Alert archive / Oregon / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 5, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Feb 22, 2011, 9:51 AM PST for Columbia County, Klickitat County, Walla Walla County, Washington; 8 counties in Oregon. It was in force for 65 hr. 20 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 22, 2011, 9:51 AM PST (17:51 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2011, 3:08 AM PST
- In force
- 65 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 4:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 2 Nnw Ski Bluewood, WA | AT TOUCHET SNOTEL. 24 HR TOTAL. |
| Feb 22, 7:25 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | 20 Nne Enterprise, OR | SEVERAL HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS BETWEEN SUN BREAKS PRODUCED A SNOW ACCUMULATION OF 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW SINCE NOON TODAY. TEMP 25F. ELEV 3280 FT. |
| Feb 23, 5:00 AM PST | SNOW 5 | 4 N Bingham Springs, OR | 5 INCHES SNOW LAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 23, 6:00 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 8 Se Joseph, OR | COLLECTED FROM MORNING HAM WEATHER NET. ELEVATION 5500 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 5.5 | Condon, OR | CO-OP 24 HOUR SNOW MEASUREMENT. ELEVATION 2840 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 19 | Ski Bluewood, WA | 19 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 23, 12:00 PM PST | SNOW 7 | 2 Nnw Ski Bluewood, WA | 24 HOUR AMOUNT ENDING NOON FROM TOUCHET SNOTEL. ELEVATION 5530 FEET. |
| Feb 23, 3:03 PM PST | SNOW 3 | Tollgate, OR | ODOT SNOWPLOW CREW REPORTED 3 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE LAST 5 HOURS ON HIGHWAY 204 IN THE TOLLGATE AREA. TEMPERATURE IS 20 DEGREES. |
| Feb 23, 6:10 PM PST | SNOW 4 | Camp Sherman, OR | 4 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 2 HOURS. |
| Feb 23, 8:15 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 1 Ssw Snowden, WA | 10 INCHES OF SNOW IN THE LAST 24 HOURS. 4 INCHES FELL IN THE LAST 4 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM PST | SNOW 5.5 | 2 Ssw Camp Sherman, OR | RECEIVED 5.5 INCHES SNOW IN PAST 24 HOURS. ELEV 3010 FT. JE-36. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Ski Bluewood, WA | PAST 24 HOURS. 33 INCHES IN THE PAST 48 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | Tollgate, OR | 18 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE THE AFTERNOON OF THE 22ND. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM PST | SNOW 3 | Nnw Ukiah, OR | RECEIVED 3 INCHES SNOW IN 24 HOURS. ELEV 3400 FT. UM-521. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Snowden, WA | COOPERATIVE OBSERVER RECEIVED 9 INCHES SNOW PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 18 | 10 E Santiam Junction, OR | 18 INCHES AT SANTIAM PASS PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 24, 8:45 AM PST | SNOW 5 | Wsw Camp Sherman, OR | RECEIVED 5 INCHES SNOW IN PAST 24 HOURS...4 OF THOSE INCHES FELL BETWEEN 4 PM AND 6 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY 25 DEGREES WITH VERY LIGHT SNOW. 12 INCHES OF SNOW ON GROUND. ELEV 2980 FT. JE-12. |
| Feb 24, 9:10 AM PST | SNOW 3 | 1 N Three Rivers, OR | RECEIVED 3 INCHES SNOW OVERNIGHT. ELEV 4160 FT. DE-9. |
| Feb 24, 9:10 AM PST | SNOW 3.5 | 5 Nnw La Pine, OR | RECEIVED 3.5 INCHES SNOW PAST 24 HOURS...MOST FELL BETWEEN 6 TO 10 PM LAST NIGHT. ELEV 4255 FT. DE-54. |
| Feb 24, 9:10 AM PST | SNOW 4 | 9 W La Pine, OR | RECEIVED 4 INCHES SNOW OVERNIGHT. CURRENTLY 8 INCHES ON THE GROUND WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW. ELEV 4360 FT. DE-29. |
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, 5.9 hours before the alert went out and 272 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
- 888 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 77 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 221 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
841 WWUS46 KPDT 221751 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 951 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS AND THE WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY... .A COOL AND MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BRING SNOW TO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS AND ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION GUSTY WINDS MAY CREATE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW IN AREAS. WAZ520-230200- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110223T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0005.110222T1751Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 951 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. HIGHEST AMOUNTS WILL BE NEAR THE CASCADE CREST. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EASTON...ROSLYN...CLE ELUM...TROUT LAKE AND CLIFFDELL * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-230200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110224T0000Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 951 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * ELEVATION: ALL ELEVATIONS. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES ESPECIALLY ON THE WEST AND NORTHWEST SLOPES AND THE CRESTOF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE * WINDS: WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
12 follow-up statements
477 WWUS46 KPDT 222210 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER WEATHER BY THURSDAY EVENING. ORZ502-WAZ030-230615- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-110224T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0005.110222T2210Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STORM TOTALS 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-230615- /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0005.110222T2210Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 1 FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OFF THE CREST WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ520-230615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NORTH NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-230615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110222T2210Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-230615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110222T2210Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS:ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-230615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110222T2210Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN AREAS OF FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-230615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110222T2210Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-230615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110222T2210Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-230615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0002.110224T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 210 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE ALONG INTERSTATE 84 ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
099 WWUS46 KPDT 230014 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER WEATHER BY THURSDAY EVENING. WAZ520-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NORTH NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STORM TOTALS 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 1 FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OFF THE CREST WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-230815- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110224T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA 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...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YAKIMA...ELLENSBURG...KENNEWICK...RICHLAND... PENDLETON...WALLA WALLA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS:ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN AREAS OF FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-230815- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0002.110224T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 414 PM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE ALONG INTERSTATE 84 ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
655 WWUS46 KPDT 230853 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER WEATHER BY THURSDAY EVENING. WAZ520-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NORTH NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED BY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH STORM TOTALS 12 TO 18 INCHES LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF SNOW CONTINUING WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 1 FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST THROUGH WEDNESDAY. ON THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OFF THE CREST WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS:ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN AREAS OF FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110224T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...ELLENSBURG... THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YAKIMA...ELLENSBURG...KENNEWICK... RICHLAND...PENDLETON...WALLA WALLA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF THE SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-231700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0002.110224T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 1253 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE ALONG INTERSTATE 84 ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
270 WWUS46 KPDT 231247 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SNOW TO MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER WEATHER BY THURSDAY EVENING. WAZ520-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NORTH NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 1 FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST THROUGH TODAY. ON THURSDAY AND ESPECIALLY THURSDAY NIGHT SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OFF THE CREST WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TODAY MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN AREAS OF FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110224T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...ELLENSBURG... THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR THURSDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YAKIMA...ELLENSBURG...KENNEWICK... RICHLAND...PENDLETON...WALLA WALLA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-232300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.A.0002.110224T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 447 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SOME LIGHT SNOW IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT WITH THE HEAVIEST SNOW EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BE IMPACTED THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE ALONG INTERSTATE 84 ESPECIALLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
154 WWUS46 KPDT 231647 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA TODAY WILL DIVE SOUTH AND INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE REGION WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. IN ADDITION AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW THAT MAY ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. ORZ041-WAZ024-240300- /O.UPG.KPDT.WS.A.0002.110224T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0005.110224T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84 THROUGH THE GORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ520-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NORTH NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING TODAY AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE...MAINLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST TODAY. THE SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY. DURING THURSDAY NIGHT THE SNOW WILL SPREAD EASTWARD OFF THE CREST WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE OVER THE ENTIRE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TODAY MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST WINDS TONIGHT MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN FALLING/BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-240300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110224T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA 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...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 847 AM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YAKIMA...ELLENSBURG...KENNEWICK... RICHLAND...PENDLETON...WALLA WALLA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
079 WWUS46 KPDT 232300 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA WILL CONTINUE DIVING SOUTH AND INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE REGION WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW THAT MAY ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAZ520-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.110224T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84 THROUGH THE GORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TODAY MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-240700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.110224T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA 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...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 300 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YAKIMA...ELLENSBURG...KENNEWICK... RICHLAND...PENDLETON...WALLA WALLA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
688 WWUS46 KPDT 240621 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA WILL CONTINUE DIVING SOUTH AND INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE REGION WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TOMORROW THAT MAY ALSO PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS CREATING BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW AT TIMES THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WAZ520-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE DEVELOPING AND INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY TONIGHT. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL TURN TO ALL SNOW THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84 THROUGH THE GORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS TODAY MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 5 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WEST WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-241500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA 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...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 1021 PM PST WED FEB 23 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING AND PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YAKIMA...ELLENSBURG...KENNEWICK... RICHLAND...PENDLETON...WALLA WALLA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THESNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
027 WWUS46 KPDT 241329 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE REGION WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WITH GUSTY WINDS THAT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES. WAZ520-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: SNOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH T0NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AND MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84 THROUGH THE GORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH T0NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026>029-242300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA 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...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL... PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 529 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. THE SNOW MAY BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: YAKIMA...ELLENSBURG...KENNEWICK... RICHLAND...PENDLETON...WALLA WALLA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
536 WWUS46 KPDT 241810 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VIGOUROUS STORM SYSTEM OVER SOUTHWEST CANADA WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO THE ENTIRE REGION WITH SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE AREA MOUNTAINS. IN ADDITION AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION WITH GUSTY WINDS THAT WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AT TIMES. WAZ027>029-241915- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH... YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. SIGNIFICANT SNOWS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED...BUT LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AN INCH ARE STILL POSSIBLE. $$ WAZ520-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE CREST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO FEET CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING....WITH UP TO 40 INCHES IN WASHINGTON. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ042-509-250615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING ONE FOOT CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING NEAR THE CASCADE CREST WITH LESSER AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST. * TIMING: SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH T0NIGHT. THE SNOW WILL MOVE OFF THE CREST BY THIS EVENING BRINGING ACCUMULATIONS TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER. * WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH LATER THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-WAZ024-250615- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 84 THROUGH THE GORGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-250615- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH T0NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-250615- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...IMNAHA. * WINDS:GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ026-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- KITTITAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...ELLENSBURG... THORP 1010 AM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ELLENSBURG...PENDLETON...HERMISTON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
289 WWUS46 KPDT 242241 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT... .SNOW WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. COLD AND DRY AIR WILL SPREAD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH SNOWFALL ENDING OR DECREASING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. ORZ502-WAZ030-250645- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE AND SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-250645- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE AND SUNRIVER. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ026-242345- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ KITTITAS VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ELLENSBURG...THORP 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR STEADY SNOW HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWERS MAY CREATE AN INCH OR TWO OF ADDITIONAL SNOW THIS EVENING...MAINLY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE VALLEY. IN ADDITION...GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE AREAS OF LOW VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. $$ WAZ520-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: UP TO 2 FEET OF SNOW HAS FALLEN FROM THIS STORM...AND UP TO 5 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL SNOW ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING ALONG THE I-90 CORRIDOR. * TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN AND TROUT LAKE. * WINDS: EASTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 90. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-250645- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...WHITE SALMON 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. * TIMING: SNOW WILL INCREASE IN COVERAGE THIS EVENING AS AN ARCTIC FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE AND REDMOND. * WINDS: NORTH TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-250645- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN AND LA GRANDE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-250645- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1800Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH AND IMNAHA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-250645- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PENDLETON...HERMISTON AND CONDON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-250645- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH T0NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER AND UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-250645- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT AND SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- 241 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY THIS EVENING. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON AND GOLDENDALE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND VISIBILITY WILL BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
847 WWUS46 KPDT 250559 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT... .LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT OVER EXTREME SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS COLD ARCTIC AIR MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE REGION. NORTH TO NORTHEASTERLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW WITH LOW VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. COLD AND DRY AIR WILL SPREAD FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA...WITH SNOWFALL ENDING OR DECREASING TO SCATTERED SHOWERS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WAZ520-250700- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. DRY AIR HAS SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON...AND PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF OR ENDED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ WAZ521-250700- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T0600Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. DRY AIR HAS SPREAD ACROSS EASTERN WASHINGTON...AND PRECIPITATION HAS TAPERED OFF OR ENDED ALONG THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-251200- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: IN THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...1 TO 3 INCHES ARE EXPECTED...MAINLY WEST OF THE DALLES. IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO... PRINEVILLE AND REDMOND. * WINDS: NORTH TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: THE SNOW WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS WINTER WEATHER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND POOR VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ503-506-251200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER...UKIAH... BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH T0NIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...LONG CREEK...NORTH POWDER AND UKIAH. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-251200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE... SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: MEACHAM...TOLLGATE AND SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-251200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. * TIMING: MODERATE SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE AND SUNRIVER. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-251200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW TONIGHT. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT AND SPRAY. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-251200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW. * TIMING: LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: COVE...ELGIN AND LA GRANDE. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS MAY BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL LOCALLY BECOME REDUCED IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ050-251400- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1800Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: EXPECT STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES. * TIMING: PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH AND IMNAHA. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS. VISIBILITIES WILL BE REDUCED AT TIMES IN SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-251200- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL 959 PM PST THU FEB 24 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BY EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS SOUTH OF PENDLETON AND SOUTH OF HERMISTON. * TIMING: LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PENDLETON...HERMISTON AND CONDON. * WINDS: GUSTY WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. * IMPACTS: ROADS WILL BECOME SNOW COVERED AND HAZARDOUS...AND THE SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
077 WWUS46 KPDT 251108 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 308 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ORZ041-042-WAZ024-251215- /O.CAN.KPDT.WS.W.0005.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON 308 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED. $$ ORZ044-049-502-503-505>509-WAZ030-251215- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1200Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- 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- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...COVE... ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK... NORTH POWDER...UKIAH...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 308 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW HAS ENDED. SOME LIGHT SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING IN CENTRAL OREGON. $$ ORZ050-251215- /O.CAN.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-110225T1800Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 308 AM PST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. THE THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS HAS ENDED. LIGHT SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 22, 9:30 AM PST, 21 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 9:30 AM PST, 21 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
930 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION
.SHORT TERM...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WITH A SHORT WAVE MOVING THROUGH WASHINGTON TODAY.
SATELLITE SHOWS THIS COLD NORTHWESTERLY FLOW OVER THE REGION. THIS
PATTERN WILL FAVOR HIGHER PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR THE CASCADES AND
BLUES...WITH A DOWNSLOPE FLOW KEEPING PRECIP TO A MINIMUM FOR THE
COLUMBIA BASIN. SNOW ADVISORIES FOR THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AND
NORTHERN BLUES LOOK GOOD...MAY NEED TO ISSUE FOR THE OREGON CASCADES
AS WELL TODAY. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
DAY AND INTO THE EVENING AS WESTERLY WINDS ALOFT ARE MIXING DOWN TO
THE SURFACE AS WELL AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO. MANY LOCATION WILL SEE 15-30 MPH
WINDS WITH SOME GUSTS 25-40 MPH. 12Z MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW COLDER
AIR MOVING IN OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. 94
&&
.AVIATION...18Z TAFS...ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING THROUGH THE
REGION WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS BRINGING MVFR CIGS AND VISIBILITY
AT TIMES. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH MVFR CONDITIONS IN
THE VICINITY OF SHOWERS. AT KYKM AND KPSC THERE IS LOW CONFIDENCE
THAT PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR GIVEN RAINSHADOWING. SOUTHWEST WINDS
HAVE ALREADY INCREASED AT KPDT...KALW...KRDM AND KPSC...AND WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 20-30 KTS AREA-WIDE BY LATE MORNING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 10-20 KTS BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 76
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK. FIRST A NORTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT...COMBINED WITH A SOUTHWEST TO WEST FLOW NEAR THE SURFACE
BEHIND A WEATHER SYSTEM THAT DROPPED SOUTHWARD ALONG THE COAST
YESTERDAY IS PRODUCING NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE CASCADE
CREST AND EAST SLOPES OF WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON. SO FAR THE
SNOW AMOUNTS THERE HAVE BEEN VERY LIGHT ON THE OREGON SIDE...BUT
ADVISORY AMOUNTS OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WASHINGTON
PORTION. ELSEWHERE SNOW SHOWERS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS...WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE DAY TODAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE FLOW IS TOO PARALLEL...OR EVEN DOWN
SLOPE...OFF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS TO PRODUCE ADVISORY AMOUNTS
THERE...BUT SEVERAL INCHES CAN STILL BE EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHERN
BLUES TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENTLY THERE IS A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN
BLUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WHICH LOOKS GOOD AT THIS POINT.
HOWEVER...THE DAY SHIFT SHOULD WATCH THE ACCUMULATION AMOUNTS IN
CASE WARNING AMOUNTS BECOME POSSIBLE OR EXPECTED...BUT AT THIS TIME
THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED. OTHER PLACES THAT NEED TO BE WATCHED TODAY
FOR POSSIBLE ADVISORY AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE THE JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS...BUT ADVISORY AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED THERE EITHER.
LASTLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ACROSS
MOST OF THE FORECAST ARE TODAY TO CREATE WINDY CONDITIONS. THE
GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY OVER THE
KITTITAS VALLEY...AND OTHER AREAS WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED AS
WELL...ESPECIALLY THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS.
ONCE THIS PATTERN DISSIPATES WEDNESDAY NIGHT THEN AN ARCTIC FRONT
WILL PUSH SOUTHWARD ON THURSDAY BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR AND MORE
SNOW...BUT MAINLY JUST LIGHT SNOW...TO MOST AREAS...EVEN IN THE
LOWER ELEVATIONS INCLUDING THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN BASIN. UNTIL THEN TEMPERATURES WILL BE QUITE MILD IN
THE FOOTHILLS AND BASIN WITH READINGS MAINLY IN THE 40S TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S ON THURSDAY IN THE
BASIN AND FOOTHILLS. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL BE LIGHT IN MOST AREAS AS THE
FLOW WILL BE FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST WHICH IS A DRY PATTERN...
SO AT THIS TIME WILL NOT ISSUE ANY WINTER HIGHLIGHTS FOR THURSDAY'S
EVENT. HOWEVER SNOW ADVISORY AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS DUE TO UP SLOPE SNOW SHOWERS THERE...AND A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DISCUSS THE UPCOMING CHANGE TO MUCH
COLDER WEATHER. 88
LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...EVEN AS THE LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM SINKS SOUTH OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY...LINGERING MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FUEL SNOW SHOWERS. THE
BEST PRECIPITATION CHANCES WILL BE ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE
CASCADES AND OVER HIGHER TERRAIN OF EAST CENTRAL OREGON AS NORTHERLY
FLOW ENHANCES OROGRAPHIC LIFT. ARCTIC AIR WILL ALSO ACCOMPANY THIS
WEATHER SYSTEM WITH THE COLDEST AIR EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FRIDAY. THE
MODELS CONTINUE TO AGREE THAT TEMPERATURES WILL BE AROUND 20 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. SHOWERS AND CLOUDS WILL
DIMINISH ON FRIDAY NIGHT...THEREFORE RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
AREA WITH THE MOUNTAINS EXPERIENCING LOWS BELOW ZERO. A TRANSITORY
RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION ON SATURDAY FOR
DRY CONDITIONS. THE FLOW WILL THEN BECOME MORE WESTERLY AGAIN ON
SUNDAY AND MONDAY. WARMER WEATHER CAN THEREFORE BE EXPECTED ALTHOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. ANOTHER LOW
WILL DROP DOWN THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST DURING THIS PERIOD.
ONSHORE FLOW COMBINED WITH EMBEDDED SHORTWAVES ROUNDING THE BASE OF
THIS LOW WILL BRING A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW TO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TRIMARCO
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 41 32 43 30 / 40 50 60 70
ALW 43 34 44 31 / 60 60 60 70
PSC 46 31 43 30 / 20 20 40 50
YKM 43 26 42 27 / 20 30 30 60
HRI 46 30 43 30 / 20 30 40 50
ELN 42 25 42 25 / 30 40 30 60
RDM 39 23 38 24 / 30 40 60 60
LGD 36 26 35 26 / 50 60 60 60
GCD 36 25 35 26 / 40 50 50 60
DLS 45 33 46 31 / 40 50 60 70
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY ORZ502.
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING WAZ520.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY WAZ030.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING WAZ026.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
WEDNESDAY : GREEN
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
94Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 5:23 AM PST, 4 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
523 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
231315-
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-
523 AM PST TUE FEB 22 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
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, NORTHWEST BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES,
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
STRONG WIND
KITTITAS VALLEY
A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CAUSE STRONG GUSTY WINDS TODAY IN THE
KITTITAS VALLEY FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE KITTITAS VALLEY
FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO
NWS HAZARD PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
MOISTURE IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND A SOUTHWEST FLOW NEAR THE
SURFACE WILL CAUSE NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE CREST OF THE
WASHINGTON CASCADES WHICH WILL SPILL OVER TO THE EAST SLOPES TODAY
THROUGH THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL ALSO OCCUR OVER THE
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH AT LEAST
THIS EVENING. PLEASE REFER TO NWS HAZARD PRODUCT ID PDXWSWPDT FOR
MORE DETAILS. THE SNOW MAY BECOME MODERATE TO HEAVY AT TIMES THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT WITH POOR VISIBILITIES. SNOW SHOWERS ARE ALSO
EXPECTED IN OTHER PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA...BUT WITH ONLY
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW WEDNESDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, NORTHWEST BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES,
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
SNOW THURSDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, GRANDE RONDE
VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE MOIST WEST
TO NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT PERSISTS OVER THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
WHERE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PLEASE REFER TO NWS HAZARD PRODUCT ID PDXWSWPDT
FOR MORE DETAILS.
AFTER THAT AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION ON
THURSDAY BRINGING MUCH COLDER AIR WITH MORE SNOW THROUGH THE REST OF
THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND. HOWEVER...THE SNOW WITH THE ARCTIC FRONT
SHOULD BE LIGHT DUE TO THE ORIGIN OF THE ARCTIC AIR OVER DRIER LAND
RATHER THAN FROM OVER THE PACIFIC. SOME SNOW IS EXPECTED IN MOST
AREAS. VERY COLD CONDITIONS WILL THEN PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
.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.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Feb 22, 5:34 AM PST, 4 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 534 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521- 230000- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK... NORTH POWDER...UKIAH...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA... ATHENA...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL... BEND...CAMP SHERMAN...LA PINE...SISTERS...SUNRIVER... WHITE SALMON...ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE... TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...APPLETON... CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON... GOLDENDALE 534 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 MODEL PERSISTENCE AND FORECASTER CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO BE HIGH THAT A LATE WINTER SEASON ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO THE REGION THURSDAY BRINGING WITH IT VERY COLD AIR. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH FREEZING IN THE WARMEST LOCATIONS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM SUB ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS TO SINGLE DIGITS IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. THIS WILL PLACE TEMPERATURES 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURE...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT ALL ELEVATIONS WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ALSO BEING POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. PLEASE KEEP ALERT WITH THE SITUATION BY MONITORING THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND HAZARD STATEMENTS. YOU MAY ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON OR BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR MORE INFORMATION AS THIS WINTER WEATHER EVEN UNFOLDS.
Special weather statement, Feb 22, 6:11 AM PST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 611 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521- 222300- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...MEACHAM...TOLLGATE...LONG CREEK... NORTH POWDER...UKIAH...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA... ATHENA...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL... BEND...CAMP SHERMAN...LA PINE...SISTERS...SUNRIVER... WHITE SALMON...ELLENSBURG...THORP...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE... TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...APPLETON... CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE...BICKLETON... GOLDENDALE 611 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011 MODEL PERSISTENCE AND FORECASTER CONFIDENCE CONTINUES TO BE HIGH THAT A LATE WINTER SEASON ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO THE REGION THURSDAY BRINGING WITH IT VERY COLD AIR. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH FREEZING IN THE WARMEST LOCATIONS THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY WHILE LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM SUB ZERO IN THE MOUNTAINS TO SINGLE DIGITS IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. THIS WILL PLACE TEMPERATURES 20 TO 30 DEGREES BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURE...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AT ALL ELEVATIONS WITH SOME SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ALSO BEING POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. PLEASE KEEP ALERT WITH THE SITUATION BY MONITORING THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS AND HAZARD STATEMENTS. YOU MAY ALSO VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON OR BY LISTENING TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA FOR MORE INFORMATION AS THIS WINTER WEATHER EVEN UNFOLDS.
Local storm report, Feb 22, 9:35 AM PST, 16 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
935 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0810 AM HEAVY SNOW 1 S CLE ELUM 47.18N 120.94W
02/22/2011 E9.0 INCH KITTITAS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
9 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IN THE PAST 18 HOURS. 6 INCHES OF
NEW SNOW HAS FALLEN IN THE PAST 3 HOURS.
0900 AM HEAVY SNOW 7 NNW EASTON 47.33N 121.24W
02/22/2011 E10.0 INCH KITTITAS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. BLOWING AND DRIFTING
SNOW IS OCCURING.
0930 AM HEAVY SNOW SSE EASTON 47.23N 121.18W
02/22/2011 E8.0 INCH KITTITAS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OCCURED OVERNIGHT. BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW.
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DWEBERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2:10 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PDT | Klickitat | 19 hr |
| Feb 22, 2:10 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Benton, Columbia, Franklin, Kittitas, Klickitat, Walla Walla and 1 more | 61 hr |
Nearby
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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.