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High Surf Advisory 4, NWS Portland, OR

January 24, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this high surf advisory at Jan 24, 2012, 8:00 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 25, 2012, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jan 24, 2012, 8:00 PM PST (04:00 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 25, 2012, 7:00 AM PST
Expired: Jan 26, 2012, 5:45 AM PST
In force: 23 hr
Issued by: NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high surf advisory 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 high surf advisory went out at Jan 24, 2:11 PM PST, 5 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 24, 2:11 PM PST, 5 hours 49 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 24, 5:56 AM PST, 14 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
556 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

ORZ009-014-WAZ023-251700-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
556 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.
REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (PDXWSWPQR) FOR
DETAILS. MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
TONIGHT...REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH (PDXFFAPQR) FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...REFER TO
THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH (PDXFFAPQR) FOR DETAILS.

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

ORZ001-002-251700-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
556 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...
REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH (PDXFFAPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...REFER TO
THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH (PDXFFAPQR) FOR DETAILS.

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

ORZ003>008-010-012-WAZ020>022-039-040-251700-
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-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
556 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE FROM THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...
REFER TO THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH (PDXFFAPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...REFER TO
THE LATEST FLOOD WATCH (PDXFFAPQR) FOR DETAILS.

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

ORZ011-013-251700-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
556 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

WAZ019-251700-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
556 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND ICE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY.
REFER TO THE LATEST WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE (PDXWSWPQR) FOR
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

PZZ250-255-270-275-251700-
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-
556 AM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE
WEATHER MESSAGE (PDXMWWPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 24, 2:07 PM PST, 5 hours 53 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 24, 2:43 PM PST, 5 hours 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 24, 3:42 PM PST, 4 hours 18 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 24, 7:10 PM PST, 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
710 PM PST TUE JAN 24 2012

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

0430 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST CAPE FOULWEATHER        44.78N 124.07W
01/24/2012  M67.00 MPH       LINCOLN            OR   MESONET

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jan 24, 8:07 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	PQR	17 hr
Jan 24, 8:07 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas	PQR	3 days
Jan 25, 12:01 AM PST	High Surf Warning	PQR	15 hr
Jan 25, 2:57 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory for Winds	PQR	8 hr

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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.