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High Wind Warning 19, NWS Portland, OR

December 15, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind warning at Dec 15, 2012, 2:08 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 19 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
Dec 15, 2012, 2:08 PM PST (22:08 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 16, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 17, 2012, 8:21 AM PST
In force
19 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

857 
WWUS76 KPQR 152208
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
208 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-161515-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0020.121216T2100Z-121217T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121216T2100Z-121217T1800Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
208 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST
MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON...NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON
COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SUNDAY TO 10 AM PST
MONDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH THAT WAS ISSUED
EARLIER.

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE
  RAPIDLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH. 

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: AFTER 1 PM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 9 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY BUT
  THESE WILL BE WESTERLY AND FOCUSED ON THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND
  NORTH OREGON COAST.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON
  EXPOSED HEADLANDS. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ003-004-WAZ020-161515-
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.A.0021.121217T0200Z-121217T2000Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
208 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS AND THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST
AND WESTERN CENTRAL OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. 


* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE SUNDAY
  EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH
  POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG GUSTY
  WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY BUT THESE WILL BE
  WESTERLY AND FOCUSED ON THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON
  COAST RANGE.

* TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
842 
WWUS76 KPQR 161132
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

ORZ004-161945-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0021.121217T0200Z-121217T2000Z/
/O.EXB.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70
  MPH...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY
  WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  HIGHWAYS 20...34...AND 126 ARE URGED CAUTION DUE TO ERRATIC
  WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ003-WAZ020-161945-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0021.121217T0200Z-121217T2000Z/
/O.EXB.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PST MONDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA
HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST MONDAY.


* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE SUNDAY
  EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH
  POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY
  WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...AND MAY
  IMPACT MORE THAN JUST THE EXPOSED RIDGES.

* TIMING: SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT
  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 26...6...47 IN
  OREGON...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ005>007-010-WAZ022-039-040-161945-
/O.EXB.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0200Z-121217T2000Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...SANDY...
SWEET HOME...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
CAMAS...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
MONDAY FOR GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...LOWER
COLUMBIA...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...NORTH OREGON
AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...AND THE CENTRAL
WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: INCREASING THIS EVENING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. 

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. WITH SATURATED
  GROUND...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE
  DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE
  5...205...84...AND OTHER HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-161945-
/O.EXT.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121216T2100Z-121217T2100Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE
  RAPIDLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 70 TO 75 MPH
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH
  WASHINGTON COAST AND FAR NORTH OREGON COAST. STRONG WINDS
  CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING...THEN EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH EVEN
  INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: AFTER 1 PM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
  MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY...AND WILL IMPACT MORE THAN
  THE LOCATIONS TYPICALLY IMPACTED IN A HIGH WIND COASTAL EVENT.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... ESPECIALLY ON
  EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101 AND ON THE MEGLER
  BRIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ002-161945-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121216T2100Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE 
  RAPIDLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST 
  LATER SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 
  MPH. 

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING: AFTER 1 PM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM MONDAY
  BUT THESE WILL BE WESTERLY. 

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... ESPECIALLY ON
  EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ008-161945-
/O.NEW.KPQR.WI.Y.0008.121217T0000Z-121217T2000Z/
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST
MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON
PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...EASING IN THE
  MORNING MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY

* IMPACTS: LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO MINOR TREE
  DAMAGE. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
548 
WWUS76 KPQR 161730
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
930 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

ORZ002-170600-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121216T2100Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
930 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE
  RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH.

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO
  65 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER TODAY NIGHT...BUT
  REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: AFTER 1 PM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM MONDAY...BUT
  THESE WILL BE WESTERLY.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-170600-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121216T2100Z-121217T2100Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
930 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON 
COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE
  RAPIDLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50
  MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 85 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  LATER TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH.

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO
  70 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT...BUT
  REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH EVEN INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: AFTER 2 PM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
  GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY.
  THESE WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY...AND WILL IMPACT MORE THAN THE
  LOCATIONS TYPICALLY IMPACTED IN A HIGH WIND COASTAL EVENT.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101 
  AND ON THE MEGLER BRIDGE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ004-170600-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
930 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WEST OREGON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70
  MPH...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY
  WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS 20...34...AND 126 ARE URGED CAUTION 
  DUE TO ERRATIC WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ003-WAZ020-170600-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
930 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 1 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS AND COAST RANGE OF 
NORTHWEST OREGON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE SUNDAY
  EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 75 MPH
  POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY
  WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING... AND MAY
  IMPACT MORE THAN JUST THE EXPOSED RIDGES.

* TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT
  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 26... 6 AND 47
  IN OREGON...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ005>007-010-WAZ022-039-040-170600-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0200Z-121217T2000Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...SANDY...
SWEET HOME...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
CAMAS...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
930 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON PST MONDAY FOR MUCH OF THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS AND FOOTHILLS 
OF THE CASCADES...AS WELL AS CLARK COUNTY AND THE NORTH AND SOUTH
WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60
  MPH EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS WILL TURN
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN LARGE OPEN AREAS...AND HIGHER HILLS
  EXPOSED TO SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS.

* TIMING: INCREASING THIS EVENING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. WITH SATURATED 
  GROUND...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE 
  DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 5...
  205... 84...AND OTHER HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ008-170600-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0008.121217T0000Z-121217T2000Z/
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY
930 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON PST MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...


A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING...WITH SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH
  EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS WILL TURN
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN LARGE OPEN AREAS...AND HIGHER HILLS
  EXPOSED TO SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS.

* TIMING: INCREASING THIS EVENING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO MINOR TREE
  DAMAGE OR DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
484 
WWUS76 KPQR 162202
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

ORZ002-171200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY
FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE
  RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 70 TO 85 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH.

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS
  AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO
  70 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER THIS
  EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM TODAY.
  ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT
  AND 8 AM MONDAY...BUT THESE WILL BE WESTERLY.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-171200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY
FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE
  RAPIDLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50
  MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 85 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  LATER THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60 TO 75 MPH.

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY 
  THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER 
  THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 65 TO 70 MPH EVEN 
  INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: TWO ROUNDS OF WINDS. STRONGEST SOUTH WINDS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM TODAY. SECOND ROUND BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 9
  AM...BUT WILL BE MORE WESTERLY...AND WILL IMPACT MORE THAN THE
  LOCATIONS TYPICALLY IMPACTED IN A HIGH WIND COASTAL EVENT.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101 
  AND ON THE MEGLER BRIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ004-171200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY
FOR CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE LATER 
  THISAFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 
  70 MPH...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE 
  BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY 
  WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY. 

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS 20...34...AND 126 ARE URGED CAUTION 
  DUE TO ERRATIC WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ003-WAZ020-171200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY
FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND WILLAPA HILLS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING...
  BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 75 MPH
  POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES THAT ARE OPEN TO SOUTHWEST
  OR WEST WINDS. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10
  PM TODAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE
  TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...AND MAY IMPACT MORE THAN JUST THE
  EXPOSED RIDGES.

* TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN 
  EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 26... 
  6 AND 47 IN OREGON...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ005>007-010-WAZ022-039-040-171200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.121217T0200Z-121217T2000Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...SANDY...
SWEET HOME...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
CAMAS...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON PST MONDAY FOR MUCH OF THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS AND FOOTHILL 
INCLUDING THE CLARK COUNTY...NORTH AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...
  WITH SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED
  THIS EVENING. LATE THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHWEST TO
  WEST 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE IN LARGE OPEN AREAS...AND HIGHER HILLS EXPOSED TO
  SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS.

* TIMING: INCREASING THIS EVENING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 11 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. WITH SATURATED 
  GROUND...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE 
  DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 5... 
  205... 84...AND OTHER HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG 
  WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ008-171200-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0008.121217T0000Z-121217T2000Z/
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY
202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY
FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING... WITH SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50
  MPH EXPECTED THIS EVENING. AFTER MIDNIGHT...WINDS WILL TURN
  SOUTHWEST TO WEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN LARGE OPEN AREAS...AND HIGHER HILLS
  EXPOSED TO SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS.

* TIMING: INCREASING THIS EVENING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM MONDAY. 

* IMPACTS: SOME POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO MINOR TREE 
  DAMAGE OR DOWNED POWER LINES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$
912 
WWUS76 KPQR 170413
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
813 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

ORZ008-171530-
/O.UPG.KPQR.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/
/O.EXA.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY
813 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY FOR THE
SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH
  THIS EVENING WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
  WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
  BE IN LARGE OPEN AREAS...AND THE HIGHER HILLS EXPOSED TO
  SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

* TIMING: INCREASING THIS EVENING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE 
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 5 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED AROUND
  CORVALLIS. FURTHER POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
  WILLAMETTE VALLEY TONIGHT DUE TO FALLING TREES AND BRANCHES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ002-171530-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
813 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO
  SOUTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60
  TO 70 MPH.

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  LATER THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 60
  MPH.

* TIMING: ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9
  PM AND 6 AM MONDAY...BUT THESE WILL LIKELY COME FROM A WESTERLY
  DIRECTION. 

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... 
  ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-171530-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
813 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY FOR
THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO
  SOUTHWEST LATER THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60
  TO 75 MPH.

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  THIS EVENING...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH INTO
  MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: THE SECOND ROUND OF GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM
  AND 6 AM...BUT WILL COME FROM A MORE WESTERLY DIRECTION. THESE
  WINDS WILL LIKELY REACH AREAS THAT DO NOT NORMALLY RECEIVE HIGH
  WINDS.

* IMPACTS: NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. MANY
  MORE POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR DUE TO TREES FALLING ON
  POWER LINES. BE PREPARED FOR TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURES. THOSE WITH
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND
  GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY
  101 AND ON THE MEGLER BRIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ004-171530-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
813 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR
THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN
  55 MPH AND 70 MPH WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM
  MONDAY MORNING...AND WILL LIKELY IMPACT AREAS THAT DO NOT
  NORMALLY RECEIVE STRONG WIND GUSTS.

* TIMING: TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS 20...34...AND 126 ARE URGED CAUTION 
  DUE TO ERRATIC WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ003-WAZ020-171530-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
813 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY FOR
THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHERN OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN
  9 PM TONIGHT AND 6 AM MONDAY MORNING...AND WILL LIKELY IMPACT
  AREAS THAT DO NOT NORMALLY RECEIVE STRONG WIND GUSTS. 

* TIMING: TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN 
  EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 26... 
  6 AND 47 IN OREGON...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ005>007-010-WAZ022-039-040-171530-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...SANDY...
SWEET HOME...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
CAMAS...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
813 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY FOR
THE INTERIOR VALLEYS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN OREGON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH THIS EVENING WILL
  GIVE WAY TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO
  60 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN LARGE OPEN
  AREAS...AND THE HIGHER HILLS EXPOSED TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS.

* TIMING: INCREASING LATE THIS EVENING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 PM TONIGHT AND 5 AM MONDAY.

* IMPACTS: NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED THIS
  EVENING ACROSS THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY. WIND GUSTS IN
  EXCESS OF 45 MPH WILL CAUSE TREES TO FALL DUE TO THE SATURATED
  SOIL ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE
  5... 205... 84...AND OTHER HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
  STRONG WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
542 
WWUS76 KPQR 171054
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
254 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

ORZ002-171800-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
254 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF 35 TO 45
  MPH WILL CONTINUE...WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE EXPOSED COASTAL HEADLANDS AND
  OPEN BEACHES.

* TIMING: WINDS REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 8 AM...THEN WILL
  GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH REST OF THE MORNING. 

* IMPACTS: SPOTTY POWER DISRUPTIONS WILL CONTINUE LIKELY. DAMAGE
  TO TREES IN WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND
  GUSTS... ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY
  101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-172100-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
254 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF 35 TO 50
  MPH WILL CONTINUE...WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH INTO EARLY THIS
  MORNING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE EXPOSED COASTAL
  HEADLANDS AND OPEN BEACHES.

* TIMING: WINDS REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY THROUGH 9 AM...THEN WILL
  GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH REST OF THE DAY. 

* IMPACTS: NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED. MANY
  MORE POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR DUE TO TREES FALLING ON
  POWER LINES. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO BE
  PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED
  HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101 AND ON THE MEGLER BRIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ004-171800-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
254 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. HOWEVER...OVER HIGHER RIDGES...WEST WIND 35 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: WINDS REMAIN STRONG THROUGH 9 AM...THEN WILL GRADUALLY
  EASE. 

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES 
  TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS 20...34...AND 126 ARE URGED CAUTION 
  DUE TO ERRATIC WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ003-WAZ020-172100-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
254 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE 
WILLAPA HILLS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. HOWEVER...OVER HIGHER RIDGES...WEST WIND 35 TO 45
  MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

* TIMING: WINDS REMAIN STRONG THROUGH 9 AM...THEN WILL GRADUALLY
  EASE. 

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN 
  WIND EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN 
  EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 26... 
  6 AND 47 IN OREGON...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ005>008-010-WAZ022-039-040-172000-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...
EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SANDY...SWEET HOME...LONGVIEW...
KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...
ARIEL...COUGAR
254 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR
MUCH OF THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS AND FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS 45
  TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE IN LARGE OPEN AREAS...AND THE HIGHER HILLS AND FOOTHILLS
  THAT ARE EXPOSED TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AND 7 AM. AFTER 9
  AM... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE. 

* IMPACTS: NUMEROUS POWER OUTAGES HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED THIS
  EVENING ACROSS THE REGION. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH CAN
  CAUSE TREES TO FALL DUE TO THE SATURATED SOIL ACROSS THE AREA.
  HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 5... 205...
  84...AND OTHER HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN GUSTY
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
220 
WWUS76 KPQR 171237
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
437 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

ORZ005>008-010-WAZ022-039-040-171345-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2000Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...
EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SANDY...SWEET HOME...LONGVIEW...
KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...
ARIEL...COUGAR
437 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS AND
THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
HAVE NOW PASSED. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM.

$$

ORZ003-171345-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
437 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST
OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
HAVE NOW PASSED. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH
WITH GUSTS 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 10 AM.

$$

ORZ002-004-171345-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
437 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST
AND THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. THE STRONGEST WINDS
HAVE NOW PASSED. HOWEVER...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH THROUGH 8 AM.

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-172100-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
437 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST OF 25 TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR NEXT
  SEVERAL HOURS...WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL BE ON THE EXPOSED COASTAL HEADLANDS AND OPEN BEACHES.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES MAY STILL OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND
  GUSTS...ESPECIALLY ON EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY
  101 AND ON THE MEGLER BRIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WAZ020-172100-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
WILLAPA HILLS-
437 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 60 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE HIGHER RIDGES THAT
  ARE EXPOSED TO WESTERLY WINDS. 

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS: SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES MAY STILL OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES CAN EXPECT GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...INCLUDING ON
  HIGHWAYS 26... 6 AND 47 IN OREGON...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$
694 
WWUS76 KPQR 171621
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
821 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

ORZ001-WAZ020-021-171730-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0019.000000T0000Z-121217T2100Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
821 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND
NORTH OREGON COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS HAVE DECREASED OVER THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON
COAST BEHIND A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH HAS MOVED WELL
INLAND. YOU CAN EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 WITH A FEW
GUSTS TO 40 MPH OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED HEADLAND
LOCATIONS UNTIL EARLY AFTERNOON.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Dec 15, 10:20 AM PST, 3 hours 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 10:20 AM PST, 3 hours 48 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1020 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012

.SYNOPSIS...AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE E ACROSS NW OREGON AND SW WA
TODAY. ANOTHER STRONGER SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE REGION SUN THROUGH
MON AS A STRONG LOW PRES SYSTEM PUSHES A FRONT INLAND LATE
SUN...WITH THE LOW MOVING INTO NW WA EARLY MON. AN ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO MID WEEK AS SYSTEMS CONTINUE TO MOVE IN
OFF THE PACIFIC.

&&

.SHORT TERM...QUICK UPDATE TO ADD COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE NEAR HOOD
RIVER AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY TO THE WINTER WX ADVISORIES
FOR TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EITHER AT OR BELOW FREEZING AND HAVE
BEEN FOR SUFFICIENTLY LONG ENOUGH TO ALLOW THE SURFACE TO FREEZE.
THIS SHOULD ALLOW SNOW TO QUICKLY ACCUMULATE LATE THIS MORNING AND
THIS AFTERNOON AS PRECIPITATION ARRIVES IN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. LIGHT
LOW LEVEL EASTERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE OCCLUSION SHOULD ALSO ACT TO
KEEP SNOW LEVELS LOWER LATER INTO TODAY EAST OF THE CASCADE CREST AS
WELL. /NEUMAN

A LARGE SHIELD OF PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH AN
OCCLUDED FRONT IS CURRENTLY PUSHING ASHORE. AHEAD OF THIS
PRECIPITATION...TEMPERATURES COOLED INTO THE 30S ACROSS THE VALLEYS
WITH POCKETS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THE 12Z KSLE SOUNDING DEPICTED
SOME SLIGHTLY DRIER AIR HAD WORKED ITS WAY INTO THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE
1KFT TO 3KFT ABOVE AGL...BUT NOT QUITE AS MUCH AS SHOWN LAST NIGHT BY
THE MODELS. ANYWAY...THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE IS CURRENTLY SATURATING
QUICKLY...CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO WET BULB IN THE LAYER JUST OFF THE
SURFACE. THIS SHOULD ALLOW SNOW LEVELS TO DROP DOWN TO NEAR 1000 FT
THIS MORNING. SPOTTERS NEAR VERNONIA AND WEBCAMS IN THE COAST RANGE
SEEM TO VERIFY THIS NOTION. ANYWAY...SOME WET SNOW FLAKES SHOULD MIX
DOWN TO AT LEAST 500 FT ACROSS THE INTERIOR...AND THERE IS A DECENT
CHANCE THAT THE EVEN THE LOWEST INTERIOR ELEVATIONS COULD SEE SOME
WET FLAKES BRIEFLY THIS MORNING. WARM AIR NOSING INTO THE REGION
FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS
TO RISE THE HIGHEST ACROSS THE COAST RANGE AND THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS
OF THE CWA THIS AFTERNOON. ULTIMATELY ENDING UP NEAR 3KFT ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST...AND CLOSER TO 2KFT ACROSS THE NORTHEAST. CURRENT WINTER
HIGHLIGHTS LOOK GOOD WITH THE GREATEST IMPACTS TO TRAVEL EXPECTED
THROUGH MIDDAY EXCEPT ACROSS THE PASSES OF THE CASCADES WHERE TRAVEL
WILL REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE DAY.

WINDS SHOULD STAY BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA TODAY AS WELL...BUT THIS
WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY...AND ULTIMATELY...THE HIGHER IMPACT WIND
EVENT IS STILL ON TRACK FOR LATE SUNDAY. WILL TAKE A LOOK AT THE NEED
FOR WINTER WX HEADLINES FOR THE LATE SUNDAY SYSTEM WITH THE AFTERNOON
PACKAGE.

MAIN UPDATE THIS MORNING WAS TO ADJUST SNOW LEVELS A BIT AND SPLIT
THEM INTO THREE HOURS TO TRY AND DEPICT THE GENERAL EVOLUTION OF
RISING SNOW LEVELS THROUGH THE DAY. /NEUMAN

.LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS.
MONDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...FAIRLY GOOD MODEL AGREEMENT TODAY IS
LENDING CONFIDENCE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST. COOL AND SHOWERY MONDAY
NIGHT AS A SHORT WAVE MOVES AWAY FROM THE AREA. ON TUESDAY ANOTHER
COLDER AND DEEPER TROUGH WILL CROSS THE AREA. MODELS CURRENTLY
DEPICT TUESDAY AS THE COLDEST DAY OF THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WITH THE
WARMEST FORECAST TEMPERATURES BARELY REACHING THE 40F MARK AT INLAND
LOCATIONS...WHILE SNOW LEVELS FALL TO 1K FT OR LESS. THE TROUGH WILL
BE QUICK TO EXIT...AND A SHORT WAVE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION
BY EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECIPITATION LOOKS TO CONTINUE DESPITE THE
RIDGING...BUT AS THE WEEK GOES ON THE RIDGE LOOKS TO BUILD
FURTHER...FOR DECREASING CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION FROM SOUTH TO
NORTH BY THURSDAY. MODEL AGREEMENT DEGRADES AND UNCERTAINTY
INCREASES SIGNIFICANTLY LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY...HOWEVER THE
REGION LOOKS TO REMAIN WET AS A LARGE UPPER LOW FORMS AND BECOMES
NEARLY STATIONARY JUST OFF OF THE COAST...CONTINUING THE ADVECTION
OF MOISTURE INTO THE PAC NW.

&&

.AVIATION...NOT GREAT DAY FOR FLYING. FRONT OFFSHORE WITH MVFR
CONDITIONS NOW SPREADING INTO THE INTERIOR. WILL SEE MVFR WITH
LOCAL IFR CIGS THROUGH REST OF THE DAYLIGHT HOURS TODAY. FRONT
WILL PUSH ONSHORE AROUND NOON...AND TO CASCADES BY 00Z. SNOW
LEVELS STILL LOW...AROUND 700 TO 1000 FT ACROSS N COAST RANGE. MAY
STILL SOME WET FLAKES MIX WITH THE RAIN ACROSS N INTERIOR TAF
SITES UNTIL 19Z...OTHERWISE NOT EXPECTING ANY SNOW AT TAF SITES.
RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SHOWERS BETWEEN 20Z AND 22Z ON COAST... THEN
ACROSS INTERIOR BETWEEN 22Z AND 01Z. MTNS FREQUENTLY OBSCURED IN
CLOUDS AND PRECIP.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...VFR AT MOMENT...BUT WILL QUICKLY TO MVFR
CIGS/VIS BY 18Z AS PRECIP FALLS. MAY HAVE FEW WET FLAKES MIX WITH
RAIN UNTIL 19Z...BUT OVERALL JUST RAIN. TRANSITION TO SHOWERY MODE
22Z TO 00Z TODAY...BUT MVFR CIGS REMAIN.		ROCKEY.

&&

.MARINE...NOT MUCH CHANGE. FAST MOVING FRONT NOW ABOUT 75 MILES
OFFSHORE. THIS FRONT WILL PUSH ONSHORE AROUND 1 PM TODAY. GALE
FORCE S WINDS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT WITH THE FRONT. WINDS QUICKLY
TURN W TO NW AND EASE OFF BEHIND THE FRONT. SEAS RISING ALSO...
BUT WILL TOP AT 13 TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON.

LULL IN THE WINDS AND SEAS TONIGHT INTO SUN AM. BUT ANOTHER YET
STRONGER SYSTEM APPROACHES LATER SUN AND SUN NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM
WILL SENT STRONG DEVELOPING LOW INTO VANCOUVER ISLAND SUN NIGHT.
BUT VERY TIGHT PRES GRADIENTS OVER THE WATERS LATE SUN AFTERNOON
AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING GALES TO THE WATERS...WITH STORM
FORCE WINDS A STRONG POSSIBILITY. COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE
POTENTIAL FOR 50 TO 60 KT OF SUSTAINED WIND NEAR SHORE FROM 3 PM
TO 9 PM SUN. HAVE STORM WATCH UP NOW...AND WILL LOOK MORE INTO
WHETHER OR NOT TO UPGRADE TO STORM WARNING WITH THE AFTERNOON
FORECAST. SEAS LIKELY 25 TO 30 FT SUN NIGHT INTO MON...POSSIBLY 30
TO 35 FT. AT MOMENT...NOT STRONG CONFIDENCE IN OVER 30 FT SEAS BUT
AGAIN WILL REEVALUATE FOR AFTERNOON FORECAST.	       ROCKEY.

&&

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

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
    CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE
   COUNTY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON
  CASCADES.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
     FOR CENTRAL OREGON COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR COAST
     RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.

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

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH
     WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT
     FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR WILLAPA
     HILLS.

PZ...STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL WATERS
    FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 4 AM
    PST SUNDAY.

&&

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, Dec 15, 5:11 AM PST, 8 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
511 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012

ORZ001>008-010>013-WAZ019>022-039-040-161615-
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-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-
CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
511 AM PST SAT DEC 15 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE TODAY IN THE CASCADES...CASCADE
FOOTHILLS...NORTH COAST RANGE AND WILLAPA HILLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IS LIKELY IN THE CASCADES AND THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH WINDS ARE
LIKELY ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...AND THERE IS A CHANCE
OF HIGH WINDS INLAND SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...MAINLY IN THE
NORTH. HIGH SURF IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY.

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

ORZ009-014-WAZ023-161615-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
511 AM PST SAT DEC 15 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.

PZZ250-255-270-275-161615-
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-
511 AM PST SAT DEC 15 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY...AND GALE FORCE WINDS
POSSIBLE MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 15, 3:32 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR11 hr
Dec 15, 2:08 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR13 hr
Dec 15, 2:20 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchPQR13 hr
Dec 15, 3:02 AM PSTStorm WatchPQR12 hr
Dec 15, 2:50 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR18 hr
Dec 15, 2:50 PM PSTStorm WarningPQR39 hr
Dec 15, 2:50 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR18 hr

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Sources

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