Storm Warning 5, NWS Portland, OR

649 
WHUS76 KPQR 280446
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
846 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-281300-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0005.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/
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-
846 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS LATE
  TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 FT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. 
  WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FEET TUESDAY 
  AFTERNOON. A LONGER PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD TUESDAY 
  NIGHT AND PEAK AROUND 23 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-281300-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-120228T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0043.120228T1400Z-120229T1200Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
846 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH
BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS AROUND 7 FT TONIGHT BUILDING TO
17 FT TUE AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 12 FT TUE NIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB: SEAS TO 10 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBB
  AROUND 830 AM TUESDAY.

* SECOND EBB: SEAS TO 15 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND
  845 PM TUE NIGHT.


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

109 
WHUS76 KPQR 281051
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
251 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-281900-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0005.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/
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-
251 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS LATE
  THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 FT THROUGH THIS MORNING. WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. A
  LONGER PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD LATER TONIGHT AND PEAK
  AROUND 23 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-281900-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0043.120228T1400Z-120229T1200Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
251 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS AROUND 7 FT THIS MORNING
  BUILDING TO 17 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON...THEN SUBSIDING TO 12 FT
  TONIGHT.

* FIRST EBB: SEAS TO 10 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBB
  AROUND 830 AM THIS MORNING.

* SECOND EBB: SEAS TO 15 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND
  845 PM TONIGHT.

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

886 
WHUS76 KPQR 281653
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
853 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-290100-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0005.120228T1800Z-120229T0600Z/
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-
853 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS LATE
  THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THIS EVENING.

* SEAS: SEAS WILL REMAIN BELOW 10 FT THROUGH THIS MORNING. WIND
  DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 17 TO 20 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. A
  LONGER PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BUILD LATER TONIGHT AND PEAK
  19 TO 23 FEET WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE LARGEST SWELL OVER
  THE OUTER WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-290100-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120229T1200Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
853 AM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT THIS
  MORNING...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 15 TO 16
  FT ON WED.

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 830 AM THIS MORNING. SEAS NEAR 11 FT WITH
  BREAKERS POSSIBLE.

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 845 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 16 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

944 
WHUS76 KPQR 282243
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
243 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-290400-
/O.EXT.KPQR.SR.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0400Z/
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-
243 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 45 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS...
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ONCE THE FRONT PUSHES ONSHORE
  EARLY THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL EASE. 

* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS NOW AT 14 TO 18 FT...AND WILL BUILD A BIT
  MORE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...TOPPING AT 17 TO 20 FEET. SEAS WILL
  SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DROP OFF. HOWEVER...A LONGER PERIOD
  FETCH OF NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. THIS SWELL WILL PEAK AT 19 TO 23 FEET LATER WEDNESDAY
  AND WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE LARGEST SWELL OVER THE OUTER
  WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-290645-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120301T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
243 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS AROUND 12 OR 13 FT TONIGHT
  BUILDING TO 14 TO 15 FT OVERNIGHT...THEN SEAS 16 TO 17 FT ON
  WEDNESDAY.

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 845 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 16 FT WITH
  BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 915 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 19 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

810 
WHUS76 KPQR 282313 CCA
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
312 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-290400-
/O.COR.KPQR.SR.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0400Z/
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-
312 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 45 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS...
  WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. ONCE THE FRONT PUSHES ONSHORE
  EARLY THIS EVENING...WINDS WILL EASE. 

* SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS NOW AT 16 TO 19 FT...AND WILL BUILD A BIT
  MORE THROUGH EARLY EVENING...TOPPING AT 18 TO 21 FEET. SEAS WILL
  SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT AS WINDS DROP OFF. HOWEVER...A LONGER PERIOD
  FETCH OF NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
  MORNING. THIS SWELL WILL PEAK AT 19 TO 23 FEET LATER WEDNESDAY
  AND WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE LARGEST SWELL OVER THE OUTER
  WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-290730-
/O.COR.KPQR.RB.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120301T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
312 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS AT 14 TO 15 FT THROUGH
  TONIGHT...THEN SEAS 16 TO 17 FT ON WEDNESDAY.

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 845 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 16 FT WITH
  BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 915 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 19 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

294 
WHUS76 KPQR 290317
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
717 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-291130-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120229T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0032.120229T0317Z-120301T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0025.120229T0317Z-120301T1400Z/
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-
717 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST THURSDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT EXCEPT SE 20 TO 25 KT NEAR SHORE IN
  THE EVENING. SLIGHTLY STRONGER WINDS ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND
  WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A SURFACE TROUGH MOVES TO THE WATERS.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 18 FT THIS EVENING WILL SUBSIDE A
  COUPLE OF FEET OVERNIGHT. HOWEVER...A LONGER PERIOD FETCH OF
  NORTHWEST SWELL WILL ARRIVE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
  THIS SWELL WILL PEAK AT 18 TO 23 FEET LATER WEDNESDAY AND
  WEDNESDAY EVENING...WITH THE LARGEST SWELL OVER THE OUTER
  WATERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-291130-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-120301T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
717 PM PST TUE FEB 28 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST THURSDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST THURSDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 18 FT THIS
  EVENING...THEN HOLDING AT 15 FT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING...BUILDING
  TO NEAR 18 FT BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 845 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 16 FT WITH 
  BREAKERS. 

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 915 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 19 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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
210 PM PST MON FEB 27 2012

.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA TONIGHT WITH COLD
AND DRY CONDITIONS. A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON ON  TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN MOVE EAST OF THE AREA TUESDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR
PLENTY OF SNOW IN THE CASCADES...FOOTHILLS...UPPER HOOD RIVER
VALLEY...AND COAST RANGE...AS WELL AS VERY LOW SNOW LEVELS IN THE
NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...AND THE COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO LIKELY ALONG THE COAST. LOW SNOW
LEVELS WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS A BROAD UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. &&

.SHORT TERM...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRIEFLY BUILD OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT FOR COLD AND DRY CONDITIONS. WITH FEW CLOUDS WE SHOULD SEE
GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING...ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE GORGE WHERE WINDS
WILL BE CALM. PATCHY FOG IS POSSIBLE LATER TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY
TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF SALEM.

ATTENTION THEN TURNS TO THE NEXT STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT THAT IS
DUE TUESDAY...MAINLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AS WELL AS TUESDAY NIGHT.
THE MODELS HAVE SLOWED THE ARRIVAL A LITTLE. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...MOVING EAST OF THE CASCADES BY MIDNIGHT
TUESDAY NIGHT. LOOK FOR STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST...AND WILL
UPGRADE THE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COAST WITH
THE AFTERNOON FORECAST PACKAGE.

OTHER ISSUES INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT SNOW FALL IN THE CASCADES...
FOOTHILLS AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS LATE TUESDAY CONTINUING THROUGH
THURSDAY. BELIEVE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE APPROPRIATE...
BUT DUE TO THE DURATION OF THE EVENT WE HAVE A SHOT AT ANOTHER 1 TO
2 FEET OR MORE IN THE CASCADES...WITH 6 INCHES OR MORE POSSIBLE IN
THE FOOTHILLS...COASTAL MOUNTAINS...AND UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY. WILL
ISSUE A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THIS WITH THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE.
THE GORGE WILL LIKELY SEE SNOW AS WELL TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS MAY START OUT AS
RAIN BEFORE SWITCHING TO SNOW...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE WEST END.

SNOW LEVELS WILL BE VERY LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY
AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WITH THIS SYSTEM. OF FIRST CONCERN
WILL BE THE PRECIPITATION TYPE WHEN THE PRECIPITATION BEGINS
LATE TUESDAY IN THE NORTH INTERIOR VALLEYS AND THE COLUMBIA GORGE
DUE TO THE EASTERLY SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AHEAD OF THE FRONT
AND THE COLD START IN THE MORNING. INCREASING CLOUDS TUESDAY WILL
ALSO DAMPEN DAYTIME WARMING. IT LOOKS INCREASINGLY LIKELY THAT
PRECIPITATION WILL TURN TO SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN WILLAMETTE
VALLEY AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP SHARPLY ONCE PRECIPITATION BEGINS.
FALLING SNOW WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE TUESDAY EVENING COMMUTE. AT THIS
TIME...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNCERTAIN. HOWEVER...THIS PATTERN
WOULD TEND TO BRING THE BEST CHANCES OF ACCUMULATION TO THE WEST
SIDE OF THE VALLEY...SUCH AS FOREST GROVE AND HILLSBORO WHERE A
COUPLE OF INCHES IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. WE WILL GET A BRIEF SHOT
OF SOUTHERLY WINDS TUESDAY EVENING WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT

THAT WILL MIX THINGS OUT...BUT THEN COLD AIR AND RATHER STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW WILL SPREAD IN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF TUESDAY NIGHT...
CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS INTO

THE 500 TO 1000 FOOT RANGE AGAIN...AND POSSIBLY LOWER IN HEAVIER
SHOWERS. THERE IS A GOOD COLD POOL ALOFT WITH THE UPPER TROUGH
WEDNESDAY...WHICH MAY PRODUCE AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE
COAST. LOW WET BULB ZERO HEIGHTS INDICATE THAT SMALL HAIL IS
POSSIBLE INLAND ON WEDNESDAY...IN ADDITION TO THE LOW SNOW LEVELS.

WILL HANDLE THE LOW ELEVATION SNOW THREAT WITH A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR NOW.

.LONG TERM...THE EXTENDED FCST PERIOD BEGINS ON THU WITH THE PAC NW
STILL UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF THE LONGWAVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.
HOWEVER...THE TROUGH AXIS WILL PASS EAST INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
LATE THU INTO FRI. A WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD IN BEHIND THE
DEPARTING TROUGH. MODELS INDICATE THAT THIS RIDGE WILL NOT BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO KEEP US DRY. A SYSTEM MOVING THROUGH TO THE NORTH IS
EXPECTED TO SWING A WEAK FRONT THROUGH THE REGION LATE FRI/EARLY
SAT...BRINGING A SHOT OF LIGHT RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. ANOTHER
STRONGER SYSTEM IS PROGGED ON SUN OR MON. SOME LOWER ELEVATION SNOW
IS AGAIN POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM AS A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH
PUSHES OVER THE PAC NW. JFP

&&

.MARINE...WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE TODAY. SOUTH WINDS WILL
BEGIN TO INCREASE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING
STORM. STORM WATCH LOOKS GOOD FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS LATEST
MODELS SHOWING 925 MB WINDS UP TO 65 KT...AND HINT THAT A COASTAL
BARRIER JET WILL FORM. THE WRF- GFS HAS A SMALL CORE OF 45 KT 10M
WINDS ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST 00Z WED. ALTHOUGH ALL THE MARINE
ZONES ARE INCLUDED...THE PRIMARY FOCUS AREA WILL BE SOUTH OF
TILLAMOOK. SHORT PERIOD SEAS WILL RAPIDLY BUILD IN RESPONSE TO THE
STRONG WAVES AND THE SEAS WILL BE ESPECIALLY TREACHEROUS TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. OVERALL SEA HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
JUST BELOW 20 FEET. A LONGER PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE WATERS WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SEAS POSSIBLY ABOVE 20
FEET ACROSS THE WATERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
     CENTRAL OREGON COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST.

WA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
     SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

PZ...STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 10 AM
     PST THIS MORNING.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR FROM 6 PM THIS
     EVENING TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY.

&&

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
501 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-281615-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
501 AM PST MON FEB 27 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED...BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND LASTING
INTO THURSDAY. AMOUNTS COULD REACH 2 FEET OR MORE. SEE PDXSPSPQR
FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ003-004-010-012-WAZ020-040-281615-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
501 AM PST MON FEB 27 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS EXPECTED...BEGINNING LATE TUESDAY AND LASTING
INTO THURSDAY. AMOUNTS COULD REACH 5 INCHES TO NEAR A FOOT. SEE
PDXSPSPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ005>009-014-WAZ022-023-039-281615-
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
501 AM PST MON FEB 27 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

LOW SNOW LEVELS AROUND 500 TO 1000 FEET OR LOCALLY LOWERS ARE
EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. ALSO...SNOW
LEVELS COULD BE VERY LOW ALONG THE COLUMBIA RIVER FROM THE GORGE
WESTWARD TO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS WHEN THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES
LATER TUESDAY. SEE PDXSPSPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-281615-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
501 AM PST MON FEB 27 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TUESDAY UNTIL 10 PM TUESDAY.
SEE PDXNPWPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ250-255-270-275-281615-
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-
501 AM PST MON FEB 27 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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING. SEE PDXCWFPQR FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

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

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
852 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-280630-
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK...
GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...
HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...
MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...HOOD RIVER...
CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS...SANDY...
SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME...GOVERNMENT CAMP...
DETROIT...SANTIAM PASS...VIDA...LOWELL...COTTAGE GROVE...
MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...PARKDALE...ODELL...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS...FRANCES...
RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO...
CASTLE ROCK...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
852 AM PST MON FEB 27 2012

...ANOTHER STRONG WINTER STORM EXPECTED TUESDAY WITH LOW SNOW
LEVELS THROUGH THURSDAY AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE
MOUNTAINS...

ANOTHER STRONG BUT COLD STORM SYSTEM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON LATER TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY
TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL TO THE CASCADES...THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS...
AND THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS.

SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE ENTIRE EVENT COULD APPROACH 2 FEET OR
MORE IN THE CASCADES...WHILE AMOUNTS IN THE FOOTHILLS AND COASTAL
MOUNTAINS COULD RANGE FROM NEAR 6 INCHES TO MORE THAN A FOOT.

SNOW LEVELS WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO BE VERY LOW. WHEN THE
STORM SYSTEM ARRIVES TUESDAY AFTERNOON...SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY
START OUT VERY LOW ESPECIALLY NEAR THE GORGE AND IN THE NORTHERN
VALLEYS DUE TO THE COLD START THAT MORNING...THE EASTERLY WIND
FLOW FROM THE GORGE...AND INCREASING CLOUDS THAT WILL INHIBIT
SIGNIFICANT WARMING. THE COMMUTE TUESDAY EVENING WILL LIKELY BE
IMPACTED. ONCE THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 500 TO 1000 FEET ACROSS SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
AND NORTHWEST OREGON...REMAINING IN THAT RANGE THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY. HEAVIER SHOWERS COULD LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL AT TIMES
TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOOR.

SNOW AMOUNTS AT LOWER ELEVATIONS ARE QUITE UNCERTAIN...SEVERAL
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS AROUND TOWN TUESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH THURSDAY...WITH A COUPLE OF INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE
WEST SIDE OF THE NORTHERN VALLEYS...SUCH AS FOREST GROVE AND
HILLSBORO...TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AS
THE STORM ARRIVES. OTHERWISE...AMOUNTS AT THE VALLEY FLOOR ARE
LIKELY TO BE SPOTTY AND ON THE LIGHT SIDE.

BE SURE TO CONTINUE TO CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS
CONCERNING THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON THIS SIGNIFICANT WINTER
WEATHER EVENT FOR MUCH OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST
OREGON. BE SURE TO MONITOR ROAD CONDITIONS FOR ANY TRAVEL PLANNED
THROUGH THE CASCADES AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS DURING THE MIDDLE OF
THIS WEEK.