Gale Warning 7, NWS Portland, OR

982 
WHUS76 KPQR 200456
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
856 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-201300-
/O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120120T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0007.120120T1200Z-120121T2000Z/
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-
856 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO NOON PST
SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM FRIDAY TO NOON PST
SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS 10 TO 12 FT WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THIS EVENING...
  HOLDING MOSTLY AROUND 10 FT TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  HOWEVER... SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN FRIDAY AS ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARRIVE...WITH SEAS REACHING 15 TO 17 FT BY
  FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 24 TO 28 FT FRIDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KT WILL TURN MORE
  SOUTHERLY LATER TONIGHT...THEN INCREASE QUICKLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 25 TO 30 BY MID MORNING FRIDAY...THEN
  INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON AND HOLD AT THAT RANGE
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. SOME GUSTS OF 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
  NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-201300-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120122T0100Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
856 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PST SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS NEAR 10 FT TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
  MORNING...THEN BUILDING TO SLOWLY TO 14 FT ON FRIDAY...AND TO
  NEAR 20 FT LATER FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB: EBB AROUND 2 AM FRI MORNING...WITH SEAS NEAR 15 FT. 

* SECOND EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 230 FRI AFTERNOON. SEAS NEAR 17 FT
  WITH BREAKERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

172 
WHUS76 KPQR 201046
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
246 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-201900-
/O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120120T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0007.120120T1500Z-120121T2000Z/
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-
246 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
7 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON PST
SATURDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON
PST SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW
IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* SEAS: SEAS HOLDING NEAR 10 FT THIS MORNING. HOWEVER... SEAS WILL
  BUILD AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARRIVE...WITH SEAS REACHING NEAR 20 FT LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND PEAKING IN THE MID 20S OVERNIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KT DURING THE OVERNIGHT
  PERIOD...THEN INCREASE QUICKLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME
  SOUTH 25 TO 30 BY MID MORNING...THEN INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT IN
  THE AFTERNOON AND HOLD AT THAT RANGE THROUGH TONIGHT. A FEW
  GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-201900-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120122T0100Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
246 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PST SATURDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS NEAR 10 FT FRIDAY MORNING...THEN
  BUILDING TO SLOWLY TO NEAR 14 FT BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND TO NEAR 20 FT
  OVERNIGHT.

* FIRST EBB: STRONG AROUND 230 PM FRI AFTERNOON...WITH SEAS NEAR
  15 FT AND BREAKERS LIKELY.

* SECOND EBB: EBB AROUND 3 AM EARLY SAT MORNING. SEAS NEAR 17 FT WITH
  BREAKERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

139 
WHUS76 KPQR 201659
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
859 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-210100-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120121T2000Z/
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-
859 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS HOLDING NEAR 10 FT THIS MORNING. HOWEVER... SEAS WILL
  BUILD AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AS ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARRIVE. SEAS BUILDING UP TO 17 TO 20 FT BY
  THIS EVENING...THEN 22 TO 26 FT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS HOLDING AT 23
  TO 27 FT LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. LARGES SEAS WILL BE
  FROM 10 MILES TO 60 MILES OFFSHORE.

* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT WILL INCREASE QUICKLY THIS
  MORNING. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 25 TO 30 BY NOON...THEN 35 TO
  45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL HOLD AT THAT RANGE THROUGH
  TONIGHT. SOME GUSTS TO 50 KT ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-210100-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120122T0100Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
859 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PST SATURDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS NEAR 10 FT THIS MORNING...THEN
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 15 FT BY THIS EVENING. SEAS CONTINUE BUILDING
  TONIGHT...TO 20 FT BY 10 PM...THEN HOLDING AT 21 TO 24 FT LATE
  TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* FIRST EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 230 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS NEAR 15
  FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. 

* SECOND EBB: EBB AROUND 3 AM EARLY SAT MORNING. SEAS NEAR 25 FT 
  WITH BREAKERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

523 
WHUS76 KPQR 202219
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
219 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-210630-
/O.UPG.KPQR.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120121T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SR.W.0003.120120T2300Z-120121T1000Z/
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-
219 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY. THE GALE
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SEAS: SEAS ARE BUILDING. SEAS NOW AT 12 TO 14 FT...AND WILL
  BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FT BY EARLY EVENING...THEN TOP OUT AT 22 TO 26
  FT BY MIDNIGHT. SEAS HOLDING AT 22 TO 25 FT LATE TONIGHT INTO
  SATURDAY MORNING. LARGEST SEAS WILL BE FROM 10 MILES TO 60 MILES
  OFFSHORE.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT 35 TO 45 KT WINDS...WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 55 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST AND RELAX A BIT
  AFTER MIDNIGHT. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE OVER THE OREGON COASTAL
  WATERS BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-210630-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120122T0800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
219 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 12 FT THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY THIS
  EVENING BUT WILL BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FT BY MIDNIGHT...AND THEN
  HOLD NEAR 18 FT FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS
  WILL SUBSIDE TO 15 FT BY NOON ON SATURDAY. 

* FIRST EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 230 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS NEAR 
  15 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. 

* SECOND EBB: EBB AROUND 3 AM EARLY SAT MORNING. SEAS NEAR 22 FT
  WITH BREAKERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
219 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL CONTINUE RAIN OVERNIGHT. A BRIEF
BREAK IN THE RAIN IS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY...BUT
ANOTHER WARM FRONT WILL MOVE TO THE COAST FRIDAY FOLLOWED BY A WEAK
COLD FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. A WEAKER UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE IS DUE
SATURDAY WITH ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM SUNDAY. AND...THE STORMY
CONDITIONS FROM THE WEST WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...THE FRONT HAS MOVED INLAND AND THE AVAILABLE MOISTURE
IS DECREASING WITH TAPERING OFF RAIN. ANOTHER SHORTWAVE NEAR 130 WEST
AS SEEN IN SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOULD KEEP PRECIPITATION GOING
TONIGHT...THOUGH LIGHTER. SO HAVE EXTENDED THE WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY FOR THE GORGE AND UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS A WARM FRONT TO THE AREA FRIDAY. THIS WILL BE
A WIND PRODUCER ALONG THE COAST WITH THE LOWEST PRESSURE FURTHER
NORTH THAN TODAYS. WILL GO WITH A HIGH WIND WATCH. THE MAIN SURGE OF
THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WILL HAVE SHIFTED SOUTHWARD FOR FRIDAY WITH
ANOTHER AREA TO THE NORTH CLOSER TO THE SURFACE TROUGH. THROUGH
SIGNIFICANT RAIN...SHOULD NOT BE LIKE TODAY. THEN ANOTHER WARM FRONT
COLD FRONT SYSTEM FOR SUNDAY AND LATE FRIDAY. THE SURFACE LOW AGAIN
TAKES A MORE NORTHERLY TRACK AND SHOULD BE A WIND PRODUCER ALONG THE
COAST. MODELS HAVE BEEN IN GOOD AGREEMENT THROUGH THE SHORT TERM.

HEAVY RAIN AND MELTING SNOW HAVE WREAKED HAVOC ON THE RIVER WITH MANY
AT FLOOD STAGE AND BEYOND. SEE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENTS FOR UP TO DAY
INFORMATION. SS

.LONG TERM...ALL MODELS IN REASONABLE AGREEMENT MAINTAINING A MOIST
LOW LATITUDE JET ACROSS THE PACIFIC WITH ALMOST DAILY IMPULSES OR
FRONTAL WAVES. POP LIKELY OR BETTER WITH SEASONAL TEMPERATURES
THROUGH THE PERIOD. A LOOK AT PRECIPITABLE WATER FROM THE GFS...IT
APPEARS NEXT TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY COULD BE ANOTHER HIGH IMPACT RAIN
EVENT. SS

&&

.AVIATION...RAIN HAS EASED...BUT STILL HAVE WIDESPREAD MVFR
CONDITIONS ACROSS REGION. THIS SAID...DO HAVE MOSTLY VFR OVER THE
INTERIOR S OF KS12. COLD AIR WITH FREEZING RAIN STILL A PROBLEM NEAR
K4S2 TO KDLS...AND INTO PARTS OF HOOD RIVER COUNTY TIL 01Z. EVEN
THOUGH PRECIP MORE LIGHT AND SPOTTY TONIGHT...WILL HAVE MOSTLY MVFR
CIGS OVER THE REGION...WITH BREAKS OF LOW VFR AT TIMES.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...PERSISTENT IFR/LOW MVFR CONDITIONS WITH LIGHT
RAIN/DRIZZLE THROUGH 00Z-01Z. WILL SEE CIGS LIFR A BIT TONIGHT...
AND MAY SEE BRIEF VFR CIGS AT TIMES...BUT GENERALLY REMAINING MVFR.
ROCKEYE.
&&

.MARINE...SEAS HOLDING AROUND 11 TO 15 FT THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS
NOW MOSTLY 15 TO 20 KT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS/HIGHEST SEAS S OF
CASCADE HEAD. WILL HOLD ONTO ADVISORIES FOR SEAS TONIGHT...AND FOR
WIND OVER THE CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS THROUGH EARLY EVENING. BENIGN
CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO FRI AM...BUT NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES ON FRI.
HIGH CONFIDENCE IN MOD TO STRONG GALE...SO WILL HOIST GALE WARNING
FOR FRI AND FRI NIGHT. SEAS WILL LIKELY CLIMB TO NEAR 20 FT BY LATE
FRI AFTERNOON...THEN TOP OUT AT 25 TO 30 FT FRI NIGHT.

WINDS DROP OFF FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT PLENTY OF SWELL TO PUSH ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS. WILL LIKELY KEEP W SWELL OF 20 TO 25 FT MOVING
ACROSS THE WATERS SAT AND SUN.				    ROCKEYE.
&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR UPPER
     HOOD RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE

     COUNTY-CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON
     COAST-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST
     OREGON-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA-NORTH
     OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH
     WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR WESTERN
     COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-I-
     5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE
     FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
     GORGE.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS TONIGHT AND EARLY FRI
	 MORNING.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FOR TODAY AND THIS EVENING FOR
	 COASTAL WATERS BETWEEN CAPE SHOALWATER AND CASCADE HEAD.
     GALE WARNING FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS FOR FRI AND FRI NIGHT.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA BAR CONDITIONS TODAY
	 THROUGH FRI NIGHT.
&&

MORE WEATHER INFORMATION ONLINE AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM
THE CASCADE CREST TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE AREA IS COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE FORECAST AREA.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
459 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-201600-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
459 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE TODAY BEFORE EASING TONIGHT. THIS WILL
RESULT IN CONTINUED FLOODING ACROSS SEVERAL AREA RIVERS. PLEASE
SEE PDXFLSPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO SEEP INTO THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND
THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY TODAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING.
PLEASE SEE PDXWSWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

FLOODING WILL CONTINUE ON SEVERAL AREA RIVERS OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS. PLEASE SEE PDXFLSPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE
CASCADES ON SATURDAY. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST
ONCE AGAIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PZZ250-255-270-275-201600-
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-
459 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL WATERS THIS
MORNING. LARGE SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATERS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY
NIGHT. STRONG SYSTEMS WILL BRING GALE OR STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE
WATERS ON SUNDAY AND AGAIN BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. SEAS WILL
REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
918 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

0845 AM     AVALANCHE        2 E SANTIAM JUNCTION    44.44N 121.91W
01/19/2012                   LINN               OR   LAW ENFORCEMENT

            SNOWSLIDE NEAR MILE POST 76 ON U.S. HIGHWAY 20 NEAR HOGG
            ROCK. HIGHWAY BLOCKED BOTH DIRECTIONS...COMMERCIAL TRUCK
            STUCK.

&&

DELSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
949 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       GOVERNMENT CAMP         45.30N 121.77W
01/19/2012  M14.0 INCH       CLACKAMAS          OR   PUBLIC

            AT MOUNT HOOD SKI BOWL SITE NEAR GOVERNMENT CAMP...SNOW
            FALL LAST 24 HOURS OF 14.0 INCHES. IN LAST 48 HOURS HAVE
            RECEIVED 25.0 INCHES.

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MOUNT HOOD              45.38N 121.70W
01/19/2012  M14.0 INCH       CLACKAMAS          OR   PUBLIC

            AT TIMBERLINE LODGE...SNOWFALL IN LAST 24 HOURS OF 14.0
            INCHES. IN LAST 48 HOURS...21 INCHES.

0900 AM     HEAVY SNOW       MOUNT HOOD              45.38N 121.70W
01/19/2012  M14.0 INCH       CLACKAMAS          OR   PUBLIC

            AT MOUNT HOOD MEADOWS...14.0 INCHES OF SNOW IN LAST 24
            HOURS. LAST 48 HOURS HAVE RECEIVED 44.0 INCHES.

&&

CROCKEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1005 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

1000 AM     FLOOD            5 S NEWPORT             44.56N 124.05W
01/19/2012                   LINCOLN            OR   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            EROSION ON NORTHBOUND HWY 101 HAS CLOSED NORTHBOUND LANE.
            OREGON DOT WILL REPAIR...BUT WILL TAKE TIME. TRAVEL NOW
            REDUCED TO ONE LANE WITH FLAGGERS.

1000 AM     FLOOD            CHITWOOD                44.65N 123.82W
01/19/2012                   LINCOLN            OR   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            HIGHWAY 20 NOW REDUCED TO ONE LANE DUE TO FLOODING.

&&

CROCKEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1007 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

1000 AM     FLOOD            5 S NEWPORT             44.56N 124.05W
01/19/2012                   LINCOLN            OR   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            EROSION ON NORTHBOUND HWY 101 HAS CLOSED NORTHBOUND LANE.
            OREGON DOT WILL REPAIR...BUT WILL TAKE TIME. TRAVEL NOW
            REDUCED TO ONE LANE WITH FLAGGERS.

1000 AM     FLOOD            CHITWOOD                44.65N 123.82W
01/19/2012                   LINCOLN            OR   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            HIGHWAY 20 NOW REDUCED TO ONE LANE DUE TO FLOODING.

1005 AM     FLOOD            17 W ALSEA              44.40N 123.91W
01/19/2012                   LINCOLN            OR   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LANDSLIDE OCCURRED EARLIER THIS MORNING NEAR MILEPOST 23
            ON HIGHWAY 34. HIGHWAY REMAINS CLOSED AT THIS TIME.

&&

CROCKEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1018 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

1005 AM     FLOOD            2 W TRIANGLE LAKE       44.17N 123.62W
01/19/2012                   LANE               OR   DEPT OF HIGHWAYS

            LANDSLIDE HAS CLOSED OREGON HWY 36.

&&

CROCKEY

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1054 AM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

1050 AM     ICE STORM        W HOOD RIVER            45.71N 121.53W
01/19/2012                   HOOD RIVER         OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            0.25 INCH ICE ACCUMULATION. TREE BRANCHES DOWN. CURRENTY
            SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN.

&&

DELSON