Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Warnings in 2012
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this high wind warning at Feb 24, 2012, 4:31 AM PST for 10 counties in Oregon; 6 counties in Washington. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 22 hr. 28 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2012, 4:31 AM PST (12:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 8:05 PM PST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Crook County, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Grant County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Benton County, WA, Columbia County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA, Yakima County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:32 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 3:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | Wnw Roosevelt, WA | 58 MPH WIND GUST MEASURED BY ROOSEVELT MESONET AT 3 AM THIS MORNING. |
| Feb 25, 4:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 63 | 5 Wnw Ruggs, OR | PEAK WIND GUST OF 63 MPH OCCURRED SOME TIME DURING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. TIME IS ESTIMATED. ELEV 2400 FT. MO-511. |
| Feb 25, 4:14 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 2 Nne Ione, OR | PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 MPH RECORDED AT 0414 AM SATURDAY MORNING. ELEV 1410 FT. MO-1. |
| Feb 25, 5:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Pendleton, OR | SEVERAL STRIPS OF VINYL SIDING WERE RIPPED OFF HOMES NORTHWEST FACING WALL. ALSO EXPERIENCED BRIEF POWER OUTAGES. |
| Feb 25, 6:25 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 S Goldendale, WA | BETWEEN 0245 AND NOON SATURDAY, SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH, PEAK WIND GUST WAS 40 MPH AT 0625. MANY TREE BRANCHES BROKEN OFF AND LOST SOME SHINGLES FROM ROOF. NEIGHBORS 30 FT TREE SNAPPED JUST ABOVE BASE. ELEV 1735 FT. KL-37. |
| Feb 25, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Nnw La Pine, OR | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 25, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Wnw Bend, OR | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Sunriver, OR | SUNRIVER CAMERA SHOWED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT 7 AM. |
| Feb 25, 7:34 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 59 | 2 Nnw Pendleton, OR | WIND GUST OF 59 MPH MEASURED AT 734 AM ON THE PENDLETON ASOS. |
| Feb 25, 7:35 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 1 N Maryhill, WA | WIND GUST OF 58 MPH REPORTED AT MARYHILL. |
| Feb 25, 8:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 52 | 5 Sse Mikkalo, OR | PEAK WIND GUST OF 52 MPH...TIME OF OCCURANCE UNKNOWN. FRIEND 2 MILES NORTH REPORTED SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN. ELEV 1870 FT. GI-8. |
| Feb 25, 8:00 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Ssw Wasco, OR | SHINGLES BLOWN OFF ROOF. TIME ESTIMATED. |
| Feb 25, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Ski Bluewood, WA | SKI BLUEWOOD REPORTED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 25, 8:13 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Nnw Clarno, OR | NORTH POLE RIDGE RAWS MEASURED SUSTAINED WINDS OVER 40 MPH AT 5 AND 6 AM. GUST OF 58 MPH MEASURED AT 6 AND 7 AM. |
| Feb 25, 8:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | Prescott, WA | ROOF PANELS BLOWN OFF OF AN OUT BUILDING/BARN/SHED. |
| Feb 25, 9:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 5 N La Pine, OR | 8.5 INCHES ON SNOW AND STILL SNOWING HARD. |
| Feb 25, 9:42 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 5 Sse Umatilla, OR | SOUTH OF UMATILLA ON INTERSTATE 84 WINDS HAD PUSHED A SEMI TRUCK OFF THE ROAD. DUST WAS ALSO STIRRED UP LIMITING VISIBILITY TO A 1/4 MILE FOR A FEW MILES APPROACHING UMITILLA FROM MILE POST 7 TO MILE POST 3. ENTERING THE BRIDGE OVER THE COLUMBIA RIVER THE WIND |
| Feb 25, 9:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 2 Nw Sisters, OR | 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 1130 PM LAST NIGHT AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 25, 10:40 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 1 Ese Plymouth, OR | GENERAL PUBLIC REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 60 MPH ON THE WASHINGTON SIDE OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BY MCNARY DAM. THE WIND GUST WAS MEASURED WITH A DWYER WIND METER. |
| Feb 25, 11:30 AM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ene Goldendale, WA | PEAK WIND GUST OF 60 MPH. SOME OAK TREE BRANCHES BROKEN OFF. ELEV 2190 FT. KL-52. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 60 | 3 Ne Hermiston, OR | SPOTTER ESTIMATED 60 MPH WIND GUST. |
| Feb 25, 12:00 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND DMG | 1 W Hermiston, OR | 3 INCH DIAMETER TREE LIMB TORN OFF TREE. |
| Feb 25, 12:45 PM PST | NON-TSTM WND GST 58 | 8 Ssw Umatilla Chemical, OR | WIND GUST OF 58 MPH MEASURED AT 1245 BY AN ECHO MESONET SITE. |
| Feb 25, 12:49 PM PST | HIGH SUST WINDS 40 | 10 Se Eltopia, WA | JUNIPER DUNES RAWS MEASURED 40 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS. |
| Feb 25, 3:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 5 N La Pine, OR | 11 INCHE OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS AT LA PINE. SPOTTER REPORTED THAT WINDS GUSTED OVER 50 MPH OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 25, 5:07 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Nnw La Pine, OR | MEASURED 7 INCHES SNOW AT 0645 AM THEN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES SNOW AT 5 PM FOR TOTAL OF 10 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. CURRENTLY 26 DEGREES AND LIGHT SNOW. ELEV 4255 FT. DE-54. |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 1 Wsw Ski Bluewood, WA | SKI BLUEWOOD REPORTED RECEIVING 21 INCHES SNOW IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 25, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 Ssw Camp Sherman, OR | RECEIVED 6.5 INCHES SNOW BY 11 AM THEN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 6 PM. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH FROM STORM IS 9 INCHES. CURRENTLY 27 DEGREES AND SNOWING. ELEV 3010 FT. JE-36. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 248 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1081 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
223 WWUS76 KPDT 241231 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 431 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION RESULTING IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL FIRST INCREASE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. OTHER AREAS WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE AS THE COLD FRONT APPROACHES THIS EVENING THEN BECOME QUITE STRONG WITH AND AFTER THE FRONT PASSES OVERNIGHT. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS SATURDAY. ORZ041-042-044-506>509-WAZ024-027>029-521-250000- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0003.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0003.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER...WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE... TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 431 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING BECOMING STRONGEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH. AREAS ALONG THE OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES INCLUDING NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, THE OREGON BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS, AND THE HANFORD RESERVATION COULD SEE OCCASIONAL GUSTS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-WAZ520-250000- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE 431 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY EVENING BECOMING STRONGEST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-250000- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.120224T2100Z-120225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- 431 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WILL SEE THE ADDITION OF SNOW. REFER TO THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. * WINDS: SOUTH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ JBONK
5 follow-up statements
890 WWUS76 KPDT 242242 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 242 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION RESULTING IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING THEN SWITCH TO WESTERLY BEHIND THE COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. ORZ041-042-044-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-250700- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 242 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BECOMING STRONGEST LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. LOCAL BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ506-509-250700- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 242 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BECOMING STRONGEST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-WAZ520-250700- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE 242 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING BECOMING STRONGEST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-250600- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- 242 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS... A WIND ADVISORY FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GRAND RONDE VALLEY. * WINDS: SOUTH SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
789 WWUS76 KPDT 250609 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1009 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION RESULTING IN A PROLONGED PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF SATURDAY. ORZ049-250715- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120225T0600Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- 1009 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. $$ ORZ041-042-044-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-251415- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1009 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. LOCAL BLOWING DUST COULD REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ506-509-251415- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1009 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH WITH LOCALIZED GUSTS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-WAZ520-251415- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE 1009 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SATURDAY EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
671 WWUS76 KPDT 251347 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 547 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT CROSSED LAST NIGHT. WINDS SHOULD GENERALLY REACH THEIR PEAK AROUND LATE THIS MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING TONIGHT. ORZ041-042-044-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-252300- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 547 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ506-509-252300- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 547 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-WAZ520-252300- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE 547 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
682 WWUS76 KPDT 252237 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING... .WINDS HAVE GENERALLY REACHED THEIR PEAK WITH STRONG WINDS CONTINUING FOR SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING TONIGHT. ORZ041-042-044-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-260700- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON... FOSSIL...WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY AND LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ506-509-260700- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY... SENECA...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS WITH SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AND GUSTS MAINLY BETWEEN 55 AND 65 MPH. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. LARGE TREE LIMBS MAY BREAK AND TREES ROOTED IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES MOTORISTS SHOULD USE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN WIND GUSTS. VISIBILITY MAY BE REDUCED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-WAZ520-260700- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF SUSTAINED WEST WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH WITH GUSTS MAINLY 45 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: TRAVEL MAY BECOME DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY OCCUR. SHALLOW ROOTED TREES IN WATER SATURATED SOILS MAY TOPPLE. VISIBILITY MAY BE DECREASED DUE TO BLOWING SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
483 WWUS76 KPDT 260405 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 805 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ORZ041-042-044-506>509-WAZ024-027>029-521-260515- /O.CAN.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...BROTHERS...PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND... LA PINE...SUNRIVER...WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE... TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON... WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 805 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THE COLUMBIA BASIN...THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...THE YAKIMA VALLEY...THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 30 MPH. WIND GUSTS HAVE ALSO DECREASED TO 25 TO 40 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE NIGHT. THEREFORE THE HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THESE AREAS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. $$ ORZ505-WAZ520-260515- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN-EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN... TROUT LAKE 805 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ALONG THE WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES HAVE DECREASED TO 10 TO 20 MPH...WHILE WINDS IN THE JOHN DAY BASIN IN OREGON HAVE DECREASED TO 5 TO 15 MPH. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE FURTHER THROUGH TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORIES FOR THESE TWO AREAS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 7:01 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:31 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Union, Wasco, Wheeler | 40 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:53 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PDT | Deschutes, Jefferson, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco | 42 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Umatilla and 4 more | 42 hr |
Nearby
High Wind Warnings in Oregon, 2012High Wind Warnings in Washington, 2012Every high wind warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.