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Gale Warning 37, NWS Portland, OR

November 20, 2011

NWS Portland, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 20, 2011, 2:36 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 21, 2011, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 14 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 20, 2011, 2:36 PM PST (22:36 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 21, 2011, 1:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 21, 2011, 2:31 PM PST
In force
14 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 20, 2:00 PM PST, 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 2:00 PM PST, 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 20, 4:12 AM PST, 10 hours 24 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
412 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2011

ORZ003>014-WAZ019-020-022-023-039-040-211215-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-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-WILLAPA HILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
412 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE COAST RANGE AND
WILLAPA HILLS LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY OR TUESDAY NIGHT.
GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY ON
TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE PDXSPSPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

HEAVY RAINS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WITH THE
HEAVIEST RAIN EXPECTED TO FALL IN THE COAST RANGE TUESDAY AND
TUESDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE PDXESFPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ001-002-PZZ210-WAZ021-211215-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
412 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS
ARE NOT GENERALLY EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY OR
TUESDAY NIGHT. PLEASE SEE PDXSPSPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ250-255-270-275-211215-
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-
412 AM PST SUN NOV 20 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY WITH STORM FORCE WINDS
POSSIBLE TUESDAY. PLEASE SEE PDXMWWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 20, 1:42 PM PST, 54 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
142 PM PST SUN NOV 20 2011

ORZ009-014-WAZ023-211500-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS...
MULTNOMAH FALLS...PARKDALE...ODELL...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA
142 PM PST SUN NOV 20 2011

...SNOW LIKELY NEAR HOOD RIVER AND IN THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY
MONDAY MORNING...

COLDER AIR WILL AGAIN BE TRAPPED IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NEAR
HOOD RIVER LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER PACIFIC
FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES IN. AS A RESULT...SNOW IS LIKELY NEAR HOOD
RIVER AND IN THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY MONDAY. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS COULD REACH AN INCH OR TWO NEAR HOOD RIVER AND 1 TO
3 INCHES IN THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY BEFORE TEMPERATURES
MODERATE SLIGHTLY IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 20, 9:19 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR4 hr
Nov 20, 1:43 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR26 hr
Nov 20, 1:44 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR22 hr
Nov 20, 1:44 PM PSTHigh Wind WarningPQR22 hr
Nov 20, 2:36 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarPQR11 hr
Nov 20, 2:36 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarPQR18 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.