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Wind Advisory 41, NWS Pendleton, OR

December 3, 20129 counties in Oregon; 5 counties in Washington

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 3, 2012, 2:11 PM PST for 9 counties in Oregon; 5 counties in Washington. It took effect at Dec 4, 2012, 2:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 3, 2012, 2:11 PM PST (22:11 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2012, 2:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 4, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Benton County, WA, Columbia County, WA, Franklin County, WA, Klickitat County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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 282 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2012-12-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 11 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2012-12-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 242 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
11 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-11 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
608 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
57 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
242 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
305 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

363 
WWUS76 KPDT 032211
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
211 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE OREGON CASCADES...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE OREGON CASCADES. A PACIFIC FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL ALLOW SOME OF THE WINDS TO REACH
THE SURFACE AND BRING SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS ALONG THE EAST
SLOPES TUESDAY MORNING.

ORZ509-040615-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.121204T1000Z-121204T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
211 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME VERY WINDY
  OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES TUESDAY
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8
  AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS SOUTH OF THE WARM
  SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
  STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.


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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
563 
WWUS76 KPDT 040500
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE OREGON CASCADES...THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND
WALLOWA COUNTY...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND IN THE SOUTHERN
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY. A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM
MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL ALLOW SOME OF THE WINDS TO REACH THE
SURFACE AND CREATE SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING.

ORZ050-041800-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.121204T1000Z-121204T1800Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
900 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME VERY WINDY
  OVER WALLOWA COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
  WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS AROUND AND NORTH OF
  WALLOWA LAKE...INCLUDING JOSEPH AND ENTERPRISE...AND ALONG THE
  IMNAHA RIVER WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-041800-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.121204T1000Z-121204T1800Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
900 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY 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
2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME VERY WINDY
  OVER PORTIONS OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY TUESDAY MORNING. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL OBSERVE
  SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW
  AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50
  MPH. AREAS SOUTH OF LA GRANDE...ESPECIALLY LADD AND PYLES
  CANYONS...WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ509-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.121204T1000Z-121204T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
900 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME VERY 
  WINDY OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES 
  TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 
  AM AND 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS 
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS SOUTH OF THE 
  WARM SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO THE STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
614 
WWUS76 KPDT 040510 CCA
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
909 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING ALONG THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE OREGON CASCADES...THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND
WALLOWA COUNTY...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING
ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND IN THE SOUTHERN
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY. A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM
MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL ALLOW SOME OF THE WINDS TO REACH THE
SURFACE AND CREATE SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS TUESDAY MORNING.

ORZ050-041800-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.121204T1000Z-121204T1800Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
909 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME VERY WINDY
  OVER WALLOWA COUNTY TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS
  WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS AROUND AND NORTH OF
  WALLOWA LAKE...INCLUDING JOSEPH AND ENTERPRISE...AND ALONG THE
  IMNAHA RIVER WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-041800-
/O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.121204T1000Z-121204T1800Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
909 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY 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
2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME VERY WINDY
  OVER PORTIONS OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY TUESDAY MORNING. THE
  STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM TUESDAY
  MORNING.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL OBSERVE
  SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW
  AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
  AREAS SOUTH OF LA GRANDE...ESPECIALLY LADD AND PYLES
  CANYONS...WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ509-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.121204T1000Z-121204T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
909 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BECOME VERY 
  WINDY OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES 
  TUESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 
  AM AND 8 AM TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS 
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS SOUTH OF THE 
  WARM SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO THE STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE TUESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$
186 
WWUS76 KPDT 041156
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
356 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE
OREGON CASCADES...IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...ALONG THE BLUE
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...AND IN THE
SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY. A PACIFIC FRONTAL
SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL ALLOW SOME OF THE WINDS TO REACH
THE SURFACE AND CREATE SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS.

ORZ042-044-507-508-WAZ028-029-041800-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...PENDLETON...
PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...CONDON...FOSSIL...CONNELL...PROSSER...
TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
356 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE VERY WINDY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL
  OREGON...ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND IN THE LOWER
  COLUMBIA BASIN THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL
  OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
  MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BEFORE SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ509-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
356 AM PST TUE DEC 4 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 BE VERY WINDY OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST
  SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS 
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS SOUTH OF THE 
  WARM SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO THE STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BEFORE SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
356 AM PST TUE DEC 4 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 BE VERY WINDY OVER WALLOWA COUNTY THIS
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8
  AM.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS 
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS AROUND AND 
  NORTH OF WALLOWA LAKE...INCLUDING JOSEPH AND ENTERPRISE...
  AND ALONG THE IMNAHA RIVER WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
  THE STRONG WINDS. 

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BEFORE SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
356 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE VERY WINDY OVER PORTIONS OF THE GRANDE
  RONDE VALLEY THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR
  BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL 
  OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS SOUTH OF LA GRANDE...ESPECIALLY 
  LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE 
  STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BEFORE SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$
021 
WWUS76 KPDT 041208
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
408 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS THIS MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON...

.STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS OF
THE OREGON CASCADES...IN NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...ALONG THE BLUE
MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...AND IN THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND
WALLOWA COUNTY. A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS OREGON WILL
ALLOW SOME OF THE WINDS TO REACH THE SURFACE AND CREATE SUDDEN
STRONG WIND GUSTS.

ORZ044-WAZ028-041315-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...IONE...CONNELL...
PROSSER...TRI-CITIES
408 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WHILE BREEZY WINDS ARE LIKELY THEY ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE STRONG.

$$

ORZ509-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
408 AM PST TUE DEC 4 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 BE VERY WINDY OVER PORTIONS OF THE EAST 
  SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND 
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. 

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS 
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS SOUTH OF THE 
  WARM SPRINGS INDIAN RESERVATION WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE 
  TO THE STRONG WINDS.

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
408 AM PST TUE DEC 4 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 BE VERY WINDY OVER WALLOWA COUNTY THIS 
  MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 
  8 AM. 

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS 
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS AROUND AND 
  NORTH OF WALLOWA LAKE...INCLUDING JOSEPH AND ENTERPRISE... 
  AND ALONG THE IMNAHA RIVER WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
  THE STRONG WINDS. 

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ042-507-508-WAZ029-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
408 AM PST TUE DEC 4 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 BE VERY WINDY ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AND ALONG
  THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND
  GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM.

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS WILL OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS 
  OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. 

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-041800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
408 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...

A WIND ADVISORY FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BE VERY WINDY OVER PORTIONS OF THE GRANDE 
  RONDE VALLEY THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR 
  BETWEEN 4 AM AND 8 AM. 

* WINDS: WHILE MOST AREAS OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL 
  OBSERVE SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 
  MPH... A FEW AREAS WILL RECEIVE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. AREAS SOUTH OF LA GRANDE...ESPECIALLY 
  LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...WILL BE THE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE 
  STRONG WINDS. 

* IMPACTS: SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO 
  BECOME AIRBORNE AND MAY ALSO TOSS AROUND PATIO FURNITURE AND 
  GARBAGE CANS. REMEMBER THAT THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED 
  BEFORE SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$
632 
WWUS76 KPDT 041745
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
945 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012



ORZ509-041845-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
945 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. WINDS
HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.


$$

ORZ050-041845-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA
945 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. WINDS
HAVE DECREASED ACROSS WALLOWA COUNTY


$$

ORZ042-507-508-WAZ029-041845-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
945 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. WINDS
HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUES.

$$

ORZ049-041845-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-121204T1800Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
945 AM PST TUE DEC 4 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR LADD
AND PYLES CANYONS...

THE WIND ADVISORY FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM
PST THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GRANDE
RONDE VALLEY.

$$

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 3, 10:06 AM PST, 4 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 3, 10:06 AM PST, 4 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1006 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012

UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION

.UPDATE...VERY FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE FORECAST FOR
TODAY...MAINLY TO ADJUST POPS DOWN ABOUT 10 PERCENT ACROSS THE BOARD.
WASHINGTON AND OREGON ARE UNDER A MOIST W-SW FLOW...AND A WEAK
WARM FRONT IS BRINGING AREAS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ALONG THE
WASHINGTON CASCADES. THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA WILL BE
CLOUDY...AND THE BLUES AND WALLOWAS WILL HAVE A CHANCE OF RAIN AND
SNOW WITH SNOW LEVELS AROUND 4500 FEET. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES
WILL BE IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S. IN OTHER WORDS...IT WILL BE A
FAIRLY QUIET DAY WEATHERWISE WITH NO WEATHER HEADLINES IN EFFECT.

&&

.AVIATION...18Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS, ALTHOUGH A FEW SPRINKLES OR VERY LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS MAY OCCUR
OVER THE MOUNTAINS. WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8 TO
15 KTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. A WARM FRONT WITH ATTENDANT MOISTURE
WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF RAIN OVERNIGHT INTO THE AREA FOR
WIDESPREAD RAIN TUESDAY MORNING, WHICH WILL CAUSE CONDITIONS TO
DETERIORATE TO MVFR, AND OCCASIONALLY IFR/LIFR AT KDLS, IN THE
HEAVIER RAIN.  POLAN

&&

.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 328 AM PST MON DEC 3 2012/

SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL
MOVE INTO THE REGION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THERE WILL BE A TIGHT
SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AREAS OF THE CWA. AS
SUCH WINDS WILL BE INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST. THIS
WILL BE A DOWNSLOPE WIND OFF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS ONTO THE FOOTHILLS
(NORTH SLOPES). AS SUCH THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS WILL HAVE LESS
PRECIPITATION THAN OTHER AREAS IN THE FORECAST AREA DUE TO THE
DOWNSLOPE DRYING EFFECT...AND THE PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION
WILL ONLY BE CHANCE WHILE OTHER AREAS WILL BE LIKELY TO DEFINITE.
WILL NEED TO MONITOR THE WINDS CLOSELY FOR THE POSSIBLE NEED OF
WIND ADVISORIES BUT AT THIS TIME WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
INCREASE ENOUGH TO ADVISORY SPEEDS. THIS SYSTEM WILL QUICKLY MOVE
TO THE EAST ON TUESDAY WITH DECREASING PRECIPITATION BY TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THOUGH THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE SHOWERS
OVER THE MOUNTAINS. SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE WITH THIS
SYSTEM AND DO NOT EXPECT ANY SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA TO BE MET IN
ANY OF THE MOUNTAIN PASSES IN EITHER THE CASCADES OR THE
EASTERN/NORTHEAST MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL
BOTH TODAY AND TUESDAY WITH LOWER ELEVATION READINGS IN THE LOWER
TO MID 50S AND OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S. 88

LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS A WEATHER SYSTEM EXITS
THE REGION WEDNESDAY RAIN SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WILL
DIMINISH. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 20S TO LOWER 30S.
NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL THEN BRING A SERIES OF WEAKER WEATHER
DISTURBANCES INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
SEVERAL INCHES OF NEW SNOW MAY ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING
THIS TIME...BUT DUE TO RAINSHADOWING THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND
SURROUNDING VALLEYS SHOULD ONLY EXPERIENCE LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW
SHOWERS. ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY THE MODELS ARE FINALLY STARTING TO
AGREE THAT A DEEP TROUGH WILL DROP SOUTH INTO THE GREAT BASIN
REGION...ALTHOUGH THE ACTUAL TRACK OF THE LOW IS STILL SOMEWHAT
UNCERTAIN. HAVE THEREFORE KEPT A CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION IN THE
FORECAST FOR SATURDAY...WITH MUCH LESSER CHANCES ON SUNDAY AS DRIER
NORTHERLY FLOW DEVELOPS. THE DRIER WEATHER MAY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY
BUT KEPT A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS GIVEN POOR MODEL
CONTINUITY.  TRIMARCO

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT  55  43  52  43 /  20  40  90  60
ALW  56  43  53  43 /  20  40  90  60
PSC  55  41  54  41 /  10  60  80  40
YKM  47  32  49  32 /  10  60  80  40
HRI  55  44  54  44 /  10  50  80  40
ELN  47  31  47  31 /  20  60  80  40
RDM  49  35  54  35 /  10  50  80  50
LGD  47  37  50  37 /  20  50  90  70
GCD  45  37  46  37 /  20  50  90  60
DLS  52  40  50  40 /  30  60  80  50

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
&&

THREAT INDEX
TODAY : GREEN
TUESDAY : GREEN
WEDNESDAY : 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

85/99/88/82
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 3, 2:11 PM PST, 0 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
211 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

UPDATED FOR WIND ADVISORY INFORMATION

ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
041530-
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-
211 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

A WARM FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW ACROSS THE
REGION TONIGHT. WINDS ALONG THE MOUNTAIN RIDGE TOPS WILL INCREASE
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG WIND TUESDAY MORNING
     EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES

STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE RIDGE TOPS OF THE OREGON
CASCADES TUESDAY. SOME OF THE STRONG WINDS MAY MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE AND BRING WIND GUSTS OF 45-50 MPH ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF
THE OREGON CASCADES TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
FOR THIS AREA. FOR DETAILS...REFER TO THE NWS PRODUCT PDXNPWPDT.

ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION ON TUESDAY
BRINGING MORE RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOW. BY TUESDAY
EVENING...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE ABOVE 7500 FEET. THIS SYSTEM WILL
EXIT THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH A ANOTHER BREAK. THEN A SERIES
OF MORE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL AGAIN IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA ON
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH SOME COOLER AIR. AS A RESULT THERE
WILL BE A BETTER CHANCE OF SNOW OVER THE MOUNTAINS AND PASSES WITH
SEVERAL INCHES OF ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WITH EVEN COOLER AIR ARE EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY AS AN UPPER TROUGH DROPS SOUTHWARD INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. CONDITIONS WILL DRY OUT ON SUNDAY UNDER A COOL
NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT BEHIND THE UPPER TROUGH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED DUE TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES.

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.

In the hours before

Local storm report, Dec 3, 1:25 PM PST, 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
125 PM PST MON DEC 03 2012

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

0500 AM     NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 S UNION               45.20N 117.86W
12/02/2012                   UNION              OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            ESTIMATED 60MPH WIND. WIND KNOCKED OVER 40LB SWING.

&&

DWEBER

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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.