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High Wind Warning 6, NWS Pendleton, OR

March 12, 201111 counties in Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 12, 2011, 1:36 PM PST for 11 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Mar 13, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 5 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
Mar 12, 2011, 1:36 PM PST (21:36 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2011, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 13, 2011, 10:20 PM PDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Crook County, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Grant County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 106 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:38 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Mar 13, 3:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND DMG8 Se Pilot Rock, ORNUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. LARGE TREE SNAPPED OFF.
Mar 13, 3:24 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 63Long Creek, ORMESONET SITE MEASURED 63 MPH WIND GUST AT 324PM.
Mar 13, 5:15 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 459 Sse Prineville, ORBRIEF 45 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED ON ANEMOMETER. SPOTTER ESTIMATED WINDS MAY HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH.
Mar 13, 5:17 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6213 Wsw Mikkalo, ORAJAX MESONET MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 62 MPH AT 538 PM PDT.
Mar 13, 5:38 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 6213 Wsw Mikkalo, ORAJAX MESONET MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 62 MPH AT 538 PM PDT.

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 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 260 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2011-03-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2011-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 156 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1083 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
39 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
156 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

916 
WWUS76 KPDT 122136
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
136 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE
SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE PORTION
OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. 

ORZ506-509-130545-
/O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0006.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...
SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
136 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING SUNDAY AND PEAK SUNDAY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
  EARLY MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME IN SUDDEN BURSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR
  RIDGELINES AND OTHER UNPROTECTED AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...TREE
  LIMBS AND POWER LINES.


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.

&&

$$

ORZ505-130545-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
JOHN DAY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY
136 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND PEAK
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO BREAK
  AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.


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.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-130545-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
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
136 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND PEAK
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE
  STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO AREAS NEAR THE BASE OF
  THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. 

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO BREAK
  AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-130545-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
136 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND PEAK
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO BREAK
  AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 84.


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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-130545-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
136 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND PEAK
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN WALLOWA VALLEY
  NEAR JOSEPH WHERE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS ORIENTED
  PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
8 follow-up statements
920 
WWUS76 KPDT 130553
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
953 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON SUNDAY
AND SUNDAY NIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON...ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

ORZ506-509-131400-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...
SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
953 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM
PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING SUNDAY AND PEAK SUNDAY 
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS 
  EARLY MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME IN SUDDEN BURSTS...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR RIDGELINES AND OTHER UNPROTECTED AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES...
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ505-131400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
JOHN DAY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY
953 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND PEAK 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-131400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
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
953 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND PEAK 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO AREAS NEAR THE 
  BASE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAKAND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-131400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
953 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND PEAK 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAKAND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 
  84. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-131400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
953 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 2 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND PEAK 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN WALLOWA 
  VALLEY NEAR JOSEPH WHERE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
312 
WWUS76 KPDT 131103
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON TODAY
AND TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

ORZ506-509-132300-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...
SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
  EARLY MONDAY.

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME IN SUDDEN BURSTS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
  RIDGES AND OTHER UNPROTECTED AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES... 
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ505-132300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
JOHN DAY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS EVENING.
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-132300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
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
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS EVENING.
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.
 
* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO AREAS NEAR THE 
  BASE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-132300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND PEAK 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG INTERSTATE 
  84.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-132300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
403 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY AND PEAK 
  SUNDAY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN WALLOWA 
  VALLEY NEAR JOSEPH WHERE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
383 
WWUS76 KPDT 131529
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
829 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON TODAY
AND TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

ORZ506-509-132330-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...
SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
829 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS 
  EARLY MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME IN SUDDEN BURSTS...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE RIDGES AND OTHER UNPROTECTED AREAS. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES... 
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ042-132330-
/O.EXB.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
829 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND PEAK THIS EVENING. THE WINDS
  WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.
 
* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ027-028-521-132330-
/O.EXB.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110314T0300Z-110314T1800Z/
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...
YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
829 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT
MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE SUNDAY EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT.
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE IN THE HANFORD AREA.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. WIND
  GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR HANFORD. 
 
* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ505-132330-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
JOHN DAY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY
829 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-132330-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
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
829 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLUE
  MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-132330-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
829 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY TODAY AND PEAK THIS
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 84.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-132330-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110313T1800Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
829 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE DAY AND PEAK THIS
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN WALLOWA 
  VALLEY NEAR JOSEPH WHERE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
906 
WWUS76 KPDT 132133
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

ORZ503-140545-
/O.EXA.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS 
  EARLY MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME IN SUDDEN BURSTS...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE RIDGES AND OTHER UNPROTECTED AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES... 
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ506-509-140545-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...
SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS 
  EARLY MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME IN SUDDEN BURSTS...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE RIDGES AND OTHER UNPROTECTED AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES... 
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ505-140545-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
JOHN DAY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-140545-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
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
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLUE 
  MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-140545-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 84.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-140545-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN WALLOWA 
  VALLEY NEAR JOSEPH WHERE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ042-140545-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ027-028-521-140545-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110314T0300Z-110314T1800Z/
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...
YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
233 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT.
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE IN THE HANFORD AREA.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  WINDGUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR HANFORD. 

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
004 
WWUS76 KPDT 132248
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
348 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

ORZ050-140700-
/O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
348 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 


* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK
  THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY.
  STRONGEST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN
  WALLOWA VALLEY FROM EAST AND NORTH OF JOSEPH TO ENTERPRISE.
  STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS OF THE IMNAHA
  RIVER AND SHEEP CREEK.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE LOOSE
  ITEMS TO BECOME AIR BORNE. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DANGEROUS ON ROADS ORIENTED
  PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.


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. THOSE
VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR
FLYING DEBRIS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB
SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

&&

$$

ORZ503-506-509-140700-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH...
BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...
SUNRIVER
348 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS 
  EARLY MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME IN SUDDEN BURSTS...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE RIDGES AND OTHER UNPROTECTED AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES... 
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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 POWER LINES. 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.

&&

$$

ORZ505-140700-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
JOHN DAY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY
348 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-140700-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
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
348 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLUE 
  MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-140700-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
348 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 84.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ042-140700-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
348 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ027-028-521-140700-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110314T0300Z-110314T1800Z/
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...
YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
348 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT. 
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL BE IN THE HANFORD AREA. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR HANFORD.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
642 
WWUS76 KPDT 140031
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A LARGE
PORTION OF CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING.

ORZ508-140845-
/O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
/O.EXA.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 



* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE AHEAD OF A LINE OF SHOWERS
  ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT. 

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE BRANCHES TO
  BREAK AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 



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 POWER LINES. 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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-140845-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND 
  PEAK THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  STRONGEST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN 
  WALLOWA VALLEY FROM EAST AND NORTH OF JOSEPH TO ENTERPRISE. 
  STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS OF THE 
  IMNAHA RIVER AND SHEEP CREEK.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE LOOSE 
  ITEMS TO BECOME AIR BORNE. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DANGEROUS ON ROADS ORIENTED 
  PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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. THOSE
VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR
FLYING DEBRIS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB
SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

&&

$$

ORZ503-506-509-140845-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH...
BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...
SUNRIVER
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS 
  EARLY MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY COME IN SUDDEN BURSTS...ESPECIALLY 
  NEAR THE RIDGES AND OTHER UNPROTECTED AREAS.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE LOCALLY STRONG ENOUGH TO DOWN TREES... 
  TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

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 POWER LINES. 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.

&&

$$

ORZ505-140845-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
JOHN DAY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ507-140845-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY BE NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLUE 
  MOUNTAINS.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-140845-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 84.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ042-140845-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAK THIS 
  EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ027-028-521-140845-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.110314T0300Z-110314T1800Z/
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...
YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
531 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT. 
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL BE IN THE HANFORD AREA. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR HANFORD.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
098 
WWUS76 KPDT 140338
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
838 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON OVERNIGHT.

ORZ503-506-508-509-140445-
/O.CAN.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH...
BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA...HEPPNER...CONDON...
FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
838 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE AREA AND WINDS HAVE
DECREASED TO BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.

$$

ORZ505-140445-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
JOHN DAY BASIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...
MONUMENT...SPRAY
838 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE MOVED EAST OF THE JOHN DAY BASIN. 

$$

ORZ050-140900-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
838 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS: 35 TO 45 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  STRONGEST SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHERN 
  WALLOWA VALLEY FROM EAST AND NORTH OF JOSEPH TO ENTERPRISE. 
  STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY IN THE VALLEYS OF THE 
  IMNAHA RIVER AND SHEEP CREEK.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK LARGE TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE LOOSE 
  ITEMS TO BECOME AIR BORNE. POWER OUTAGES MAY OCCUR. DRIVING 
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE DANGEROUS ON ROADS ORIENTED 
  PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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. THOSE
VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR
FLYING DEBRIS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB
SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

&&

$$

ORZ507-140900-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK
838 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.THE
  WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. 

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-140900-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
838 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH FOR TREE LIMBS TO 
  BREAK AND MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...INCLUDING ALONG 
  INTERSTATE 84.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ042-141145-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
838 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY
  SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ027-028-521-141145-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T1800Z/
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...
YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
838 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT. 
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL BE IN THE HANFORD AREA. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR HANFORD.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$
585 
WWUS76 KPDT 140520
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1020 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...STRONG WINDS LIKELY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE
THE SURFACE WILL LEAD TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON OVERNIGHT.

ORZ050-140630-
/O.CAN.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
1020 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED IN THE JOSEPH AND ENTERPRISE AREA WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. 

$$

ORZ049-507-140630-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...PENDLETON...
PILOT ROCK
1020 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WIND HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE GRAND RONDE VALLEY AFTER THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. 

$$

ORZ042-141330-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
1020 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY 
  SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ027-028-521-141330-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-110314T1800Z/
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...
YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
1020 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT MONDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND PEAK OVERNIGHT. 
  THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS 
  WILL BE IN THE HANFORD AREA. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE LIKELY. 
  WIND GUSTS TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR HANFORD.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY BREAK TREE LIMBS AND CAUSE LOOSE ITEMS TO 
  BECOME AIR BORNE. DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON ROADS 
  ORIENTED PERPENDICULAR TO THE WIND.

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.

&&

$$

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 Mar 12, 9:50 AM PST, 3 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 12, 9:50 AM PST, 3 hours 46 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
950 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION

.UPDATE...CURRENT FORECAST IS ON TRACK FOR TODAY. A LARGE AREA OF
RAIN IS BEGINNING TO MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES AND WILL OVERSPREAD
MUCH OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE MOVING EAST OF THE AREA THIS
EVENING. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY. PRIMARY
CONCERN WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL BE INCREASING WINDS AND THERE MAY BE A
NEED FOR SOME HIGHLIGHTS WITH THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE. 78

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAF PACKAGE...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH
THE BULK OF THIS MORNING. CIGS WILL LOWER THIS MORNING AS A PACIFIC
COLD FRONT MOVES TO THE CASCADES. THE FRONT WILL MOVE EAST OF THE
CASCADES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN MOVE INTO IDAHO BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. A SHORT PERIOD OF LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP AT MOST TAF
SITES EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. KALW WILL
LIKELY SEE RAIN CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS WITH
POTENTIAL OF BRIEF PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS. RAIN WILL END SOONER
AT TAF SITES WEST OF KALW. PREVAILING WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS
THAN 15 KNOTS ALTHOUGH WILL LIKELY SEE BRIEF INCREASES WITH
SUSTAINED WINDS PUSHING 20 TO 25 KTS WITH AND SHORTLY AFTER THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE. CIGS WILL RAPIDLY LIFT DURING THE EARLY EVENING
HOURS.  POLAN

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM WILL
BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. UNTIL THEN
A RELATIVELY QUIET PERIOD WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING AND
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. BACKED OFF ON THE POPS IN EASTERN AREAS OF THE
CWA FOR THIS MORNING...AS WELL AS THIS AFTERNOON. THE MAIN BRUNT OF
THE PRECIPITATION WITH THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE CWA BY LATE THIS MORNING AND THEN ACROSS EASTERN
AREAS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. WITH FAIRLY HIGH SNOW
LEVELS AND ONLY LIGHT AMOUNTS OF PRECIP EXPECTED THERE WILL BE NO
THREAT OF ANY ADVISORY AMOUNTS OF SNOW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
ANOTHER BREAK IN THE WEATHER WILL THEN TAKE PLACE AGAIN FROM LATE
TONIGHT THROUGH ABOUT NOON SUNDAY...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE
CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND THE BLUES/WALLOWA MOUNTAINS WHICH WILL STILL
SEE SOME ISOLATED TO SCATTERED RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW SHOWERS.
CLOUDS AND PRECIP WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS NEXT SYSTEM LOOKS STRONGER AND WETTER THAN THE
FIRST AND SHOULD BRING GREATER AMOUNTS OF PRECIPITATION TO THE CWA.
QPF AMOUNTS BY THE VARIOUS MODELS DO SUGGEST THE POSSIBILITY OF
HEAVY SNOW IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES
SUNDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...MUCH OF THE TIME SNOW LEVELS WILL BE TOO
HIGH TO SUPPORT SNOW ON THE EAST SLOPES. BY THE TIME THE SNOW LEVELS
LOWER ENOUGH FOR SNOW AT PLACES SUCH AS EASTON AND CLE ELUM SUNDAY
NIGHT MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE ALREADY FALLEN. CURRENTLY
THE QPF AND SNOW AMOUNTS EXPECTED DURING THE TIME OF LOWER SNOW
LEVELS DO NOT SUPPORT WINTER STORM OR ADVISORY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ON
THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES...OR ANYWHERE ELSE...SO HAVE OPTED NOT TO
ISSUE ANY WATCHES AT THIS POINT IN TIME. HOWEVER...THE SITUATION
NEEDS TO BE MONITORED CLOSELY...AS IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH OF AN
INCREASE IN SNOW AMOUNT TO WARRANT A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE
WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES FOR SUNDAY NIGHT. IN ANY EVENT WILL
PUT SNOW IN THE HWO FOR THE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT PERIOD OVER THE
WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES ZONE...AND ALSO MADE SUNDAY-SUNDAY
NIGHT THREAT LEVEL A YELLOW. THE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND WINDS WILL
INCREASE WITH AND BEHIND EACH SYSTEMS COLD FRONTS...BUT ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BECOME STRONG ENOUGH FOR ANY ADVISORIES FOR WIND
EITHER...AT LEAST NOT AT THIS TIME. 88

LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...CONTINUE TO SEE RATHER
GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT, INCLUDING THE GFS ENSEMBLE, ON THE LONG WAVE
PATTERN THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD. THIS RESULTS IN ABOVE NORMAL
CONFIDENCE FOR THE BIG PICTURE BUT STILL LEAVES SIGNIFICANT WIGGLE
ROOM REGARDING THE FINER DETAILS SUCH AS TEMPERATURES AND SNOW
LEVELS. MONDAY EVENING WILL SEE A BREAK IN THE ACTION AHEAD OF A
MOISTURE LADEN FRONTAL SYSTEM TO AFFECT THE AREA MAINLY TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. WARM LARGE SCALE DIFFLUENT FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A
PERIOD OF MODERATE AND OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAINS TO NEARLY ALL AREAS
TUESDAY. MODEL QPF AMOUNTS AVERAGED TO BRING A TENTH TO A QUARTER
INCH OF QPF TO THE EASTERN AREAS WITH A THIRD TO A HALF INCH
EXPECTED FOR THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND CENTRAL MOUNTAINS AND A HALF TO
WELL OVER AN INCH FOR THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES. LITTLE CASCADE
SHADOWING IS EXPECTED GIVEN THE WARM AND MID ALTITUDE ORIGINS OF THE
RAIN. STILL SOME HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE AREA COULD SEE VERY
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS GIVEN SNOW LEVELS GENERALLY AROUND
5500 TO 6500 FEET ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA. THE WASHINGTON CASCADE
EAST SLOPES WILL GENERALLY SEE LEVELS BETWEEN 3500 AND 4500 FEET
TUESDAY. THIS GENERALLY PRECLUDES THE NEED FOR ANY WINTER
STATEMENTS, HOWEVER, THIS IS WHERE THE DETAILS HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM
TO BE MODIFIED OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. TUESDAY NIGHT WILL SEE THE
ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWING ACROSS AND MARK THE END OF THE
SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION. EXPECT A DECENT BREAK WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE ANOTHER WARM FRONT CROSSES THURSDAY
AFTERNOON. THIS WARM FRONT IS ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING CLOSED
LOW FORMING OFF THE PACNW COAST AND THEN DIVING SOUTH. THERE IS
STILL MODEL DISAGREEMENT ABOUT THE FINAL LANDING POSITION OF THE
LOW, BUT THERE IS A COMMON THEME OF THE LOW DEVELOPING. FOR NOW, IT
APPEARS MOST OF THE ENERGY WILL REMAIN SOUTH OF THE AREA, BUT SOME
WRAP AROUND MOISTURE COULD SWING BACK ACROSS THE AREA BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

EXPECT SOME PERIODS OF BREEZY WINDS WILL DEVELOP PRIMARILY MONDAY
EVENING AND BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
TEMPERATURES ON THE WHOLE WILL REMAIN SOMEWHAT NEAR SEASONAL NORMS.
/JBONK

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT  51  35  56  39 /  60  30  60  70
ALW  53  37  56  39 /  50  30  60  80
PSC  52  34  58  39 /  40  20  60  80
YKM  50  30  53  29 /  50  20  60  90
HRI  53  33  58  37 /  60  20  60  70
ELN  47  30  47  29 /  50  20  60  90
RDM  47  30  55  33 /  60  30  60  70
LGD  48  34  50  37 /  60  50  60  60
GCD  48  34  53  31 /  60  40  60  70
DLS  51  36  54  37 /  60  30  60  80

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&

THREAT INDEX
TODAY : GREEN
SUNDAY : YELLOW
MONDAY : 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

78
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 12, 5:00 AM PST, 8 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
131245-
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-
500 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

QUIET CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THIS MORNING. ANOTHER WEATHER
SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
BRINGING MORE RAIN AND HIGHER MOUNTAIN SNOW. PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW SUNDAY
     EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES

A STRONGER AND WETTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING MODERATE AMOUNTS OF
SNOW TO THE WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES. HOWEVER...SNOW AMOUNTS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LIMITS. SOME SNOW IS ALSO
EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE EASTERN AND NORTHEAST
MOUNTAINS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

ONE SYSTEM AFTER ANOTHER WILL THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION FOR THE REST OF THE COMING WEEK IN A FAST PROGRESSIVE FLOW
PATTERN ALOFT WITH EACH SYSTEM BRINGING MORE LOWER ELEVATION RAIN
AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOWFALL...THOUGH PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN LIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 1:36 PM PSTWind AdvisoryPDTGilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Umatilla, Union and 3 more44 hr

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.