Alert archive / Oregon / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 6, NWS Pendleton, OR
NWS Pendleton, OR issued this winter storm warning at Feb 24, 2012, 4:53 AM PST for 6 counties in Oregon; Columbia County, Walla Walla County, Washington. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 25 hr. 11 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 24, 2012, 4:53 AM PST (12:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 11:00 PM PST
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Pendleton, OR
Counties Deschutes County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA
The radar
The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 12:51 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 5:24 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 0 | Spout Springs, OR | 8 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT SPOUT SPRINGS SKI RESORT. |
| Feb 25, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | 2 Nnw La Pine, OR | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 25, 6:30 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 7 | Wnw Bend, OR | 7 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 25, 7:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6 | Sunriver, OR | SUNRIVER CAMERA SHOWED 6 INCHES OF NEW SNOW AT 7 AM. |
| Feb 25, 8:00 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Ski Bluewood, WA | SKI BLUEWOOD REPORTED 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 25, 9:15 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 8.5 | 5 N La Pine, OR | 8.5 INCHES ON SNOW AND STILL SNOWING HARD. |
| Feb 25, 9:42 AM PST | HEAVY SNOW 6.5 | 2 Nw Sisters, OR | 6.5 INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 1130 PM LAST NIGHT AND STILL SNOWING. |
| Feb 25, 3:01 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | 5 N La Pine, OR | 11 INCHE OF SNOW IN 24 HOURS AT LA PINE. SPOTTER REPORTED THAT WINDS GUSTED OVER 50 MPH OVERNIGHT. |
| Feb 25, 5:07 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | 5 Nnw La Pine, OR | MEASURED 7 INCHES SNOW AT 0645 AM THEN ADDITIONAL 3 INCHES SNOW AT 5 PM FOR TOTAL OF 10 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. CURRENTLY 26 DEGREES AND LIGHT SNOW. ELEV 4255 FT. DE-54. |
| Feb 25, 5:30 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 21 | 1 Wsw Ski Bluewood, WA | SKI BLUEWOOD REPORTED RECEIVING 21 INCHES SNOW IN PAST 24 HOURS. |
| Feb 25, 6:00 PM PST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | 2 Ssw Camp Sherman, OR | RECEIVED 6.5 INCHES SNOW BY 11 AM THEN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES BY 6 PM. TOTAL SNOW DEPTH FROM STORM IS 9 INCHES. CURRENTLY 27 DEGREES AND SNOWING. ELEV 3010 FT. JE-36. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 12:00Z, 0.9 hours before the alert went out and 299 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1081 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 135 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
622 WWUS46 KPDT 241253 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 453 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. EXPECT PRIMARILY RAIN WILL TURN TO SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY ACCUMULATE OVER A 24-HOUR PERIOD THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND RESULT IN LOCALIZED PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, AT TIMES. ORZ502-WAZ030-250000- /O.NEW.KPDT.WS.W.0006.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 453 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4500 FEET. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...TOLLGATE * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS SHIFT AND BECOME WESTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT, IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE, AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-503-250000- /O.NEW.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 453 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRIMARY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR LATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ JBONK
8 follow-up statements
841 WWUS46 KPDT 242258 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 258 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS MAY ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. EXPECT PRIMARILY RAIN TURNING TO SNOW BY LATE THIS EVENING. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY ACCUMULATE OVER A 24-HOUR PERIOD THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND RESULT IN LOCALIZED PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... AT TIMES. ORZ502-WAZ030-250700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0006.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 258 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4500 FEET. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...TOLLGATE * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS SHIFT AND BECOME WESTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-WAZ520-250700- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.120225T0600Z-120226T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...APPLETON... CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 258 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR EASTON. * TIMING: PRIMARY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR LATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LAPINE...SUNRIVER...CAMP SHERMAN...SISTERS...TROUT LAKE...EASTON * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-250700- /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.120225T0600Z-120226T0000Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 258 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRIMARY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR LATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLDENDALE...BICKLETON...SATUS PASS * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-503-250700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.120225T0600Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 258 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRIMARY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR LATE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
681 WWUS46 KPDT 250632 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1032 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING ACCUMULATING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS MAY ALSO SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. EXPECT PRIMARILY RAIN TURNING TO SNOW OVERNIGHT. SNOW WILL GRADUALLY ACCUMULATE OVER A 24-HOUR PERIOD THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND RESULT IN LOCALIZED PERIODS OF BLOWING SNOW. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ORZ502-WAZ030-251500- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1032 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4500 FEET. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATION: HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS AND STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...TOLLGATE * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS EVENING. WINDS SHIFT AND BECOME WESTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT WITH POTENTIAL SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-503-251500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 1032 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRIMARY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT WESTERLY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-WAZ520-251500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...APPLETON... CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 1032 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR EASTON. * TIMING: PRIMARY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LAPINE...SUNRIVER...CAMP SHERMAN... SISTERS...TROUT LAKE...EASTON * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-251500- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 1032 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRIMARY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT INTO TOMORROW. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: GOLDENDALE...BICKLETON...SATUS PASS * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
107 WWUS46 KPDT 251445 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 645 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE EVENING... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW AND STRONG WINDS TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THIS EVENING. STRONG WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THE SNOW AND RESULT IN BLOWING SNOW AND SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF FAR NORTHEASTERN OREGON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT. ORZ509-252300- /O.UPG.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 645 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY BRINGING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR LA PINE AND SUNRIVER TO THE SOUTH AND ALONG HIGHWAY 26 TO THE FAR NORTH. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-252300- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 645 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION ABOVE 4500 FEET. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-503-252300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 645 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ520-252300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL... EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 645 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR EASTON. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: APPLETON...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-252300- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 645 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF ACCUMULATION ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: PRIMARY ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
700 WWUS46 KPDT 251703 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 903 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CASCADES THROUGH THE EVENING... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO AREA MOUNTAINS AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON. ORZ509-260000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 903 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TODAY CAUSING TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 9 INCHES. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR LA PINE AND SUNRIVER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 26. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-260000- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 903 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT... IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE... AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-503-260000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 903 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/4 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ520-260000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...APPLETON...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL... EASTON...ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 903 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 6 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS NEAR EASTON. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH TONIGHT AND INTO TOMORROW AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: APPLETON...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-260000- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 903 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: FREQUENT PERIODS OF WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW 1/2 MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
568 WWUS46 KPDT 260006 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 406 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO AREA MOUNTAINS AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON. ORZ509-260700- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.120226T0006Z-120226T0700Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 406 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE NEAR LA PINE AND SUNRIVER AND ALONG HIGHWAY 26. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUNRIVER...LA PINE...SISTERS...CAMP SHERMAN * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. LOCAL VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-260115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 406 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW FALL HAS DECREASED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TONIGHT. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-260700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 406 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ520-260600- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 406 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR EASTON. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: APPLETON...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. LOCAL VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-503-260700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 406 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
411 WWUS46 KPDT 260013 CCA WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 409 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO AREA MOUNTAINS AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES AND TO THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON. ORZ509-260700- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ /O.COR.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.120226T0009Z-120226T0700Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 409 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: SNOW FALL HAS DECREASED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS NEAR THE OREGON CASCADE CREST AND THE PLATEAU SOUTH OF BEND. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. MEANWHILE...AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL IN THESE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUNRIVER...LA PINE...SISTERS...CAMP SHERMAN * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. LOCAL VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ521-260115- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BICKLETON...GOLDENDALE 409 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 1500 FEET... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 1500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW FALL HAS DECREASED TO ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS...WITH ONLY ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING TONIGHT. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-260700- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 409 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ WAZ520-260600- /O.EXT.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 409 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS NEAR EASTON. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: APPLETON...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. LOCAL VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE HALF MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-503-260700- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 409 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
937 WWUS46 KPDT 260602 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1002 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ACROSS THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .A STRONG WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW TO AREA MOUNTAINS AND STRONG WINDS TO MUCH OF THE REGION. SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW WILL RESULT IN LOCAL VISIBILITY REDUCTIONS...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON. WAZ520-260715- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLE ELUM...CLIFFDELL...EASTON... ROSLYN...TROUT LAKE 1002 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE NOW ONLY SCATTERED IN COVERAGE OVER THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. AT THE SAME TIME THE MAJORITY OF THESE SHOWERS ARE OCCURRING ALONG OR WITHIN 2 TO 5 MILES OF THE CASCADE CREST. DUE TO THE LIMITED NATURE OF THE SNOW FALL AND THE LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ ORZ502-WAZ030-260715- /O.CON.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1002 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: BETWEEN 9 AND 11 INCHES OF SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET. 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED AT LOWER ELEVATIONS. * ELEVATION: ABOVE 4500 FEET. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT * WINDS: WESTERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPOSED RIDGES AND PASSES. * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT...IF NOT IMPOSSIBLE...AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW MEANS BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL CAUSE A TRAVEL HAZARD. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ049-050-503-260715- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 1002 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 3 TO 5 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: LOCAL WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG CREEK...UKIAH...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. PERIODS OF VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE ARE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH FALLING ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. VISIBILITIES MAY BECOME POOR AT TIMES. THOSE VENTURING OUTDOORS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION... CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$ ORZ509-260715- /O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1002 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO FALL NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND ON THE PLATEAU SOUTH OF BEND THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SUNRIVER...LA PINE...SISTERS...CAMP SHERMAN * IMPACTS: ACCUMULATING SNOW ALONG WITH BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT TIMES. LOCAL VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE CAN BE EXPECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS... ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON. && $$
654 WWUS46 KPDT 260653 WSWPDT URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1053 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ORZ502-WAZ030-260800- /O.EXP.KPDT.WS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT 1053 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE WINTER STORM WARNING ABOVE 4500 FEET WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF TOLLGATE. AT THE SAME TIME... FURTHER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SPOTTY AND LESS THAN TWO INCHES. THUS THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST. $$ ORZ049-050-503-260800- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY- SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE...UNION... ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH...WALLOWA...LONG CREEK...UKIAH 1053 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS...GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND WALLOWA COUNTY HAVE DECREASED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE. THESE LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIGHT...PRODUCING ONLY SPOTTY ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR LESS. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST. $$ ORZ509-260800- /O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120226T0700Z/ EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...SUNRIVER 1053 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS ACROSS THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES HAVE DECREASED TO SCATTERED IN COVERAGE. THESE LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE LIGHT...PRODUCING ONLY SPOTTY ACCUMULATIONS OF LESS THAN TWO INCHES...MAINLY NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND SOUTH OF BEND. THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 11 PM PST. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 24, 4:02 AM PST, 51 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 4:02 AM PST, 51 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
402 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A SOMEWHAT COMPLEX STORM
WILL CROSS THE REGION PRIMARILY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH
EFFECTS CONTINUING THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THE FIRST IMPACT WILL BE
FELT ALONG THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AS SOUTHERLY WINDS
INCREASE AS PRE-FRONTAL PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN ACROSS THE BLUES.
MODELS ARE INDICATING A BAKER TO MEACHAM DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 5.5 AND
6.5 MB ALONG WITH UNIDIRECTIONAL FLOW THROUGH THE BOUNDARY LAYER
PEAKING AT AROUND 45KTS. THIS IS TYPICALLY ENOUGH TO RESULT IN
ADVISORY STRENGTH SUSTAINED WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN VALLEY OF 30 TO
40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH. WINDS WILL LIKELY BE STRONGEST
DURING THE LATE EVENING TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN EXPECTED COLD FRONT.
WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THESE PRE-FRONTAL CONDITIONS. ALSO
EXPECT LOCALLY BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ELSEWHERE.
THEN, A WARM FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES PRIMARILY DURING THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. EXPECT STRONG WARM AIR ADVECTION TODAY GIVING WARM
TEMPERATURES DESPITE THE INCREASING HIGH CLOUD COVER. SOME LIGHT
RAIN AND NEAR TO ABOVE PASS LEVEL SNOW WILL FALL MAINLY ALONG THE
WASHINGTON EAST SLOPES WITH THE PASSING WARM FRONT.
NEXT, THE AREA WILL SEE OVERALL WINDS ALOFT INCREASE AS THE UPPER
LOW CENTER, THE ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW, AND RESULTANT COLD FRONT
MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADE CREST THIS EVENING AND PROGRESS ACROSS THE
CWA OVERNIGHT. EXPECT THE BULK OF PRECIPITATION WILL FALL FOR THE
CASCADE EAST SLOPES AND AREAS AWAY FROM THE BLUE MOUNTAINS WITHIN A
COUPLE HOURS AHEAD OF AND WITH THE FRONTAL CROSSING. SNOW LEVELS
WILL LARGELY REMAIN HIGH ENOUGH TO BRING RAIN FOR THE BULK OF
POPULATED AREAS AND MAJOR HIGHWAYS. ALSO EXPECT MOST AREAS TO SEE
THE BEGINNING OF BLUSTERY WINDS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SNOW
LEVELS WILL DRAMATICALLY FALL BEHIND THE FRONT USHERING IN COLDER
AIR. THIS STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL AID IN WINDS ALOFT REACHING THE
SURFACE AND COMBINE WITH A VERY STRONG WESTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS THE AREA. WILL SHORTLY BE ISSUING SEVERAL HIGH WIND WARNINGS
AND WIND ADVISORIES AS THIS EVENT HAS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR
STRONG SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 45 MPH WITH POTENTIAL GUSTS
EXCEEDING 60 MPH. FEEL MOST THREATENED AREAS WILL BE ALONG THE OREGON
CASCADE EAST SLOPES, THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS OF OREGON, AND THE
HANFORD RESERVATION WHERE A PERFECT ALIGNMENT OF VERTICAL WIND
PROFILES COULD BRING OCCASIONAL GUSTS EXCEEDING 70 MPH. DON'T WANT
TO UNDERPLAY REMAINING AREAS UNDER THE WARNINGS, HOWEVER, AS GUSTS
AROUND 60 MPH SEEM QUITE LIKELY. EXPECT WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE
SATURDAY MORNING HOURS THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH THE FOLLOWING
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
THESE STRONG POST FRONTAL WINDS WILL RESULT IN PROLONGED FAVORABLE
UPSLOPE FLOW FOR THE BLUE, ELKHORN, AND WALLOWA MOUNTAINS. EXPECT
MARGINAL 24 HOUR WARNING SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FOR THE NORTHERN BLUES
BUT FELT THERE IS ENOUGH THREAT FOR AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW CAUSING
INCREASED TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES TO WARRANT ISSUING A WARNING. THE
SOUTHERN BLUES, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, AND WALLOWA VALLEY WILL SEE
LESS SNOW BUT CONTINUE TO HAVE THE BLOWING SNOW THREAT SO WILL ISSUE
A SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORY FOR THOSE AREAS.
OTHER AREAS WILL SEE RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY AS THE UPPER LOW
CENTER PASSES JUST NORTH OF THE AREA BRINGING NON-TRIVIAL
INSTABILITY. DIDN'T SEE ENOUGH JUSTIFICATION TO INCLUDE A THUNDER
MENTION, BUT FELT SHOWERS SHOULD EASILY BE GENERATED. NONETHELESS,
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL BE NOTABLY COLDER THAN FRIDAY.
THE REGION WILL BE ON THE TRAILING HALF OF THE STORM OVERNIGHT
SATURDAY WITH BREEZY WINDS AND DIMINISHING SHOWERS. /JBONK
.LONG TERM...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...THE MODELS CONTINUE TO BE IN
RELATIVELY DECENT AGREEMENT THROUGH THE LONG TERM PERIOD. NORTHERLY
FLOW AND ANOTHER MID/UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL BRING ADDITIONAL COOL AIR
INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS REMAINING AROUND 1000
FEET. SNOW SHOWERS WILL THEREFORE BE POSSIBLE IN MOST AREAS WITH A
MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND SURROUNDING
VALLEYS. HOWEVER...PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE DIMINISHING BY THIS TIME
SO SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGING WILL START TO BUILD INTO THE REGION ON MONDAY
ALLOWING SHOWERS TO MOSTLY TAPER OFF...BUT DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WILL
ONLY BE IN THE MID 30S TO MID 40S. THEN ON TUESDAY ANOTHER LOW
PRESSURE TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SPREADING RAIN
AND SNOW INLAND BY TUESDAY NIGHT. NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ON THE BACK
SIDE OF THE TROUGH WILL LIKELY KEEP SHOWERS GOING WEDNESDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY WITH OCCASIONAL BREEZY WINDS. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE
SLIGHTLY BELOW SEASONAL NORMALS WITH LOWER ELEVATION DAYTIME HIGHS
ONLY IN THE 40S THROUGH MOST OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD. TRIMARCO
&&
.AVIATION...12Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE PREVALENT THROUGH AT
LEAST 25/06Z. CONDITIONS MAY THEN DETERIORATE TO MVFR/VFR IN SHOWERS
WITH STRONG WINDS. MID AND HIGH CLOUDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT THAT WILL COME THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY BE LIGHT UNTIL FRONTAL PASSAGE WHEN THEY WILL INCREASE TO
20-30 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY 25/12Z. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT 25/06Z THROUGH 26/07Z. 82
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 55 38 41 33 / 0 80 50 30
ALW 54 40 43 33 / 10 90 70 40
PSC 54 44 48 31 / 0 70 20 10
YKM 50 34 45 27 / 10 60 30 10
HRI 56 36 46 32 / 0 70 30 10
ELN 45 34 41 24 / 20 60 40 20
RDM 58 34 37 21 / 0 80 60 10
LGD 49 39 40 25 / 10 80 80 50
GCD 54 33 37 22 / 0 90 80 50
DLS 55 38 46 29 / 20 90 70 30
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST
SATURDAY ORZ049-050-503.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR THE ORZ502.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY
ORZ041-042-044-506>509.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY
ORZ505.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS IN THE ORZ049.
WA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST
SATURDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR THE WAZ030.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY
WAZ024-027>029-521.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY
WAZ520.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
SATURDAY : RED
SUNDAY : 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
87/82/82Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 6:33 PM PST, 10 hours 20 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
633 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012
UPDATE HIGH WIND WATCH
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
241415-
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-
633 PM PST THU FEB 23 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA WITH FAIR WEATHER.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
STRONG WIND FRIDAY
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON,
YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS
OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
OREGON CASCADES, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF
THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
STRONG WIND SATURDAY
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON,
YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS
OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
OREGON CASCADES, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF
THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATER FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY. THIS WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS. A HIGH WIND
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON.
.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 7:01 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow and 4 more | 10 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:31 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PDT | Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow and 4 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:31 AM PST | Wind Advisory | PDT | Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Union, Wasco, Wheeler | 40 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:53 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PDT | Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow, Umatilla and 4 more | 42 hr |
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Oregon, 2012Winter Storm Warnings in Washington, 2012Every winter storm warning 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.