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Gale Warning 11, NWS Portland, OR

February 15, 2011

NWS Portland, OR issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2011, 3:17 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2011, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 13 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 15, 2011, 3:17 AM PST (11:17 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2011, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 15, 2011, 9:05 PM PST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

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

NWS Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 15, 2:54 AM PST, 23 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 2:54 AM PST, 23 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 14, 5:28 AM PST, 21 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
528 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-151430-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
528 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8
PM PST THIS EVENING FOR NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST. GUSTS
TO 75 MPH FOR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...AND GUSTS TO 65 MPH FOR
COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ003-004-WAZ020-151430-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
528 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM PST
THIS EVENING FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS...AND COAST RANGE OF NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL OREGON. GUSTS TO 60 MPH AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS THROUGH THIS
EVENING.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO AROUND 2500
FEET TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE DOWN TO 2000 FEET
TUESDAY. SNOW DECREASING WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-151430-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
528 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT STARTING 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. SNOW ACCUMULATION 8 TO 12 INCHES TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINTER STORM WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH 5 PM TUESDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATION 5 TO 9 INCHES TUESDAY. SNOW DECREASING WEDNESDAY AND
THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ010-012-WAZ040-151430-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
528 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE TONIGHT DOWN TO AROUND
2500 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS 2 TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE TUESDAY DOWN TO AROUND
2000 FEET. LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ005>009-014-WAZ022-023-039-151430-
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
528 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTING TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING
ESPECIALLY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PZZ210-250-255-270-275-151430-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
528 AM PST MON FEB 14 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 8:57 PM PSTGale WatchPQR6 hr
Feb 14, 8:57 PM PSTGale WarningPQR3 hr
Feb 15, 10:53 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningPQR22 min
Feb 15, 11:16 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningPQR18 min

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.