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Wind Advisory 34, NWS Pendleton, OR

November 11, 20119 counties in Oregon; 7 counties in Washington

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2011, 5:01 AM PST for 9 counties in Oregon; 7 counties in Washington. It took effect at Nov 11, 2011, 12:32 PM PST. It was in force for 57 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2011, 5:01 AM PST (13:01 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2011, 12:32 PM PST
Expired
Nov 13, 2011, 10:00 PM PST
In force
57 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Benton County, WA, Columbia County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Kittitas County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, Yakima County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 258 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 2011-11-11Temperature 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 2011-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 60 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
1343 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
22 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
60 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
84 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.

496 
WWUS76 KPDT 111301
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
501 AM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON TODAY...

.A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN CREATING
WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026-028-029-112315-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111112T0000Z-111112T0900Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
KITTITAS VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...
PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...ELLENSBURG...
THORP...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...
WALLA WALLA
501 AM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  BY EVENING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$
9 follow-up statements
452 
WWUS76 KPDT 112032
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1232 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON TODAY...

.A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP
ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN CREATING
WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH
WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026-028-029-120900-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111112T0000Z-111112T0900Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
KITTITAS VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...
PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...ELLENSBURG...
THORP...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...
WALLA WALLA
1232 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  BY EVENING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-120900-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111111T2032Z-111112T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
1232 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE
  VALLEY AND IN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS WILL BE BETWEEN 30 TO 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AND WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  BY THIS EVENING AND THEN DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

POLAN/SOLOMON
700 
WWUS76 KPDT 112043 CCA
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1235 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST
OREGON INCLUDING THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY...

.A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN 
TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND WILL BE BETWEEN 25 TO
40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026-028-029-120900-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111112T0000Z-111112T0900Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
KITTITAS VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...
PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...ELLENSBURG...
THORP...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...
WALLA WALLA
1235 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  BY EVENING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-120900-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111111T2035Z-111112T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
1235 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE
  VALLEY AND IN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS WILL BE BETWEEN 30 TO 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AND WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  BY THIS EVENING AND THEN DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

POLAN/SOLOMON
347 
WWUS76 KPDT 112107 CCB
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
104 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST
OREGON INCLUDING THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY...

.A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL TIGHTEN CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN 
TO THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THIS EVENING AND WILL BE BETWEEN 25 TO
40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026-028-029-120900-
/O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111112T0000Z-111112T0900Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
KITTITAS VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...
PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...ELLENSBURG...
THORP...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...
WALLA WALLA
104 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST
SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  BY EVENING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-120900-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111111T2104Z-111112T0900Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
104 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME
  NORTHWEST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE
  VALLEY AND IN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS WILL BE BETWEEN 30 TO 40
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH AND WILL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST
  BY THIS EVENING AND THEN DECREASE LATER IN THE EVENING.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

POLAN/SOLOMON
469 
WWUS76 KPDT 120600
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1000 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THIS EVENING IN THE OREGON BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...

.A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM AND ITS ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA OVERNIGHT. STRONG GUSTY
WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS COLD FRONT DUE TO TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENTS. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT
INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WITH WIND SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35
MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

ORZ507-508-120900-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111112T0600Z-111112T0900Z/
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
1000 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY.

* TIMING: SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 1 AM AND THEN
  DECREASE AFTER 1 AM PST.

* WINDS: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  AROUND 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$
899 
WWUS76 KPDT 131137
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
337 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...

.AN UPPER LEVEL JET WITH STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TOWARD THE
SURFACE AND CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY. WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN
25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. 

ORZ041-042-044-507>509-WAZ024-026>029-521-132300-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.111113T1200Z-111114T0300Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
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-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR...
MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...
HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...
FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...WHITE SALMON...ELLENSBURG...
THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...
PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...
BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
337 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$
596 
WWUS76 KPDT 132206
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
206 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS...

.THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND AN
UPPER LEVEL JET WILL KEEP WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

ORZ041-042-044-507>509-WAZ024-026>029-521-140300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-111114T0300Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
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-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR...
MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...
HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...
FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...WHITE SALMON...ELLENSBURG...
THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...
PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...
BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
206 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING.

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$
783 
WWUS76 KPDT 140036
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
436 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS...

.THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL KEEP VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH
THIS EVENING IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA GORGE AND THE OREGON LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN.

ORZ042-507>509-WAZ026>029-521-140145-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-111114T0300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...ELLENSBURG...
THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...
PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...
BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE
436 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE WEAKENED AND STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER
EXPECTED FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING. WIND SPEEDS ARE NOW BELOW
WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. AS SUCH THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

ORZ041-044-WAZ024-140300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-111114T0300Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...BOARDMAN...
HERMISTON...IONE...WHITE SALMON
436 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 7 PM THIS
  EVENING.

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$
898 
WWUS76 KPDT 140302
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
702 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE INTO THE LATE EVENING...

.THE COMBINATION OF A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL JET WILL KEEP VERY WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH
THIS EVENING IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA GORGE. WINDS HAVE DECREASED
IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND STRONG WINDS ARE LONGER EXPECTED.

ORZ044-140415-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-111114T0300Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE
702 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE WEAKENED AND WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO
BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. ADVISORY WIND SPEEDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED
FOR THE REST OF THE NIGHT. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

$$

ORZ041-WAZ024-140600-
/O.EXT.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-111114T0600Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON
702 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 10 PM THIS
  EVENING IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

* WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 
  MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* IMPACTS: TRAVEL WILL BE IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS OUTDOORS MAY BECOME 
  AIRBORNE. 

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.

&&

$$
096 
WWUS76 KPDT 140544
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
944 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

ORZ041-WAZ024-140645-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-111114T0600Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON
944 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2011

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE WEAKENED AND THE WINDS HAVE
DIMINISHED TO BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. AS SUCH THE WIND ADVISORY
WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST. LOCALLY BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT BUT THE OVERALL TREND IS FOR A
DECREASE IN WIND SPEEDS.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 11, 3:40 AM PST, 1 hour 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 3:40 AM PST, 1 hour 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
340 AM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN INTO
THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEKEND. A STORM SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT WILL
TAKE AIM ON THE TWO STATE AREA TODAY. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL
TIGHTEN AND PRODUCE BREEZY TO WINDY SW WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN
THE WINDS WILL TURN TOWARD THE NW AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS
EVENING WHEN A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
BASIN...FOOTHILLS...AND KITTITAS VALLEY. RAIN SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WA AND OR CASCADES BEFORE SPREADING
INTO THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION TONIGHT. COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL
CHANGE THE RAIN TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND SOME
ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED BY SATURDAY MORNING IN THE AREA MOUNTAINS.

A BRIEF BREAK IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS WILL GIVE WAY TO YET ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS TOO WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION.

.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT WEEK. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL FUEL UPSLOPE SHOWERS ON
SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS 3000-5000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS WILL GENERALLY
BE LIGHT BUT SEVERAL INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE WASHINGTON
CASCADES ON SUNDAY NIGHT. ON MONDAY PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL
INCREASE AREAWIDE AS A WEATHER DISTURBANCE BRINGS ADDITIONAL
MOISTURE INLAND. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 2000-4000 FEET BY TUESDAY
WHILE SHOWERS CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. ANOTHER
DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY ONCE
AGAIN INCREASING PRECIPITATION CHANCES ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
AS WELL. A LOW DROPPING DOWN THE COAST FROM THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL
ENSURE THAT PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS
WILL BE PERIODICALLY BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY THROUGHOUT THE WEEK.
TRIMARCO

&&

.AVIATION...12Z TAFS....SCATTERED TO BROKEN HIGH CIRRUS IS WILL BE
PRESENT THROUGH 18Z THIS MORNING. AT KPSC SOME PATCHY GROUND FOG HAS
FORMED CAUSING LIFR CEILINGS. AFTER 18Z...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
RAPIDLY THROUGH THE AREA WITH BROKEN MID LEVEL CLOUDS AROUND 10000
FT AGL BECOMING OVERCAST AROUND 5000 FT AGL OR LOWER WITH RAIN
SHOWERS AFTER 23Z...THUS INCREASING THE POSSIBILITY OF MVFR
CONDITIONS. SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR AT KYKM AFTER 03Z. SURFACE
WINDS WILL REMAIN UNDER 10 KTS THROUGH 15Z THEN BEGIN INCREASING
BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 15-25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KTS AFTER 21Z.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE TONIGHT BUT WILL GENERALLY REMAIN
BREEZY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.  82

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT  56  36  45  37 /   0  80  30  60
ALW  54  36  46  39 /  10  80  30  70
PSC  56  33  50  36 /  10  50  20  20
YKM  54  28  45  33 /  30  30  20  10
HRI  54  33  48  37 /  10  60  20  40
ELN  49  30  44  33 /  40  50  20  10
RDM  57  27  45  30 /   0  40  30  30
LGD  50  34  40  33 /   0  80  40  70
GCD  50  30  39  32 /   0  80  40  80
DLS  51  38  49  39 /  20  50  30  50

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST SATURDAY
     ORZ044-507-508.

WA...WIND ADVISORY FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST SATURDAY
     WAZ026-028-029.

&&

THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
SATURDAY : GREEN
SUNDAY : 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

97/82/82
Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 11, 5:00 AM PST, 1 minute before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PST FRI NOV 11 2011

ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
121200-
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 FRI NOV 11 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, WALLOWA COUNTY,
     NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
     OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS

STRONG WIND
     KITTITAS VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS
     OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
     OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
     FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON

A STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO PORTIONS OF THE
BASIN...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...AND KITTITAS VALLEY THIS
EVENING AND A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE
LIKELY AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE
HEADER...PDXNPWPDT.

ALSO A COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT. RAIN SHOWERS
WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA MOUNTAINS WITH SOME
SNOW ACCUMULATION LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SNOW SATURDAY
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, WALLOWA COUNTY,
     NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
     OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS

SNOW SUNDAY
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
     OREGON CASCADES, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
     OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
     HIGHLANDS

SNOW MONDAY
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
     OREGON CASCADES, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
     OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
     HIGHLANDS

SNOW TUESDAY
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
     OREGON CASCADES, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
     OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
     HIGHLANDS

SNOW WEDNESDAY
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
     OREGON CASCADES, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
     OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
     HIGHLANDS

A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE
ENTIRE AREA THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

.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.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.