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Wind Advisory 41, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 27, 2011, 2:27 PM PST for 7 counties in Oregon; 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 27, 2011, 2:27 PM PST (22:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 27, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 28, 2011, 7:00 PM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Union County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Benton County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 10.5 hours before the alert went out and 245 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 718 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 59 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 419 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 574 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
564 WWUS76 KPDT 272227 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 227 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE THE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES WILL SEE LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS AT TIMES DUE THE SURFACING OF WINDS ALOFT. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG WINDS DUE TO THE TIGHTENING OF PRESSURE GRADIENTS. ORZ049-280700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.111228T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 227 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER MID MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION 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. && $$ ORZ042-508-280700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.111228T0300Z-111228T1800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 227 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER RIDGES AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-280700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.111228T0300Z-111228T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 227 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED... BUT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES NEAR THE BASE OF THE CASCADES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM NEAR BEND WEST TO SISTERS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. 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. && $$ WAZ027-280700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.111228T0300Z-111228T1800Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 227 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED... BUT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES NEAR THE BASE OF THE SIMCOE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOWER YAKIMA VALLEY AND OVER AREAS TO THE WEST OF YAKIMA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
5 follow-up statements
565 WWUS76 KPDT 280516 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 916 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL INCREASE THE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING. LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES WILL SEE LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS AT TIMES DUE THE SURFACING OF WINDS ALOFT. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG WINDS DUE TO THE TIGHTENING OF PRESSURE GRADIENTS. ORZ049-281400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 916 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER MID MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION 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. && $$ ORZ042-508-281400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 916 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER RIDGES AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-281400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 916 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...BUT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES NEAR THE BASE OF THE CASCADES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM NEAR BEND WEST TO SISTERS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. 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. && $$ WAZ027-281400- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 916 PM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING: WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND LAST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...BUT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES NEAR THE BASE OF THE SIMCOE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOWER YAKIMA VALLEY AND OVER AREAS TO THE WEST OF YAKIMA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
141 WWUS76 KPDT 281208 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 408 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST THROUGH THIS MORNING... .A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS INCREASED THE WINDS ACROSS THE REGION. LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES WILL SEE LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS AT TIMES DUE THE SURFACING OF WINDS ALOFT. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG WINDS DUE TO THE TIGHTENING OF PRESSURE GRADIENTS. WAZ028-281800- /O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 408 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND WILL LAST INTO EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED PRIMARILY IN THE HANFORD AREA. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER RIDGE TOPS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. 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. && $$ ORZ049-281800- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 408 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY DECREASE AFTER MID MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH WILL OCCUR ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY. THE GREATEST IMPACT WILL BE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-508-281800- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 408 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER RIDGES AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. 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. && $$ ORZ509-281800- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 408 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...BUT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES NEAR THE BASE OF THE CASCADES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM NEAR BEND WEST TO SISTERS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ027-281800- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 408 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. THE WINDS AND WIND GUSTS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED...BUT WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES NEAR THE BASE OF THE SIMCOE MOUNTAINS AND THE CASCADES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR ALONG THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE LOWER YAKIMA VALLEY AND OVER AREAS TO THE WEST OF YAKIMA. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. 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. && $$
083 WWUS76 KPDT 281808 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1008 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR NORTHWEST THROUGH TODAY... .ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL KEEP WINDS VERY WINDY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE AREA. LOCATIONS IN THE LEE OF THE CASCADES WILL SEE LOCALLY STRONG WIND GUSTS AT TIMES DUE THE SURFACING OF WINDS ALOFT. OTHER LOCATIONS WILL SEE STRONG WINDS DUE TO THE TIGHTENING OF PRESSURE GRADIENTS. ORZ049-281915- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 1008 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. WINDS REMAIN SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH NEAR LADD AND PYLES CANYON...BUT THESE WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH NOON. ELSEWHERE WINDS ARE RUNNING SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. AS A RESULT THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST. $$ ORZ508-281915- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 1008 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST. $$ WAZ027-281915- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 1008 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 25 TO 30 MPH. THESE WINDS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST. $$ WAZ028-281915- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111228T1800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES 1008 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR THE HANFORD AREA HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH. THESE WINDS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY...THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST. $$ ORZ042-290300- /O.EXT.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111229T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 1008 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUST TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER RIDGES...NEAR REDMOND AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-290300- /O.EXT.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111229T0300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1008 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...BUT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES NEAR THE BASE OF THE CASCADES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM NEAR BEND WEST TO SISTERS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. 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. && $$
800 WWUS76 KPDT 282302 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 302 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ORZ042-290300- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111229T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 302 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LOCAL STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN DECREASE THROUGH LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER RIDGES...NEAR REDMOND AND IN THE IMMEDIATE LEE OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-290300- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111229T0300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 302 PM PST WED DEC 28 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: STRONG WINDS AND WIND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY EVENING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED...BUT WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 50 MPH WILL OCCUR AT TIMES NEAR THE BASE OF THE CASCADES. THE STRONGEST GUSTS ARE MOST LIKELY TO OCCUR FROM NEAR BEND WEST TO SISTERS. * IMPACTS: STRONG WIND GUSTS WILL CREATE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THIS WILL ESPECIALLY BE THE CASE FOR VEHICLES TRAVELING IN AN EAST OR WEST BOUND DIRECTION. 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. && $$
596 WWUS76 KPDT 290236 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 636 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ORZ042-290345- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111229T0300Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND 636 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA. $$ ORZ509-290345- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111229T0300Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 636 PM PST WED DEC 28 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. GUSTY WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE AREA. $$
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 Dec 27, 9:40 AM PST, 4 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 27, 9:40 AM PST, 4 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 940 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION .SHORT TERM...UPDATE...THE OVERNIGHT SYSTEM HAS EXITED THE REGION WHILE THE NEXT SYSTEM IS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE COAST. HAVE ALTERED THE FORECAST TO SHOW LESS CHANCE OF PRECIP THIS MORNING, WITH SOME INCREASE IN CHANCES (ESPECIALLY THE WASHINGTON BASIN) THIS AFTERNOON. STILL EXPECT WET CONDITIONS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE TODAY WITH INCREASED WARM AIR ADVECTION AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT. SNOW LEVELS RUN AROUND 2500 FEET OVER THE WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES THIS MORNING. AS SUCH WILL ALLOW THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY THERE TO EXPIRE AT 10 AM. ELSEWHERE SNOW LEVELS APPEAR TO BE BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET THIS MORNING. HAVE NUDGED HIGH TEMPS UP A BIT ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS DUE TO DOWN SLOPE AFFECTS. WINDS ARE BREEZY IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WILL HAVE TO MONITOR FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ADVISORY WIND CONDITIONS LATER TODAY. WINDS WILL APPROACH OR EXCEED ADVISORY LEVELS TONIGHT IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, AND POTENTIALLY ALONG THE OREGON BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS, CENTRAL OREGON AND PORTIONS OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY. WILL ADDRESS THE WINDS IN THESE AREAS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE. 90 .LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE DURING AT LEAST THE EARLY PART OF THE LONG TERM PERIOD AS A SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP RAIN LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY AS TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 5000-6000 FEET DURING THE DAY AND 4000-5500 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT. AN EXCEPTION WILL BE THE YAKIMA AND KITTITAS VALLEYS AND THE EAST SLOPE OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES WHERE COLDER AIR WILL BE TRAPPED AND A RAIN/SNOW MIX IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS HAVE BEEN LOWERED A FEW MPH BUT WILL REMAIN BREEZY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. FRIDAY NIGHT COOLER AIR WILL START MOVING IN AND SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 3000-4000 FEET, BUT ONLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE AREA. MODELS DIVERGE SIGNIFICANTLY FROM SATURDAY ONWARD. THE ECMWF BUILDS A HIGH AMPLITUDE RIDGE OVER THE AREA AND KEEPS THE AREA DRY FROM SATURDAY NIGHT ONWARD. THE GFS HAS A WEAK RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES AND SENDS A WEAK SYSTEM THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY FOLLOWED BY A STRONGER SYSTEM MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. HAVE TRENDED POPS DOWN OVER THE WEEKEND AND END UP WITH MAINLY DRY WEATHER ASIDE FROM SOME SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY DROP BACK INTO THE 40S WITH MID 20S TO MID 30S AT NIGHT. LEANED TOWARDS THE GFS SOLUTION AFTER THE WEEKEND AND KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY WITH A CHANCE OF MAINLY SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. HAVE ALSO LOWERED TEMPERATURES A COUPLE OF DEGREES MORE ON TUESDAY. && .AVIATION...18Z TAFS...A WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. CEILINGS WILL LOWER AS RAIN SHOWERS MOVE IN FROM THE WEST. RAIN SHOWERS WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS. BY WEDNESDAY MORNING SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TAPERING OFF AND CEILINGS WILL START TO LIFT AT KYKM...KDLS AND KPSC. SHOWERS AND LOW CEILINGS WILL PERSIST AT SITES SOUTH AND EAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 10-20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KTS AT ALL TAF SITES EXCEPT KDLS AND KYKM. KDLS AND KYKM WILL REMAIN BELOW 15 KTS FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 82 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... PDT 52 43 55 42 / 20 80 70 70 ALW 53 43 53 44 / 20 80 70 70 PSC 48 43 53 42 / 20 80 60 60 YKM 42 36 48 37 / 20 80 60 60 HRI 48 41 54 41 / 10 80 60 60 ELN 40 34 45 36 / 20 80 70 70 RDM 51 43 56 40 / 10 80 70 70 LGD 45 41 49 43 / 20 80 70 70 GCD 46 39 48 36 / 10 80 70 70 DLS 46 41 51 41 / 20 80 70 70 && .PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...NONE. WA...NONE. && THREAT INDEX TODAY : GREEN WEDNESDAY : YELLOW THURSDAY : GREEN GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES. YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT. RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON 90/83/82
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 27, 10:10 AM PST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1010 AM PST TUE DEC 27 2011 UPDATED TO REMOVE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521- 281415- 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- 1010 AM PST TUE DEC 27 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. SCATTERED RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST AS THE WEATHER SYSTEM MOVES EAST AND OUT OF THE AREA TODAY. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE INTO THE REGION AGAIN TONIGHT WITH MORE RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGHER TONIGHT RESULTING IN RAIN FOR MOST AREAS...INCLUDING OVER THE MOUNTAIN PASSES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. A WET AND UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO NEW YEARS WEEKEND. ONE PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM AFTER ANOTHER WILL BRING AN ABUNDANT AMOUNT OF RAIN AND HIGHER MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE QUITE HIGH THROUGH MOST OF THE PERIOD. IT WILL ALSO BECOME BREEZY TO WINDY AT TIMES AS EACH WEATHER SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. 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.