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Gale Warning 45, NWS Portland, OR

December 29, 2011

NWS Portland, OR issued this gale warning at Dec 29, 2011, 3:11 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 29, 2011, 4:00 PM PST. It was in force for 19 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
Dec 29, 2011, 3:11 AM PST (11:11 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 29, 2011, 4:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 30, 2011, 11:14 AM PST
In force
19 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 Dec 28, 8:49 PM PST, 6 hours 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 8:49 PM PST, 6 hours 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 4:21 AM PST, 22 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
421 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011

ORZ002-004-291530-
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
421 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING...FOR
WIND GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH. SEE NPWPQR FOR MORE DETAILS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES
POSSIBLE...LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. REPORTS OF WINDS AT THE COAST WILL
BE PARTICULARLY USEFUL TODAY.

ORZ001-003-005>010-012-014-WAZ020>023-039-040-291530-
NORTH OREGON COAST-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
421 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GRAYS RIVER NEAR ROSBURG.
THIS RIVER WILL LIKELY DIP BACK BELOW FLOOD STAGE THIS
MORNING...THOUGH IT MAY RISE BACK UP AGAIN TODAY.

ANOTHER ROUND OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED...WITH THE
COAST RANGE...WILLAPA HILLS...AND CASCADES THE MOST PRONE AREAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ACCORDING TO
STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-291530-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
421 AM PST WED DEC 28 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES POSSIBLE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN...THOUGH LIKELY LESS THAN SEEN IN PREVIOUS
DAYS...IS EXPECTED THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS COME DOWN ON
FRIDAY...RESULTING IN SNOW DOWN TO PASS LEVELS SOMETIME DURING THE
DAY...AND DEPENDING ON HOW QUICKLY...SIGNIFICANT SNOW MAY BE
POSSIBLE DURING HOLIDAY TRAVEL TIME FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Dec 28, 10:02 PM PST, 5 hours 9 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 28, 4:41 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPQRBenton, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Polk4 hr
Dec 28, 7:13 PM PSTFlood WatchPQR10 hr
Dec 28, 8:35 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRTillamook8 hr
Dec 28, 8:41 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR7 hr
Dec 28, 8:41 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR7 hr
Dec 29, 3:54 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningPQR38 hr
Dec 29, 3:54 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR38 hr
Dec 29, 4:35 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRWahkiakum5 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Oregon, 2011Every gale warning in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.