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Gale Warning 42, NWS Portland, OR

November 10, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 10, 2012, 2:00 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 11, 2012, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 10, 2012, 2:00 PM PST (22:00 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2012, 8:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 12, 2012, 6:39 AM PST
In force
23 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 10, 8:54 AM PST, 5 hours 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 10, 8:54 AM PST, 5 hours 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 10, 5:54 AM PST, 8 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
554 AM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-111700-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
554 AM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE NEAR BEACHES
AND HEADLANDS. WINDS WILL DECREASE MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

PZZ250-255-270-275-111700-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
554 AM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP SUNDAY AND CONTINUE INTO
MONDAY MORNING. SEE PDXCWFPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-111700-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
554 AM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

6 INCHES OR MORE OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT
BEFORE SNOW LEVELS RISE TO WELL ABOVE THE PASSES LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY. SEE PDXSPSPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ009-014-WAZ023-111700-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
554 AM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A RAIN/SNOW MIX OR POSSIBLY PLAIN SNOW IS POSSIBLE LATE SUNDAY AND
SUNDAY NIGHT NEAR HOOD RIVER AND IN THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY BEFORE
SNOW LEVELS RISE. LOCAL 1 OR MORE INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS
POSSIBLE...WITH THE BEST CHANCE IN THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ003>008-010-012-WAZ020-022-039-040-111700-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-WILLAPA HILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
554 AM PST SAT NOV 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 10, 1:54 PM PST, 6 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 9, 7:31 PM PSTFrost AdvisoryPQR13 hr
Nov 10, 3:26 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarPQR11 hr
Nov 10, 1:11 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR21 hr

Nearby

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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.