High Wind Warning 4, NWS Portland, OR

538 
WWUS76 KPQR 202307
NPWPQR

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

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-211200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120121T1200Z/
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
307 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WINDS TO 45 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 
  25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 60 MPH. 

* TIMING: BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH
  LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE 
  FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...ASTORIA... CANNON BEACH...
  TILLAMOOK...NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY... RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
  CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE OVERTURNED. POWER 
  DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE ARE POSSIBLE.

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-WAZ020-211230-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.120121T0600Z-120121T1500Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
307 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE AND THE
WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
7 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH 
  MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING: BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY 
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

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-WAZ022-039-211230-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...
EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...
BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL
307 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO
AREAS...THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM...
  MCMINNVILLE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...
  TROUTDALE...ST. HELENS...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...
  WASHOUGAL...LONGVIEW...KELSO

* IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

028 
WWUS76 KPQR 210440
NPWPQR

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

ORZ003-004-WAZ020-211430-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.120121T0600Z-120121T1500Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
840 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH 
  MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

* TIMING: BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY 
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-211200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120121T1200Z/
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
840 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WINDS TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 25
  TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: CONTINUING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE 
  FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...ASTORIA... CANNON BEACH...
  TILLAMOOK...NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY... RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
  CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 

* IMPACTS: HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE OVERTURNED. POWER 
  DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE ARE POSSIBLE.

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-WAZ022-039-211430-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.120121T0600Z-120121T1800Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...
EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...
BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL
840 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREAS...THE WILLAMETTE
VALLEY...AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH.
  THE STRONGEST GUSTS WILL BE FROM ABOUT SALEM NORTHWARD.

* TIMING: 10 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 10 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM...
  MCMINNVILLE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...
   TROUTDALE...ST. HELENS...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
  CAMAS... WASHOUGAL...LONGVIEW...KELSO 

* IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE.
  SATURATED SOILS FROM RECENT HEAVY RAINS WILL MAKE TREE DAMAGE
  MORE LIKELY.

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.

&&

$$

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

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NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
357 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012


ORZ003-004-WAZ020-211300-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120121T1500Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
357 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL COAST
RANGES OF WESTERN OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS...

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

WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING BEHIND A
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.


$$

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-211300-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120121T1200Z/
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
357 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

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

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

WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING BEHIND A
COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE. EXPECT WINDS TO CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.

$$

ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-211300-
/O.CAN.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120121T1800Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...
EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...
BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL
357 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND METRO
VANCOUVER AREAS AS WELL AS THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY THE
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
235 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

.SYNOPSIS...VERY ACTIVE WEATHER CONTINUES. THE NEXT HIGH IMPACT
WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST
OREGON TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY BRINGING MORE SOAKING RAIN TO ALL
AREAS...STRONG WINDS TO THE COAST...COAST RANGE...AND POSSIBLY THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...AND
FREEZING RAIN TO PARTS OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND HOOD RIVER
VALLEY. AFTER A BRIEF BREAK SATURDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM
WILL MOVE IN ON SUNDAY WITH VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW.
HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT LOOK QUITE AS WET OR WINDY AS
PREVIOUS SYSTEMS. THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE
CASCADE PASSES. WET AND BREEZY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK AS THE PACIFIC JET STREAM CONTINUES TO TAKE AIM AT
THE NORTHWEST.
&&

.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS THE NEXT HIGH IMPACT STORM
MOVING TOWARD THE COAST THIS MORNING. MODELS SUGGEST THAT THIS SYSTEM
WILL COME IN IN TWO DISTINCT WAVES...WITH THE FIRST LIFTING NORTH
ALONG THE COAST TODAY AND THE SECOND STRONGER ONE MOVING ONSHORE
TONIGHT. THIS WILL PROVIDE A GOOD SHOT OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME OF THE FLASHIER RIVERS IN
THE COAST RANGE AND FOOTHILLS TO TURN BACK UP. HOWEVER...THE
DURATION OF RAIN FROM THIS SYSTEM SHOULD BE SHORT ENOUGH TO LIMIT
NEW FLOODING PROBLEMS.

THE LOW LEVEL JET AHEAD OF THE FRONT REACHES AROUND 75 KT AT 850 MB
ALONG THE COAST LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT. BELIEVE THIS SUPPORTS
65 TO 75 MPH AT COASTAL HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...AND 60 TO 65 MPH IN
THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES. STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP AT THE HEADLANDS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT MAY TAKE A BIT LONGER TO DEVELOP IN THE
COASTAL COMMUNITIES DUE TO THE INITIAL EASTERLY ORIENTATION OF THE
SURFACE GRADIENT. WILL UPGRADE THE CURRENT HIGH WIND WATCH TO A
WARNING WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE.

IT NOW LOOKS AS THOUGH STRONG WINDS WILL PUSH INTO THE COAST RANGE
TONIGHT AND HAVE UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING AS WELL
FOR FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH
THE INLAND AREAS...THE SOUTHERLY GRADIENT WILL INCREASE WITH DECENT
PRESSURE RISES FROM THE SOUTH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE
EASTERLY IN THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREAS THROUGH MUCH OF
THIS EVENING BEFORE THE SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP...WHILE THE
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP QUITE A BIT EARLIER IN THE SOUTH AND
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY. THE WINDS COULD CAUSE EXTRA PROBLEMS DUE
TO THE SATURATED SOILS WITH FALLING TREES AND POWER OUTAGES THE
LIKELY IMPACT. WILL ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY FOR THIS. A FEW SPOTS
COULD COME CLOSE TO WARNING CRITERIA BUT WOULD LIKE TO SEE STRONGER
PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE SYSTEM BEFORE ISSUING A WARNING.

THE EASTERLY GRADIENT TODAY AND TONIGHT SUGGESTS THAT WE COULD
SEE SOME AREAS OF FREEZING RAIN AGAIN NEAR HOOD RIVER AND PARKDALE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. WILL ISSUE A FREEZING RAIN
ADVISORY FOR THIS. MODELS SUGGEST THAT ONSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP
AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE CASCADES. THIS
WILL EFFECTIVELY SCOUR OUT THE LOW LEVEL COLD AIR IN THE GORGE ENDING
THE FREEZING RAIN THREAT.

THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY SATURDAY AND WE WILL SEE SNOW
AGAIN ACCUMULATE IN THE MOUNTAINS AND POSSIBLY THE HIGHER FOOTHILLS
IN THE ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THIS FRONT. WE COULD GET CLOSE TO SNOW
ADVISORY AMOUNTS IN THE CASCADES SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

ANOTHER STRONG SYSTEM IS EXPECTED SUNDAY...WITH MORE COASTAL WINDS
AND SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL. HOWEVER...IT DOES NOT LOOK QUITE AS WET OR
WINDY AS PREVIOUS SYSTEMS. MODELS SUGGEST THAT THE FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH QUICKLY ON SUNDAY LIMITING ADDITIONAL FLOODING CONCERNS. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS LOOK SIGNIFICANT IN THE CASCADES AS WELL. MODEL
SOUNDINGS SUGGEST SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE NEAR HOOD RIVER AND PARKDALE
IN EASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW.

.LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
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...A MIX OF MVFR AND IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION
OVERNIGHT AS SHOWERS CONTINUE IN ONSHORE FLOW. SHOWERS HAVE
TAPERED OFF EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THIS SHOULD ALLOW SOME SLIGHT
IMPROVEMENT...WITH MVFR STILL BEING THE PREDOMINANT FLIGHT CAT BUT
WITH SOME PERIODS OF VFR LIKELY MIXED IN FOR INLAND SITES. RAIN
WILL PICK UP AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AS THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM
SPREADS INTO THE REGION. SO EXPECT CIGS TO LOWER AGAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON AND REMAIN A MIX OF MVFR AND IFR THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS
WILL BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS SYSTEM. EXPECT GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO
PICK UP AT THE COAST BEGINNING IN THE AFTERNOON AND LATE IN THE
EVENING OR OVERNIGHT FOR INLAND SITES.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...EXPECT A MIX OF MVFR AND VFR IN SCATTERED
SHOWERS THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. INCREASED RAINFALL ASSOCIATED
WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING LOWERED CIGS AGAIN THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS
EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. JFP

&&

.MARINE...A BREAK IN THE ACTION THIS MORNING WITH SEAS NEAR 10 FT
AND FAIRLY LIGHT SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE WATERS. THIS WILL BE
SHORT LIVED AS ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE WATERS TODAY. WINDS WILL PICK UP LATER THIS MORNING AS THE
WARM FRONT PUSHES INTO THE WATERS...WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT
MOVING THROUGH OVERNIGHT. HIGH CONFIDENCE IN STRONG GALES TODAY
AND TONIGHT...WITH A FEW STORM FORCE GUSTS POSSIBLE AS WELL. SEAS
WILL CLIMB QUICKLY TO NEAR 20 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN PUSH
INTO THE MID 20S OVERNIGHT. SEAS LIKELY TO REMAIN NEAR OR ABOVE 20
FT THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

WINDS EASE ON SATURDAY...BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF AT LEAST GALE FORCE
WIND APPEARS TO MOVE INTO COASTAL WATERS WITH THE NEXT FRONT ON
SUNDAY. LATEST MODEL DATA INDICATES THAT STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE
A STRONG POSSIBILITY WITH THIS NEXT FRONT. JFP

&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PST
     SATURDAY FOR UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
     GORGE.

     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR 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-SOUTH
     WILLAMETTE VALLEY.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
     CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-LOWER
     COLUMBIA-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY
     FOR CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-COAST RANGE OF
     NORTHWEST OREGON.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY
     FOR CENTRAL OREGON COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST.

WA...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORY FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PST
     SATURDAY FOR WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

     FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
     I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE
     FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

     WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR
     GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY
     FOR WILLAPA HILLS.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY
     FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

PZ...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO NOON PST SATURDAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS
     MORNING FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE
     OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 5 PM PST
     SATURDAY.

&&

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
1151 PM PST THU JAN 19 2012

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

0900 PM     FLOOD            3 SSW BATTLE GROUND     45.74N 122.57W
01/19/2012                   CLARK              WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            SALMON CREEK IS FLOODING AND HAS REACHED THE BOTTOM OF
            THE BRIDGE AT 156TH ST AND 102ND AVE. WATER RUNNING DOWN
            156TH STREET. ONE HOUSE HAS BEEN INUNDATED...TWO ARE
            THREATENED.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1219 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

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

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       BATTLE GROUND           45.78N 122.54W
01/20/2012  M1.51 INCH       CLARK              WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       PARKROSE                45.56N 122.54W
01/20/2012  M2.25 INCH       MULTNOMAH          OR   OFFICIAL NWS OBS

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
230 AM PST FRI JAN 20 2012

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

0905 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 W SKAMANIA            45.62N 122.08W
01/19/2012  M3.76 INCH       SKAMANIA           WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            21 HOUR TOTAL ENDING 9PM. 8 INCHES OF SNOW REMAINS ON THE
            GROUND.

1145 PM     HEAVY RAIN       S ARCH CAPE             45.81N 123.96W
01/19/2012  M1.73 INCH       CLATSOP            OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

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