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Wind Advisory 41, NWS Pendleton, OR
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.
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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, 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.
- 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
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.
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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.