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Gale Warning 36, NWS Portland, OR

November 17, 2011

NWS Portland, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 17, 2011, 3:26 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 17, 2011, 9:04 AM PST. It was in force for 21 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
Nov 17, 2011, 3:26 AM PST (11:26 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 17, 2011, 9:04 AM PST
Expired
Nov 18, 2011, 5:37 AM PST
In force
21 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 Nov 16, 3:34 PM PST, 11 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 16, 3:34 PM PST, 11 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 16, 4:52 AM PST, 22 hours 34 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
452 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011

ORZ001-003-WAZ021-171600-
NORTH OREGON COAST-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
452 AM PST WED NOV 16 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 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTS.
SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ALONG
BEACHES AND HEADLANDS. GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ009>014-WAZ019-023-040-171600-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-
CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
452 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
FOR THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS. 1 OR 2
INCHES OF SNOW BEFORE THE TRANSITION TO ALL RAIN.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING FOR THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. 2 OR 3 INCHES OF SNOW IS
EXPECTED BEFORE THE TRANSITION TO A WINTRY MIX THEN EVENTUALLY ALL
RAIN BY LATE MORNING.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 3 TO 5 INCHES BELOW
4000 FT...5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 6000 FT AND...AND 10 TO 20
INCHES ABOVE 6000 FT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS AT AND BELOW CASCADE PASSES MAY
CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTY THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ002-004>008-WAZ020-022-039-171600-
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WILLAPA HILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
452 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GUSTY WINDS WILL AFFECT THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 50
MPH ARE EXPECTED ON THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. INLAND AREAS CAN
EXPECT GUSTS TO 35 MPH MAINLY IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

PZZ210-250-255-270-275-171600-
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-
452 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

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
Nov 16, 9:54 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR11 hr
Nov 16, 9:54 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR11 hr
Nov 17, 3:26 AM PSTGale WatchPQR6 hr
Nov 17, 4:49 AM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryPQR41 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.