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Storm Warning 12, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this storm warning at Dec 15, 2012, 2:50 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 16, 2012, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 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, 2:50 PM PST (22:50 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 16, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2012, 6:15 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
276 WHUS76 KPQR 152250 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 250 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-160700- /O.CAN.KPQR.GL.W.0053.000000T0000Z-121216T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0153.121215T2250Z-121216T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0094.121215T2250Z-121216T2000Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.SR.A.0008.121216T2000Z-121217T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SR.W.0012.121216T2000Z-121217T1500Z/ 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- 250 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 7 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 7 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...BUT WILL EASE BACK TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * STORM WARNING: STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. EXPECT WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 KT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST. SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE A BIT TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AS COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. BUT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LIKELY ON THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS. * TIMING: SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING...WITH STRONGEST SOUTH WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY... BUT WILL BE WESTERLY AND FOCUSED ON SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS. * SEAS: SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SEAS BUILD AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS INCREASE. SEAS BACK TO 20 FT BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...AND 25 TO 30 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. AFTERWARDS...WEST SWELL OF 25 TO 28 FT CONTINUE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ210-160700- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 250 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 12 FT THIS EVENING....THEN 10 TO 11 FT TONIGHT AND SUN AM. SUN AFTERNOON...SEAS BUILD AGAIN...REACHING BACK TO 16 TO 18 FT BY SUN EVENING...AND 20 TO 25 FT SUN EVENING. * FIRST EBB: VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 6 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 15 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 615 AM SUNDAY. SEAS NEAR 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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536 WHUS76 KPQR 160504 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 904 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-161315- /O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0153.000000T0000Z-121216T2000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121216T2000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0012.121216T2000Z-121217T1500Z/ 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- 904 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 7 AM PST MONDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON SUNDAY TO 7 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY. * WIND: WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING...BUT WILL EASE BACK TO 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT AT TIMES INTO SUNDAY MORNING. * STORM WARNING: STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS DEVELOP ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY NIGHT. EXPECT WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 KT...WITH STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE COAST. SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE A BIT TOWARDS MIDNIGHT AS COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. BUT SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT LIKELY ON THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS. * TIMING: SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING...WITH STRONGEST SOUTH WINDS OCCURRING BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY... BUT WILL BE WESTERLY AND FOCUSED ON SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS. * SEAS: SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FT THIS AFTERNOON WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT...BUT REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SEAS BUILD AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON AS THE WINDS INCREASE. SEAS BACK TO 20 FT BY EARLY SUNDAY EVENING...AND 25 TO 30 FT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. AFTERWARDS...WEST SWELL OF 25 TO 28 FT CONTINUE ON MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ210-161315- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 904 PM PST SAT DEC 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 12 FT TONIGHT....THEN 10 TO 11 FT LATE AND INTO SUN AM. SUN AFTERNOON...SEAS BUILD AGAIN...REACHING BACK TO 16 TO 18 FT BY SUN EVENING...AND 20 TO 23 FT SUN EVENING. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 645 AM SUNDAY. SEAS NEAR 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. * SECOND EBB: VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 7 PM SUNDAY. SEAS NEAR 25 FT WITH BREAKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
922 WHUS76 KPQR 161102 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 302 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-161915- /O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0153.000000T0000Z-121216T2000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121216T2000Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.SR.W.0012.121216T2000Z-121217T1800Z/ 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- 302 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING. WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE INNER WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT. ANOTHER SURGE OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH ABOUT SUNRISE MONDAY AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE OVER NORTHWEST WASHINGTON. * TIMING: STRONGEST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM TODAY. THE SECOND SURGE OF WIND WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY...BUT WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND FOCUSED ON SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS. * SEAS: SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD THIS AFTERNOON AS STORM FORCE CONDITIONS DEVELOP. SEAS WILL REACH 20 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN 25 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS REMAIN ABOVE 20 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ210-161915- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 302 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 13 FEET....BUT BUILDING TO AROUND 20 FEET BY LATE AFTERNOON AND TO 25 FEET DURING THE EVENING. SEAS REMAIN AROUND 25 FEET OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 645 AM THIS MORNING. SEAS NEAR 15 FEET WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 25 FEET WITH BREAKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
264 WHUS76 KPQR 161654 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 854 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-170100- /O.CAN.KPQR.SI.Y.0153.000000T0000Z-121216T2000Z/ /O.CAN.KPQR.SW.Y.0094.000000T0000Z-121216T2000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0012.121216T2000Z-121217T1800Z/ 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- 854 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WIND THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING. WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER THE INNER WATERS LATE THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL MIDNIGHT. * WIND LATER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY: SURGE OF SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 65 KNOTS WILL LIKELY OCCUR OVER THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH ABOUT SUNRISE MONDAY AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE OVER NORTHWEST WASHINGTON. * TIMING: STRONGEST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM TODAY. THE SECOND SURGE OF WIND WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY...BUT WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND FOCUSED ON SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS. * SEAS: SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD THIS AFTERNOON AS STORM FORCE CONDITIONS DEVELOP. SEAS WILL REACH 20 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN 25 TO 30 FEET TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS REMAIN ABOVE 20 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ210-170100- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121218T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 854 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 14 FEET THIS INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT SEAS BUILDING AS WIND INCREASES LATER TODAY. 18 TO 20 FT BY 6 PM...AND UP TO 25 TO 28 FT BY 10 PM. SEAS 25 TO 28 FT THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. * FIRST EBB: VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 7 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 25 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 730 AM MON. SEAS NEAR 26 FEET WITH BREAKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
770 WHUS76 KPQR 162202 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-171300- /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/ 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- 202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WIND: SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KNOTS EXPECTED FOR REST OF THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL TURN MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG AT 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT. * TIMING: STRONGEST SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 9 PM TODAY. THE SECOND SURGE OF WIND WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY...BUT WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND FOCUSED ON SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS. * SEAS: SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD THIS AFTERNOON AS STORM FORCE CONDITIONS DEVELOP. SEAS WILL REACH 20 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING...THEN 28 TO 32 FEET TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS REMAIN ABOVE 20 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ210-171300- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121219T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 202 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...BUT SEAS BUILDING QUICKLY AS WIND INCREASE. SEAS 18 TO 20 FT BY 6 PM... AND UP TO 25 TO 28 FT BY 10 PM. SEAS 25 TO 28 FT THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. * FIRST EBB: VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 7 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 25 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 730 AM MON. SEAS NEAR 26 FEET WITH BREAKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
160 WHUS76 KPQR 170430 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 830 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-171230- /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/ 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- 830 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * WIND: SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 KT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KNOTS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL TURN MORE WEST TO SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG AT 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT. * TIMING: A SECOND SURGE OF WIND WILL BE BETWEEN 2 AM AND 8 AM MONDAY...BUT WILL BE SOUTHWEST TO WEST AND FOCUSED ON SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS. * SEAS: WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 28 TO 32 FEET TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS REMAIN ABOVE 20 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ210-171230- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121219T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 830 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: BUILDING UP TO 25 TO 28 FT BY 10 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS 25 TO 28 FT THROUGH 9 AM MONDAY MORNING. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 730 AM MON. SEAS NEAR 26 FEET WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 745 PM MON. SEAS NEAR 20 FEET WITH BREAKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
951 WHUS76 KPQR 171042 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 242 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-171800- /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/ 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- 242 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WIND: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS THROUGH MID-MORNING. WIND WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: PEAK SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 25 FEET UNTIL MIDDAY...THEN FALL TO 20 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ210-171845- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 242 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS AROUND 25 FEET THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN 21 TO 23 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL FALL TO AROUND 17 FEET THIS EVENING. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 730 AM THIS MORNING. SEAS AROUND 25 FEET WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR. * SECOND EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 745 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 20 FEET WITH BREAKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
181 WHUS76 KPQR 171415 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 615 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-172215- /O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0012.000000T0000Z-121217T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0054.121217T1415Z-121218T0000Z/ 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- 615 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND: WEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH THE MORNING. WIND WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: PEAK SEAS AROUND 25 FEET WILL THROUGH MID-MORNING. SEAS WILL FALL TO 20 FEET BY EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-172215- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 615 AM PST MON DEC 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS AROUND 25 FEET THROUGH THE MORNING...THEN 21 TO 23 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL FALL TO AROUND 17 FEET THIS EVENING. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 730 AM THIS MORNING. SEAS AROUND 25 FEET WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR. * SECOND EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 745 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 20 FEET WITH BREAKERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm warning went out at Dec 15, 10:20 AM PST, 4 hours 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 15, 10:20 AM PST, 4 hours 30 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, 9 hours 39 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 3:02 AM PST | Storm Watch | PQR | 12 hr | |
| Dec 15, 3:32 AM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 11 hr | |
| Dec 15, 2:08 PM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Dec 15, 2:08 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 42 hr | |
| Dec 15, 2:20 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 13 hr | |
| Dec 15, 2:50 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | PQR | 18 hr | |
| Dec 15, 2:50 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | PQR | 18 hr |
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