Storm Warning 3, NWS Portland, OR

395 
WHUS76 KPQR 012249
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
249 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

PZZ250-255-270-275-020700-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-110302T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110302T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0003.110302T0200Z-110302T2100Z/
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-
249 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS
SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES THIS
  AFTERNOON. STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LIKELY...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60
  KT POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN LATER TODAY AS THE NEXT
  SYSTEM ARRIVES...PROBABLY REACHING AROUND 20 TO 25 FEET
  WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-020200-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-110302T0200Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
249 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST THIS EVENING. 

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 11 FT TONIGHT... BUILDING TO
  NEAR 15 FT WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 FT DURING THE EBB CURRENT
  AROUND 315 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 14 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY
  DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 315 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

102 
WHUS76 KPQR 020450
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
850 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

PZZ250-255-270-275-021300-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110302T2100Z/
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-
850 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 KT POSSIBLE LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES.
  PROBABLY REACHING AROUND 20 TO 25 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN
  SUBSIDING BELOW 20 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

438 
WHUS76 KPQR 020654 AAA
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1054 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

PZZ250-255-270-275-021500-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110302T2100Z/
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-
1054 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 60 KT POSSIBLE 
  LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST 
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES. 
  PROBABLY REACHING AROUND 20 TO 25 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN 
  SUBSIDING BELOW 20 FEET WEDNESDAY EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-021500-
/O.NEW.KPQR.RB.Y.0048.110302T0654Z-110303T1500Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1054 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 11 FT TONIGHT... BUILDING TO
  NEAR 17 FT WEDNESDAY.

* FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 315 AM
  WEDNESDAY MORNING

* SECOND EBB: 18 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB AROUND 315
  PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

328 
WHUS76 KPQR 021031
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
231 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

PZZ250-255-270-275-021845-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110302T2100Z/
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-
231 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 KT POSSIBLE
  THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE OUTER
  WATERS. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 4 AM AND 10 AM
  WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES.
  PROBABLY REACHING AROUND 20 TO 25 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING THEN
  SUBSIDING QUICKLY BELOW 15 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-021845-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110303T1500Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
231 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM PST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 11 FT OVERNIGHT... BUILDING TO NEAR 17
  FT WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SUBSIDING BELOW 15 FT IN THE
  AFTERNOON..

* FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 315 AM
  WEDNESDAY MORNING

* SECOND EBB: 18 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB AROUND 
  315 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

451 
WHUS76 KPQR 021609
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
809 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

PZZ250-255-270-275-022100-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110302T2100Z/
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-
809 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 KT POSSIBLE
  THROUGH THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE OUTER  WATERS. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 10 AM TODAY.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL INCREASE AGAIN AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES.
  PROBABLY REACHING AROUND 25 TO 30 FT THIS MORNING THEN SUBSIDING
  QUICKLY BELOW 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-030015-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110303T1500Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
809 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM PST THURSDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 18 FT THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 10
  FT THIS EVENING AND 5 FT THURSDAY MORNING. BREAKERS THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.  

* FIRST EBB: SEAS 14 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND 315 PM
  THIS AFTERNOON.

* SECOND EBB: SEAS 12 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND 345
  AM THURSDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

464 
WHUS76 KPQR 021933
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1133 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

PZZ270-030000-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110302T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0013.110302T1933Z-110303T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
1133 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS DOWNGRADED THE STORM
WARNING TO A GALE WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH
  THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: SEAS NEAR 25 FT WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 20 FT THIS
  AFTERNOON. 

* SMALL CRAFT SEAS AND WINDS LIKELY AFTER 4 PM TODAY.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ250-255-275-030345-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110302T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0029.110302T1933Z-110303T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0020.110302T1933Z-110303T1200Z/
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 CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1133 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST THURSDAY...
...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS DOWNGRADED A STORM
WARNING TO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY VALID UNTIL 4 AM THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KT DECREASING TONIGHT.

* SEAS: SEAS 20 FT TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 10 FT TONIGHT. UNTIL
  WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-030345-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-110303T1500Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1133 AM PST WED MAR 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM PST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 18 FT THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 10 
  FT THIS EVENING AND 5 FT THURSDAY MORNING. BREAKERS THROUGH 
  THIS EVENING. 

* FIRST EBB: SEAS 14 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND 315 
  PM THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SECOND EBB: SEAS 12 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND 345 
  AM THURSDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
816 AM PST TUE MAR  1 2011

.SYNOPSIS...A STATIONARY FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THEN A
STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS OFFSHORE AND HEADS NORTH TO
CANADA THOUGH WILL BRING STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COAST TONIGHT INTO
WEDNESDAY.  THEN A COOL SHOWERY PATTERN PERSISTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...RADAR CONTINUES TO SHOW MODERATE RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF
THE AREA AS STATIONARY FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE NORTH AS A WARM FRONT.
THIS WILL RAISE TEMPERATURES TODAY AND END THE THREAT FOR LOW
ELEVATION SNOWFALL UNTIL LATER IN THE WEEK.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW WILL SLIDE UP THE COAST LATE TODAY AND MOVE
INLAND INTO CANADA WEDNESDAY. THE 12Z NAM RUN SHOWS IMPRESSIVE LOW
LEVEL WIND SPEEDS WITH 850 MB WIND SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 80 KT. THIS
POSES SOME THREAT FOR HIGH WINDS ALONG THE COAST BUT THE GRADIENT
REMAINS OFFSHORE AND BY THE TIME IT OPENS UP TO THE SOUTH THE BULK OF
THIS SYSTEMS ENERGY WILL HAVE PASSED THE AREA. ON THE FLIP SIDE THE
WRF GFS IS A LITTLE WEAKER WITH THE OFFSHORE GRADIENT AND OPENS UP
THE GRADIENT TO THE SOUTH AND THEREFORE THIS SOLUTION WOULD BRING
HIGHER WINDS TO THE COAST WEDNESDAY MORNING. AS OF NOW...FAVORING THE
LATTER SOLUTION...BUT WILL HOLD OFF ON ANY WARNINGS UNTIL THE 18Z
RUNS.

HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES IN THE S WASHINGTON AND N OREGON CASCADES.
SEVERAL SNOTEL SITES...ESPECIALLY IN THE MT ST HELENS AREA...HAVE
ALREADY RECEIVED 2-3 FEET OF SNOW AND IT CONTINUES TO PILE UP. THE
NORTH OREGON CASCADES HAVE GENERALLY SEEN 1-2 FEET...ESPECIALLY NEAR
MT HOOD. ANOTHER FOOT OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE TODAY...ALL IN ALL THE
FINAL SNOWFALL TOTALS FROM THIS STORM WILL BE QUITE IMPRESSIVE.
FEBRUARY APPEARS TO BE MAKING UP FOR JANUARY IN TERMS OF SNOWPACK IN
THE CASCADES.

IT APPEARS FLOODING WITH THE IMPRESSIVE RAINFALL TOTALS WE HAVE SEEN
SHOULD NOT POSE A PROBLEM. LOWER ELEVATION STREAMS HAVE SHOWN
MODERATE RISES BUT SO FAR NONE ARE NEAR FLOOD STAGE. WOLFE

.LONG TERM...THE EXTENDED PERIOD REMAINS ACTIVE AND UNSETTLED. THE
MODELS INDICATE ANOTHER SHORT WAVE SWINGING THROUGH LATER THURSDAY
AND THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH ANOTHER STRONGER SYSTEM PASSING
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. MODEL
DETAILS START TO VARY MORE AFTER THAT BUT ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS ARE
EXPECTED. TOLLESON

&&

.AVIATION...A MIX OF MAINLY MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL EARLY
TODAY...WITH LIFR CIGS EXPECTED IN MODERATE RAIN IN THE NORTH
WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A WARM FRONT MOVES NORTH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.
CONDITIONS WILL TRANSITION TO MOSTLY VFR AS IT SWEEPS OVER THE
AREA LATER TODAY. A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW WILL BRING STRONG WINDS
TO THE COAST TONIGHT AND WED.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...IFR AND LIFR CONDITIONS PERSIST EARLY
TODAY...LIFTING TO MOSTLY MVFR BY THIS AFTERNOON AS A WARM FRONT
LIFTS NORTH. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD BRIEFLY RETURN THIS EVENING.

&&

.MARINE...A BRIEF LULL IN THE ACTION BEFORE A STRONG SYSTEM RAPIDLY
INTENSIFIES AS IT CROSSES OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.
EXPECT WINDS TO INCREASE TO SMALL CRAFT LEVELS FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH DURING THE DAY...THEN LIKELY HEADING INTO THE GALE CATEGORY
IN THE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...WITH THE BEST PERIOD OF STORM
FORCE WINDS OVERNIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. WILL LIKELY UPGRADE
WATCHES TO WARNINGS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE...AS THERE IS STILL
SOME UNCERTAINTY WITH THE TIMING OF THE SYSTEM.

&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR COAST RANGE OF
     NORTHWEST OREGON-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR NORTHERN
     OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR LOWER COLUMBIA.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR NORTH OREGON COAST.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR WESTERN
     COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

WA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR WILLAPA HILLS.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH
     WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR I-5 CORRIDOR
    IN COWLITZ COUNTY.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 11 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR WESTERN
     COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT
     60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
     EVENING FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO
     FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 6 PM
     PST THIS EVENING.

     STORM WATCH FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR
     FROM 10 TO 60 NM.

     GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10
     NM.

&&

MORE WEATHER INFORMATION ONLINE AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM
THE CASCADE CREST TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE AREA IS COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE FORECAST AREA.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
622 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

ORZ003-009>011-014-WAZ019-020-023-040-021730-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
622 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON
CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS...THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND
FOOTHILLS...THE WILLAPA HILLS AND NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE...AND
THE WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES TODAY...AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN
EFFECT THIS MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY SNOW AND STRONG WINDS
AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ005-006-WAZ022-039-021730-
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
622 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND
VANCOUVER METRO AREA...THE LOWER COLUMBIA...AND THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE
POTENTIAL OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE HILLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR GUSTY WINDS AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ210-250-255-270-275-021730-
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-
622 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE AND STORM WATCHES ARE POSTED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BEGINNING
THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

GALE AND STORM WATCHES CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. AN ACTIVE
WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY WINDS AND SEAS AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-021730-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
622 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTH
WASHINGTON...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A STRONG PACIFIC LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BRING STRONG WINDS TO THE
COAST BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT. HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN
POSTED...STARTING AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

HIGH WIND WATCHES CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY. AN ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...BRINGING
THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ004-007-008-012-013-021730-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-
CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
622 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY
MOUNTAIN SNOW AT TIMES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
659 AM PST TUE MAR 01 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0656 AM     HEAVY SNOW       CASCADE LOCKS           45.68N 121.87W
03/01/2011  M6.0 INCH        HOOD RIVER         OR   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

            3.08 INCHES LIQUID EQUIVALENT...MIXED RAIN AND
            SNOW...OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS. 6 INCHES OF SNOW FELL
            OVERNIGHT.

&&

SWEAGLE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
701 AM PST TUE MAR 01 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0559 AM     HEAVY SNOW       STEVENSON               45.69N 121.89W
03/01/2011  M5.0 INCH        SKAMANIA           WA   NWS EMPLOYEE

            NWS EMPLOYEE REPORTS 5 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT IN
            STEVENSON.

&&

SWEAGLE