb 27, 3:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 62 | 15 W Basin City, WA | 46G62 HANFORD MESONET |
| Feb 27, 10:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 14 Nnw West Richland, WA | 33G59 HANFORD MESONET |
| Feb 28, 4:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 15 W Basin City, WA | G63 MPH AT GABLE MTN. HANFORD MESONET |
| Feb 28, 5:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 14 Nnw West Richland, WA | G58 AT HANFORD ARMY LOOP MESONET SITE. |
| Feb 28, 9:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Trout Lake, WA | ABOUT 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 3 HOURS. MODERATE SNOW AT THE TIME OF OBSERVATION. |
| Feb 28, 10:31 AM PST | HEAVY SLEET 6 | 1 Ssw Snowden, WA | SPOTTER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. |
| Feb 28, 10:31 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 1 Ssw Snowden, WA | SPOTTER MEASURED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. |
| Feb 28, 10:39 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | E Helix, OR | SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 32 MPH GUSTS AT 58 MPH |
| Feb 28, 10:53 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Walla Walla, WA | SOUTHWEST WIND 43 MPH GUST AT 58 MPH. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 5 Wnw Ruggs, OR | AT APPROXIMATLY 11 AM 59 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED BY WEATHER SPOTTER. |
| Feb 28, 11:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | N Ione, OR | |
| Feb 28, 11:45 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | 5 Se Cliffdell, WA | 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW MEASURED IN THE PAST 12 HOURS. |
| Feb 28, 12:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 3 Ssw College Place, OR | 3-INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Feb 28, 12:30 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Goldendale, WA | 3 INCHES OF SNOW PAST 4 HOURS. E-SPOTTER REPORT. |
| Feb 28, 1:36 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 16 | 1 Ssw Snowden, WA | 16 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 6 HOURS. 22 INCHES ON THE GROUND. VISIBILITY LESS THAN 500FT. NO WIND. |
| Feb 28, 1:58 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 1 N Trout Lake, WA | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE 6AM. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 00:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 279 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
- 1799 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 46 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 282 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
917 WWUS76 KPDT 271153 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 353 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.. .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER A WIDE AREA OF INTERIOR OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WAZ027-028-272200- /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0005.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 353 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * LOCATION: ALL OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY...AND FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE HANFORD AREA TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE TRI-CITIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE. TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ ORZ042-044-049-050-507>509-WAZ029-521-272200- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...COVE... ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...PENDLETON... PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE... SUNRIVER...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON... GOLDENDALE 353 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
6 follow-up statements
308 WWUS76 KPDT 272204 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 204 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.. .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER A WIDE AREA OF INTERIOR OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WAZ521-280400- /O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.HW.W.0005.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 204 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. . LOCATIONS...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...SATUS PASS * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE. TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ WAZ027-028-280400- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0005.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 204 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * LOCATION: ALL OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY...AND FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE HANFORD AREA TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE TRI-CITIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE. TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-044-049-050-507>509-WAZ029-280400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...COVE... ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...PENDLETON... PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE... SUNRIVER...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 204 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
186 WWUS76 KPDT 272211 CCA NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 210 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.. .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER A WIDE AREA OF INTERIOR OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WAZ521-280415- /O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.HW.W.0005.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 210 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. . LOCATIONS...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE...SATUS PASS * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE. TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ027-028-280415- /O.COR.KPDT.HW.W.0005.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 210 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * LOCATION: ALL OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY...AND FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE HANFORD AREA TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE TRI-CITIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE. TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. LOCAL BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ ORZ042-044-049-050-507>509-WAZ029-280415- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.110227T2300Z-110228T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...COVE... ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...PENDLETON... PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE... SUNRIVER...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 210 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
617 WWUS76 KPDT 280535 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 935 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A LOW LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER A WIDE AREA OF INTERIOR OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. WAZ027-028-521-281345- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 935 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * LOCATION: ALL OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY...AND FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN THE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE HANFORD AREA TO THE NORTH AND WEST OF THE TRI-CITIES. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE. TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. LOCAL BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ ORZ042-044-049-050-507>509-WAZ029-281345- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...COVE... ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...PENDLETON... PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE... SUNRIVER...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 935 PM PST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST MONDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS ON MONDAY BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
218 WWUS76 KPDT 281146 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 346 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A LOW LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER A WIDE AREA OF INTERIOR OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WAZ027-028-521-282300- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 346 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. * LOCATION: ALL AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE. TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. LOCAL BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. 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. && $$ ORZ042-044-049-050-507>509-WAZ029-282300- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...COVE... ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...PENDLETON... PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE... SUNRIVER...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 346 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
132 WWUS76 KPDT 281950 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1150 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... .A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A LOW LEVEL JET WILL RESULT IN VERY WINDY CONDITIONS OVER A WIDE AREA OF INTERIOR OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. ORZ507-508-282300- /O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.HW.W.0005.110228T2000Z-110228T2300Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER... CONDON...FOSSIL 1150 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. 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. && $$ WAZ027-028-521-282300- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1150 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. * LOCATION: ALL AREAS. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME AIRBORNE. TREES AND TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON WEST TO EAST ROADWAYS. LOCAL BLOWING DUST CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-044-049-050-509-WAZ029-282300- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...COVE... ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1150 AM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE AND SMALL TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK. DRIVING MAY BECOME DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS. 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. && $$
457 WWUS76 KPDT 282246 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 246 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES EXPIRING AT 3 PM... .WINDS HAVE DECREASED BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON. ORZ507-508-WAZ027-028-521-010000- /O.EXP.KPDT.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER... CONDON...FOSSIL...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 246 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. $$ ORZ042-044-049-050-509-WAZ029-010000- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-110228T2300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...COVE... ELGIN...LA GRANDE...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 246 PM PST MON FEB 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. MID AFTERNOON WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THIS EVENING. $$
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 Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Feb 27, 2:49 AM PST, 1 hour 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 27, 2:49 AM PST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
249 AM PST SUN FEB 27 2011
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IN
STORE AS SYSTEM DROPS TOWARD THE REGION FROM THE NW. PRIMARY
CONCERNS ARE SNOW AND WIND. HEAVY SNOWS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY
ALONG THE WASHINGTON EAST SLOPES ESPECIALLY ABOVE 2000 FEET WHERE A
FOOT OR MORE OF SNOW IS LIKELY. GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW IN EXPOSED AREAS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND THE OREGON EAST SLOPES AS WELL...
BUT AT THIS TIME DO NOT HAVE SUFFICIENT CONFIDENCE TO UPGRADE EITHER
WATCH TO A WARNING. FOR THE BLUES AM NOT CERTAIN THAT WARNING
CRITERIA WILL BE MET. FOR THE OREGON EAST SLOPES AM NOT SURE THAT
SNOW WILL MOVE OFF THE CREST SUFFICIENTLY TO AFFECT A LARGE ENOUGH
PORTION OF THE ZONE TO JUSTIFY A WARNING. WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT
EVALUATE LATER MODEL RUNS TO MAKE THE APPROPRIATE DECISION.
WINDS ARE A CONCERN OVER A WIDE AREA WITH A TIGHTENING SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT AND VERY STRONG LOW LEVEL JET EXPECTED LATER THIS
EVENING. WILL POST WIND ADVISORIES FOR MUCH OF THE LOWLANDS FROM 23Z
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH 23Z MONDAY. AFTER A LOOK AT THE 06Z NAM HAVE
DECIDED TO ISSUE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE WASHINGTON BASIN AND
YAKIMA VALLEY. LOW LEVEL JET INCREASES TO 70+ KTS OVERNIGHT AND
LOCAL MTN WAVE GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTING A POTENTIAL WIND EVENT IN THE
YAKIMA VALLEY. FOR THE WASHINGTON BASIN HAVE LESS CONFIDENCE BUT
FEEL THAT CRITERIA WILL BE MET IN THE HANFORD AREA. THIS IS NOT AN
IDEAL WIND EVENT SETUP WITH A LACK OF A STRONG FRONT/SUBSIDENCE BUT
ENOUGH FACTORS ARE THERE TO WARRANT A WARNING ISSUANCE. 78
.LONG TERM...TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT
IN SHOWING AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST NEXT
WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL REMAIN OFF THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST
THROUGH THE WEEK. A FAIRLY STRONG SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BE OVER
WASHINGTON AND OREGON. A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH
DURING THE EXTENDED PERIOD WITH RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. EURO GFS AND
DGEX ALL SHOW BEST SURGE OF MOISTURE AND PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY
AND AGAIN SATURDAY AS SURFACE LOWS MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND THE OFFSHORE WATERS. THESE WILL ALSO BE THE DAYS WITH HIGHER
WINDS. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TIMEFRAME EXPECT MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES
WITH OCCASIONAL PRECIPITATION AND TEMPERATURES NEAR NORMAL. HIGHS
WILL BE MOSTLY IN THE 40S WITH LOWS IN THE 20S/30S. 94
&&
.AVIATION...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION. 06Z TAFS...MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL
COVER THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH SOME HIGH LEVEL PRECIPITATION.
HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN VFR OVERNIGHT WITH
CEILINGS GENERALLY BETWEEN 060-150 MSL. CEILINGS WILL LOWER DURING
THE DAY SUNDAY AS A WEATHER SYSTEM WITH INCREASING MOISTURE MOVES
INTO THE AREA. HOWEVER THEY ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE VFR
MINIMUMS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE AT KDLS WHERE
THERE MAY BE SOME PRECIPITATION AND PERIODS OF MVFR DUE TO LOWER
CEILINGS AND VISIBILITY LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL
REMAIN LIGHT BETWEEN 5 TO 15 KTS OVERNIGHT AND THEN INCREASE TO 10
TO 20 KTS ON SUNDAY. 88
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 47 34 45 31 / 30 20 60 60
ALW 48 34 47 32 / 50 40 60 50
PSC 48 34 51 31 / 30 30 50 40
YKM 44 29 48 25 / 20 60 60 40
HRI 49 33 50 30 / 20 20 60 50
ELN 40 27 44 21 / 30 60 60 40
RDM 47 27 44 24 / 20 30 60 60
LGD 39 30 42 29 / 40 40 60 70
GCD 41 24 42 27 / 30 30 50 70
DLS 46 31 47 30 / 40 50 70 50
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY
ORZ042-044-049-050-507>509.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON ORZ502.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
ORZ509.
WA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY
WAZ029-521.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON WAZ030.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PST MONDAY
WAZ027-028.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST MONDAY
WAZ520.
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THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
MONDAY : YELLOW
TUESDAY : YELLOW
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
78/84/84Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 26, 7:25 PM PST, 8 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
725 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011
UPDATED FOR WINTER HIGHLIGHTS ADDED FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
271415-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-
JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
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 WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
725 PM PST SAT FEB 26 2011
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT WITH SNOW INCREASING
ALONG THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. THERE WILL BE SNOW OVERNIGHT JUST
EAST OF THE CASCADE CREST. OTHERWISE...IT WILL NOT BE QUITE AS COLD
AS LAST NIGHT DUE TO INCREASING CLOUDS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW SUNDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES
SNOW MONDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, NORTHWEST BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
SNOW TUESDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES
A MOIST WEST-SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL TAP IN PACIFIC MOISTURE AND BRING
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE WASHINGTON CASCADES SUNDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...INCLUDING THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. THE BAND
OF MOISTURE WILL SAG SOUTH ACROSS OREGON ON MONDAY WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON
CASCADES. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. HEAVY
SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS FROM MONDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A WINTER STORM WATCH IN
EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS FOR THAT TIME PERIOD. FOR
DETAILS ON THESE WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS...REFER TO THE NWS
PRODUCT PDXWSWPDT. IN ADDITION TO SNOW...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS
WILL BRING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW.
THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. ADDITIONAL WINTER HIGHLIGHTS MAY
BE NEEDED AS FORECASTERS GET A BETTER FEEL FOR THE MOISTURE AND
UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS WITH THE APPROACHING SYSTEM. IT WILL BE BREEZY
TO WINDY WITH AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SOUTH WINDS OF 25
TO 35 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GRANDE RONDE
VALLEY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.
UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:53 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 35 hr |
| Feb 27, 2:55 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Columbia, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla, Yakima | 45 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Washington, 2011High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2011Every high wind warning in 2011
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.