Alert archive / Oregon / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Mar 14, 2012, 2:55 PM PDT for 7 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Mar 15, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 14, 2012, 2:55 PM PDT (21:55 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 15, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 9:02 AM PDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 139 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 212 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
- 581 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 369 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 427 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
573 WWUS76 KPDT 142155 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 255 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA AND TIGHTEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND THEN ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS INTO THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. ORZ509-150700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.120315T0900Z-120315T2100Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 255 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMBS OR TREES MAY BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS. 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. && $$ ORZ507-508-150700- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.120315T0900Z-120315T2100Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER... CONDON...FOSSIL 255 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMBS OR TREES MAY BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
3 follow-up statements
552 WWUS76 KPDT 150551 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1051 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA AND INCREASE PRESSURE GRADIENTS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND THEN ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS ON THURSDAY. ORZ509-151300- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.120315T0900Z-120315T2100Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1051 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMBS OR TREES MAY BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS. 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. && $$ ORZ507-508-151300- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.120315T0900Z-120315T2100Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER... CONDON...FOSSIL 1051 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 2 PM PDT THURSDAY. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMBS OR TREES MAY BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
497 WWUS76 KPDT 151214 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 514 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON... .A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WITH TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT MOVES ON BY. ORZ509-152100- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120315T2100Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 514 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR JUST BEFORE THE COLD FRONT PASSES. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMBS OR TREES MAY BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS. 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. && $$ ORZ507-508-152100- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120315T2100Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER... CONDON...FOSSIL 514 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR JUST BEFORE THE COLD FRONT PASSES. * IMPACTS: LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. TREE LIMBS OR TREES MAY BE DOWNED BY THE WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
427 WWUS76 KPDT 151602 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 902 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ORZ507>509-151715- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120315T2100Z/ FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER... CONDON...FOSSIL...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 902 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. IT WILL BE WINDY TODAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WIND ADVISORY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.