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High Wind Watch 8, NWS Portland, OR

April 24, 2011

NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind watch at Apr 24, 2011, 1:57 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 25, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 24, 2011, 1:57 PM PDT (20:57 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 25, 2011, 5:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 25, 2011, 3:19 AM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 high wind watch went out at Apr 24, 9:05 AM PDT, 4 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 24, 9:05 AM PDT, 4 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 24, 5:47 AM PDT, 8 hours 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
547 AM PDT SUN APR 24 2011

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-251400-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
547 AM PDT SUN APR 24 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

A RATHER VIGOROUS AND WET SPRING STORM IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL OVER THE SOUTH WASHINGTON...NORTH AND CENTRAL
OREGON CASCADES MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. IN ADDITION...SNOW LEVELS
WILL BE BELOW THE ELEVATIONS OF THE MAIN HIGHWAYS THROUGH THE
CASCADES DURING MOST OF THAT TIME. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT COULD REACH BETWEEN 8 AND 18
INCHES IN THE CASCADES. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED DURING
THE DAY ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ003>010-012-014-WAZ020-022-023-039-040-251400-
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-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
WILLAPA HILLS-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
547 AM PDT SUN APR 24 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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ001-002-PZZ210-WAZ021-251400-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
547 AM PDT SUN APR 24 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

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A DEVELOPING STORM TRACKING ACROSS THE NORTH PACIFIC MAY BRING
WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COAST LATER TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING
WITH SOUTHERLY GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH POSSIBLE. DETAILS ON THE
TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THE STORM ARE STILL IN DEVELOPMENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

PZZ250-255-270-275-251400-
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-
547 AM PDT SUN APR 24 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 SOUTHERLY GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Apr 24, 1:57 PM PDT, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 24, 8:29 AM PDTGale WatchPQR12 hr
Apr 24, 8:29 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR19 hr
Apr 24, 1:57 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR45 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.