Wind Advisory 33, NWS Pendleton, OR

915 
WWUS76 KPDT 160315
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
715 PM PST THU NOV 15 2012


ORZ049-160415-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-121116T0400Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
715 PM PST THU NOV 15 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE GRANDE RONDE
VALLEY AND IN LADD AND PYLES CANYONS. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY IS
CANCELLED.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1033 AM PST THU NOV 15 2012

UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION

.UPDATE...LOW STRATUS AND FOG CONTINUES ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN
FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. HAVE ALREADY EXTENDED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY
IN THOSE ZONES THROUGH NOON THIS MORNING BUT HAVE ALLOWED IT TO END
IN CENTRAL OREGON WHERE CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED. ELSEWHERE, THE FOG
HAS LIFTED INTO A LOW STRATUS LAYER AT AROUND 1000 TO 1500 FEET.
AREAS ABOVE 2500 TO 3000 FEET ARE MOSTLY CLEAR. EXPECT THAT THE
STRATUS WILL BREAK UP THIS AFTERNOON AS A WEAK WAVE BEGINS TO AFFECT
THE AREA. HAVE ALSO ADJUSTED TEMPERATURES TODAY DOWN A COUPLE OF
DEGREES UNDER THE AREAS WITH THE HEAVIEST CLOUD COVER. WINDS ARE
REACHING 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE
RONDE VALLEY SO HAVE BUMPED THEM UP TODAY AND THIS EVENING. FORECAST
PRESSURE GRADIENTS PEAK IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS BUT REMAIN
FAIRLY TIGHT THROUGH TONIGHT SO ONLY FORESEE THEM DROPPING TO 10 TO
20 MPH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. REST OF FORECAST IS IN GOOD
SHAPE. UPDATE ALREADY OUT. PERRY

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAFS...MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS TO BE PREVALENT THROUGH
18Z FRIDAY. LOW STRATUS AND FOG WILL TEND TO LIFT/BURN OFF TO SOME
DEGREE THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN AT MOSTLY MVFR
CONDITIONS. TONIGHT EXPECT MOSTLY MFR/IFR CEILINGS AND VSBYS IN
STRATUS AND FOG. BEST CHANCE FOR VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE AT KBDN AND
KRDM. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT AND VRBL THROUGH THE PERIOD. 78

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT  45  36  50  40 /   0  10  10  20
ALW  46  39  51  42 /   0  10  20  20
PSC  44  35  49  38 /  10  10  10  20
YKM  43  34  45  35 /  10  10  10  20
HRI  46  35  50  37 /  10  10  10  20
ELN  43  34  46  36 /  10  10  10  20
RDM  51  37  52  36 /   0  10  20  30
LGD  44  35  48  36 /  10  10  20  20
GCD  46  37  47  35 /  10  10  20  30
DLS  50  39  53  40 /  10  10  10  30

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY ORZ507-508.

WA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY WAZ029.

&&

THREAT INDEX
TODAY : GREEN
FRIDAY : GREEN
SATURDAY : GREEN

GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES.
YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON

83/90/90

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
538 AM PST THU NOV 15 2012

ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ026>030-520-521-161330-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-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-KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
538 AM PST THU NOV 15 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DENSE FOG
     FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS
     OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON,
     FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON

AREAS OF DENSE FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF A QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS
AT TIME CONTINUE THIS MORNING.  FOG IS EXPECTED TO SLOWLY LIFT BY
THIS AFTERNOON...AND BY 9 AM CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE ENOUGH THAT
FOG WILL BECOME MORE DISPERSED AND LESS DENSE.  FOR MORE INFORMATION
ON THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCT PDXNPWPDT FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

SEVERAL STORM SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION BEGINNING FRIDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 4000-6000 FEET THROUGH
SATURDAY NIGHT.  SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP AGAIN ON SUNDAY AND EXPECT
SNOW ABOVE 3500 FEET. A GRADUAL WARMING TREND WILL HELP SLOWLY
INCREASE THE SNOW LEVELS INTO MID NEXT WEEK.  BY TUESDAY NIGHT SNOW
LEVELS MAY ONCE AGAIN DECREASE IN LIGHT OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT.
HOWEVER... THIS FRONT IS STILL UNCERTAIN AND TIMING MY BE DELAYED.
FOR NOW THE DOMINATE FORM OF PRECIPITATION FOR MOST AREAS THROUGH
DAY 7 LOOKS TO BE RAIN.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

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

GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:

WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML

ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE.