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High Wind Watch 5, NWS Portland, OR

January 21, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind watch at Jan 21, 2012, 1:51 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2012, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 21, 2012, 1:51 PM PST (21:51 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 22, 2012, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 21, 2012, 7:59 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind watch 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 watch went out at Jan 21, 8:58 AM PST, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 8:58 AM PST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 21, 5:55 AM PST, 7 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
555 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-221700-
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-
555 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THOUGH THE HEAVIEST RAIN HAS GENERALLY ENDED...FLOODING WILL
CONTINUE ON SEVERAL AREA RIVERS TODAY. PLEASE SEE PDXFLSPQR FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

A SIGNIFICANT ICE STORM IS FINALLY COMING TO AN END THIS MORNING
IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND HOOD RIVER VALLEY. HOWEVER...SNOW
LEVELS WILL LOWER IN THE CASCADES TODAY AND A WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR 6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW. PLEASE SEE
PDXWSWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE AN ISSUE TODAY.
SEE PDXCFWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS ALONG
THE COAST SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SNOW IS EXPECTED DOWN TO THE
FOOTHILL ELEVATIONS...POSSIBLY THE PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA GORGE
AND HOOD RIVER VALLEY AS WELL.

A SIGNIFICANT WARM RAIN EVENT IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY AND/OR WEDNESDAY
AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PULLS IN DEEP MOISTURE FROM THE
SUBTROPICS. HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...POTENTIALLY
EXACERBATING FLOODING PROBLEMS ON SOME AREA RIVERS.

THE LONGER TERM FORECAST SHOWS AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
CONTINUING INTO NEXT WEEKEND...THOUGH SOME BRIEF BREAKS OF A DAY
OR SO ARE POSSIBLE...MOST LIKELY MONDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ250-255-270-275-221700-
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-
555 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY. AN ACTIVE
PACIFIC STORM TRACK WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEK...
BRINGING TRANSITORY GALE OR STORM FORCE CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL
WATERS AT TIMES.

.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
Jan 20, 9:46 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRClatsop, Tillamook12 hr
Jan 21, 2:56 AM PSTGale WarningPQR12 hr
Jan 21, 2:56 AM PSTStorm WatchPQR12 hr
Jan 21, 3:15 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRTillamook7 hr
Jan 21, 3:53 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR10 hr
Jan 21, 3:56 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPQR10 hr
Jan 21, 3:56 AM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryPQR52 hr
Jan 21, 1:47 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR31 hr
Jan 21, 2:49 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR12 hr
Jan 21, 2:49 PM PSTStorm WarningPQR24 hr
Jan 21, 2:49 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR12 hr
Jan 21, 12:43 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRWahkiakum8 hr
Jan 21, 10:13 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRWahkiakum4 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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