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High Wind Watch 7, NWS Portland, OR

March 10, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind watch at Mar 10, 2012, 7:00 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 12, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 10, 2012, 7:00 PM PST (03:00 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 12, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 11, 2012, 2:12 PM PDT
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 Mar 10, 2:36 PM PST, 4 hours 24 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 2:36 PM PST, 4 hours 24 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 10, 5:14 AM PST, 13 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

ORZ003-004-009>014-WAZ019-020-023-111615-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
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-
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE CASCADES TONIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST ZONE
FORECAST (PDXZFPPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SEVERAL EPISODES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEK.
REFER TO THE LATEST ZONE FORECAST (PDXZFPPQR) FOR DETAILS.

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

PZZ250-255-270-275-111615-
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-
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. REFER TO THE
LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE (PDXMWWPQR).

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
GALE FORCE...AND PERHAPS STORMS FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
(PDXCWFPQR).

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

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-111615-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 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
HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT (PDXZFPPQR) FOR DETAILS.

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

ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-040-111615-
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 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.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 11:14 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR3 hr
Mar 10, 11:14 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR14 hr
Mar 11, 3:40 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR11 hr
Mar 11, 3:40 AM PDTStorm WarningPQR19 hr
Mar 11, 4:37 AM PDTWinter Storm WatchPQR10 hr
Mar 11, 11:09 AM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryPQR11 hr
Mar 11, 2:12 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningPQR28 hr
Mar 11, 2:12 PM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR48 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.