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Wind Advisory 40, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 1, 2012, 2:13 PM PST for 9 counties in Oregon; 6 counties in Washington. It took effect at Dec 1, 2012, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 1, 2012, 2:13 PM PST (22:13 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 1, 2012, 7:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2012, 8:14 PM PST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties 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), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:15 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 253 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
- 21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 106 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
090 WWUS76 KPDT 012213 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 213 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OREGON INTO WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND SUNDAY BRINGING WINDY CONDITIONS TO OREGON. ORZ050-020615- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0005.121202T0600Z-121202T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0006.121202T0300Z-121202T2100Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 213 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR WALLOWA COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG LATE THIS EVENING...PEAKING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 10 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 POWER LINES. 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. && $$ ORZ509-020615- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0005.121202T0600Z-121202T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.121202T0300Z-121202T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 213 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ027>029-020615- /O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.121202T1500Z-121203T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES... DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 213 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS...AND THE YAKIMA VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL START IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY AND SPREAD EAST BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ ORZ503-505-506-020615- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.A.0005.121202T0600Z-121202T1800Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO- JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...DAYVILLE... JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT...SPRAY...BROTHERS...PAULINA... PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 213 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS...JOHN DAY BASIN...AND THE OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG LATE THIS EVENING...PEAKING DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH OR GREATER AND OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER SITUATION AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
6 follow-up statements
894 WWUS76 KPDT 020007 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 407 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OREGON AND WASHINGTON TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS CONDITIONS TO SEVERAL AREAS. ORZ503-506-020115- /O.CAN.KPDT.HW.A.0005.121202T0600Z-121202T1800Z/ SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...BROTHERS... PAULINA...PRAIRIE CITY...SENECA 407 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WINDS WILL BE STRONG BUT ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SUSTAINED ABOVE 40MPH. $$ ORZ050-020815- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.121202T0300Z-121202T2100Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 407 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG LATE THIS EVENING...PEAKING BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 10 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ505-020815- /O.UPG.KPDT.HW.A.0005.121202T0600Z-121202T1800Z/ /O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.121202T1500Z-121203T0600Z/ JOHN DAY BASIN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL... MONUMENT...SPRAY 407 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL PICK UP WITH COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY MORNING AFTER 7 AM. * WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ ORZ041-042-WAZ024-521-020815- /O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.121202T1500Z-121203T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...WHITE SALMON... BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 407 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-020815- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.121202T0300Z-121202T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 407 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVERNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ ORZ044-507-508-WAZ027>029-020815- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.121202T1500Z-121203T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE... PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...NACHES... SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES... DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA 407 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL START IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY AND SPREAD EAST BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
658 WWUS76 KPDT 020617 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1017 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OREGON AND WASHINGTON TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO SEVERAL AREAS. ORZ050-021430- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121202T2100Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 1017 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG OVERNIGHT...PEAKING BETWEEN 3 AM AND 10 AM SUNDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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 POWER LINES. 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. && $$ ORZ509-021430- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1017 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-044-505-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-021430- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.121202T1500Z-121203T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN- 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...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL... WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1017 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL START IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY...THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON THEN SPREAD EAST BEHIND THE FRONT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
849 WWUS76 KPDT 021224 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 424 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OREGON AND WASHINGTON THROUGH TODAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO MANY AREAS. ORZ050-022100- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121202T2100Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 424 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AND BECOME STRONG THIS MORNING...PEAKING BETWEEN NOW AND 10 AM THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-021800- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 424 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS MORNING AND ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THOUGH LATE THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$ ORZ041-042-044-505-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-022300- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.121202T1500Z-121203T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL... WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 424 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER A COLD FRONT PASSAGE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL START IN THE YAKIMA VALLEY...THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON THEN SPREAD EAST BEHIND THE FRONT THROUGH THE DAY INTO THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
646 WWUS76 KPDT 021755 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 955 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS OREGON AND WASHINGTON THROUGH TODAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO MANY AREAS. ORZ509-021900- /O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121202T1800Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 955 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... WINDS FROM THE SOUTH HAVE SHIFTED TO COME FROM THE WEST BEHIND A COLD FRONT. WHILE WINDS HAVE DECREASED...EXPECT CONDITIONS TO REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE DAY. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ050-022100- /O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121202T2100Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 955 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN NOW AND NOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * IMPACTS: WINDS MAY DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES CAUSING POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 40 MPH OR GREATER WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. THESE WINDS CAN EASILY TOSS AROUND LOOSE OBJECTS AND DOWN LARGE TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND BE ALERT FOR FLYING DEBRIS. DRIVING MAY ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ041-042-044-505-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-030200- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN- 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...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL... WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 955 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS MORNING BEHIND A COLD FRONT. EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
769 WWUS76 KPDT 022047 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1247 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY... .A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS MOVING ACROSS OREGON AND WASHINGTON TODAY BRINGING STRONG WINDS TO MANY AREAS. ORZ050-022200- /O.EXP.KPDT.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-121202T2100Z/ WALLOWA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA 1247 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. COLD FRONT HAS PASSED AND WINDS ARE OUT OF THE NORTHWEST. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BREEZY BUT NOT STRONG. $$ ORZ041-042-044-505-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-030600- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN- 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...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL... WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1247 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * TIMING: WEST WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT. EXPECT VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS: DRIVING MAY BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 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. && $$
019 WWUS76 KPDT 030414 NPWPDT URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 814 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ORZ041-042-044-505-507-508-WAZ024-027>029-521-030515- /O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-121203T0600Z/ EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN- FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY- LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...THE DALLES...DUFUR... MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN... HERMISTON...IONE...DAYVILLE...JOHN DAY...MITCHELL...MONUMENT... SPRAY...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL... WHITE SALMON...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA... CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG... WALLA WALLA...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 814 PM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND THE COLUMBIA BASIN HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RUN BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT...BUT STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY ACROSS THESE AREAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Dec 1, 9:15 AM PST, 4 hours 58 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 1, 9:15 AM PST, 4 hours 58 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
915 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012
.UPDATE...CURRENT FORECAST REMAINS ON TRACK BUT HAVE MADE A FEW
MINOR ADJUSTMENTS. ALL WATCHES THAT ARE IN EFFECT WILL REMAIN.
WILL MAKE DECISIONS WARNING...ADVISORY...OR DROP THE WATCH WITH THE
AFTERNOON PACKAGE. RIGHT NOW WEST WINDS WITH THE COLD FRONT PASSAGE
TOMORROW AFTERNOON WOULD FAVOR ADDING WIND ADVISORIES TO THE BASIN
ZONES AND THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILL ZONES AS WELL. WILL HAVE TO
KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR THE YAKIMA VALLEY. IT COULD BE LOCALIZED BUT
VERY BREEZY IN SOME YAKIMA VALLEY LOCATIONS. MODELS HAVE COME IN A
BIT WEAKER IN WINDS FOR THE OCHOCOS AND THE JOHN DAY AREA...SO NOT
SURE IF THIS AREA WILL RECEIVE AN UPGRADE. WALLOWA COUNTY IS LOOKING
FAVORABLE WITH THE LATEST GUIDANCE...PEAKING OUT AROUND 4AM WITH ITS
WINDS. ALTHOUGH THE DECISION WONT BE MADE UNTIL THE AFTERNOON
PACKAGE...IT'S LOOKING LESS FAVORABLE FOR HEAVY SNOW ACROSS THE
KITTITAS VALLEY AND CENTRAL OREGON...AND IS STILL QUESTIONABLE OVER
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. HOW HIGH THE SNOW
LEVELS ARE GOING TO BE IS THE CONCERN. WOULD STILL LIKE TO LOOK AT
LATEST TRENDS BEFORE MAKING THE FINAL DECISION.
SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO TRACK SO THAT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL FAVOR
THE FOOTHILL AREA FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES QUITE MILD ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AGAIN. THEREFORE
HAVE INCREASE MIN T'S TO THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S FOR THE BLUE
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...AND IN THE MID 40S FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN. ALSO PRECIPITATION CHANCES
ARE MUCH LOWER ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS WITH A
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND...AS THIS CREATES A RAINSHADOW EFFECT.
THEREFORE...HAVE REDUCED POPS TO SLIGHT CHANCE THIS EVENING THROUGH
10PM. POPS ARE STILL QUITE HIGH ALONG THE FOOTHILLS FROM 10PM
THROUGH 10AM...AND THIS WILL BE TRICKY AS THIS IS THE TIME PERIOD
THAT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST. MODELS CONTINUE TO HAVE A SOUTH
WIND THROUGH ABOUT 10AM OVER THE FOOTHILLS WHICH WOULD CONTINUE TO
FAVOR THE LOW POPS. YET...ALL MODEL QPF IS QUITE HIGH ACROSS THE
WHOLE COUNTY WARNING AREA FROM 10PM THROUGH 4AM. WILL PROBABLY BE
LOWERING THE POPS FOR THE 10PM TO 4AM TIME PERIOD TONIGHT WITH THE
AFTERNOON PACKAGE...ASSUMING THE SOUTH WINDS STILL PREVAIL. WEBER
&&
.AVIATION...18Z TAFS...THE AREA WILL BE BETWEEN SYSTEMS TODAY WITH
MID AND HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS DECREASING DURING THE AFTERNOON. ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL THEN MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT...BRINGING
ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN AFTER 02/06Z FOR ALL TAF SITES. SOUTH WINDS
WILL BE BREEZY AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM AND WILL THEN SHIFT TO THE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST DURING THE MID MORNING HOURS. CAN EXPECT WIND
GUSTS OF AROUND 25-30 KTS SUNDAY MORNING AT ALL TAF SITES EXCEPT
KDLS. DMH
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 340 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...A VERY ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AT THIS TIME ANOTHER
WEATHER SYSTEM IS MOVING INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST AROUND A
LARGE AND PERSISTENT UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SPINNING OFF THE
NORTHWEST COAST. THIS NEXT SYSTEM IS NOT TOO STRONG BUT IT SHOULD
PROVIDE SOME PRECIPITATION FOR MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA...WITH THE
HEAVIEST AMOUNTS IN THE CASCADES AND EAST/NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. THERE
WILL BE SOME WIND WITH THIS SYSTEM THAT WILL CREATE BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS IN MANY AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA. WIND SPEEDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH THIS SYSTEM EXCEPT
FOR THE OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM TODAY.
A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION WITH A STRONG 140KT
JET STREAM MAXIMUM ORIENTED SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY. SOME OF THESE STRONG WINDS WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE DUE
TO THE COMBINATION OF INCREASING INSTABILITY AS WELL AS A MOUNTAIN
WAVE EFFECT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON SUNDAY WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS SOUTHWARD AND EASTWARD. THESE STRONG WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED IN THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS...THOUGH IT WILL STILL BE
BREEZY TO WINDY THERE. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
AFOREMENTIONED AREAS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WITH A
STRONG SOUTHERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA
DURING THE DAY SUNDAY AND THE GRADIENT WILL THEN SWITCH TO THE
SOUTHWEST TO WEST BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL INCREASE AT THAT
POINT IN THE NORTHERN AREAS AS WELL...BUT WILL REMAIN LESS THAN
ADVISORY SPEEDS...AT LEAST FOR NOW.
THERE WILL BE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION WITH THE SYSTEM FOR TONIGHT
AND SUNDAY. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SNOW
LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO LOWER TO ABOUT 1500-2500 ALONG THE WASHINGTON
CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY...AND AROUND 4000 FEET
ALONG THE OREGON CASCADE EAST SLOPES. THERE IS A WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR THESE TWO AREAS WITH THE WATCH FOR THE OREGON CASCADE EAST
SLOPES FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. THERE IS SUBSTANTIAL
UNCERTAINTY IN THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL FOR HEAVY SNOW ALONG THE OREGON
CASCADE EAST SLOPES...BUT WILL CONTINUE THAT WATCH FOR THE TIME
BEING. IN ANY CASE THAT WATCH MAY BE DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY
TODAY ONCE THE SCENARIO BECOMES MORE CERTAIN. IN THE WASHINGTON
CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY THE EXPECTATION OF HEAVY
SNOW IS MORE CERTAIN AND THERE IS GREATER CONFIDENCE THAT IT WILL
OCCUR. MAINLY MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN MOST OTHER
AREAS...EXCEPT PERHAPS IN THE LEE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS
WHERE DOWN SLOPE WINDS WILL DRY OUT THE COLUMN OF AIR THERE BOTH
TODAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD THROUGH THE SHORT
TERM...BUT WILL TURN COOLER BEHIND THE WEATHER SYSTEM ON SUNDAY. 88
LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THERE WILL BE A BRIEF BREAK
IN ACTIVITY ON MONDAY...BUT LOCALLY BREEZY WINDS AND LIGHT
SHOWERS...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...MAY CONTINUE. ANOTHER
MOIST WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL THEN PUSH INLAND ON MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY BRINGING MORE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. SNOW LEVELS WILL
INITIALLY BE FAIRLY HIGH DUE TO SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT...BUT
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE MONDAY NIGHT IN THE
CASCADES ABOVE 4000 FEET. IN THE EASTERN MOUNTAINS THE BULK OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL FALL DURING THE DAY TUESDAY AS SNOW LEVELS RISE
EVEN HIGHER TO AROUND 6000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL AGAIN ON
WEDNESDAY AS THE TROUGH AXIS BRINGS COLDER AIR INTO THE REGION.
HOWEVER...SHOWERS WILL ALSO BE DIMINISHING DURING THIS PERIOD DUE TO
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE EAST PACIFIC. DRIER AND
COOLER WEATHER CAN THEN BE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALTHOUGH
A FEW MOUNTAIN SHOWERS MAY PERSIST. THE MODELS INDICATE THAT YET
ANOTHER WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON
SATURDAY...BUT MOST OF THE MOISTURE SHOULD STAY NORTH OF THE LOCAL
AREA. TRIMARCO
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 60 50 51 43 / 50 90 80 30
ALW 65 48 52 45 / 50 90 90 30
PSC 63 46 51 45 / 40 80 70 20
YKM 49 37 45 37 / 40 90 70 20
HRI 63 44 51 42 / 40 80 70 20
ELN 49 32 44 38 / 40 90 80 20
RDM 52 40 45 35 / 60 90 90 20
LGD 54 43 48 41 / 60 90 90 40
GCD 51 39 46 39 / 60 100 90 30
DLS 52 41 49 43 / 60 90 90 40
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
ORZ050-503-505-506-509.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR THE ORZ509.
WA...WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
WAZ026.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON
WAZ520.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
SUNDAY : RED
MONDAY : 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
89/82/84Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 1, 5:00 AM PST, 9 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
021215-
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-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-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-
500 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, KITTITAS VALLEY, EAST
SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES
STRONG WIND
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES, WALLOWA COUNTY, SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS
A STRONG PACIFIC STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT BRINGING A
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND RAIN IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS. IN ADDITION IT WILL BECOME VERY WINDY WITH STRONG AND
DAMAGING WINDS ACROSS THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SOUTHERN FORECAST AREA FROM THIS EVENING
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE SEE NWS PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE
DETAILS. ALSO A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CASCADE EAST
SLOPES OF BOTH OREGON AND WASHINGTON AS WELL AS THE KITTITAS VALLEY
FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY. PLEASE SEE NWS PRODUCT ID
PDXWSWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW SUNDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, KITTITAS VALLEY, EAST
SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES
STRONG WIND SUNDAY
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON,
YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS
OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, GRANDE RONDE
VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY
HIGHLANDS
SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES WILL TAPER OFF OVER THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON
CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND THE KITTITAS VALLEY BY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
ALSO DIMINISH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BY AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND
WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM SUNDAY IN THE AREAS LISTED
ABOVE. A WINTER STORM WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE AREAS
LISTED ABOVE UNTIL 1 PM SUNDAY.
A SERIES OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE
REGION THROUGH MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK WITH UNSETTLED AND WET
CONDITIONS CONTINUING...WITH PERIODIC BREAKS IN THE WEATHER.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
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.The office that day
Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 1:43 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Deschutes, Jefferson, Wasco | 38 hr |
| Dec 1, 2:13 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PDT | Union, Wallowa | 23 hr |
Nearby
Wind Advisories in Oregon, 2012Wind Advisories in Washington, 2012Every wind advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.