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Storm Watch 7, NWS Portland, OR

November 17, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this storm watch at Nov 17, 2012, 8:32 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 17, 2012, 8:32 PM PST (04:32 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 18, 2012, 4:30 PM PST
In force
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this storm 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 storm watch went out at Nov 17, 3:25 PM PST, 5 hours 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 3:25 PM PST, 5 hours 7 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Nov 17, 5:35 AM PST, 14 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
535 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

ORZ003>014-WAZ019-020-022-023-039-040-181645-
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-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
535 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SERIES OF STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS TO INLAND AREAS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
AND NORTHWEST OREGON THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MINOR FLOODING ON SMALLER RIVERS AND DRAINAGES
MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT IF THE RAIN BECOMES HEAVY ENOUGH.

A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY RAIN...SEE PDXESFPQR OR LOOK ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED TO DISCUSS THE
POTENTIAL FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...SEE PDXSPSPQR OR LOOK ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ001-002-PZZ210-WAZ021-181645-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
535 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SERIES OF STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS TO THE COAST
THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR MINOR
FLOODING ON SMALLER RIVERS AND DRAINAGES MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT
IF THE RAIN BECOMES HEAVY ENOUGH.

WINDS WILL BE STRONG AT TIMES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THE FIRST
PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS APPEARS TO BE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...THEN A SECOND AND EVEN STRONGER PERIOD OF WIND IS
EXPECTED MONDAY. WINDS MONDAY MAY BE THE STRONGEST WE HAVE SEEN
THUS FAR THIS SEASON.

A HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL FOR
HEAVY RAIN...SEE PDXESFPQR OR LOOK ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

A SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED TO DISCUSS THE
POTENTIAL FOR WINDY CONDITIONS...SEE PDXSPSPQR OR LOOK ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ250-255-270-275-181645-
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-
535 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AS ANOTHER FRONT MOVES
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THE HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THE NEXT FEW DAYS...VISIT WEATHER.GOV

.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
Nov 17, 8:13 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR23 hr
Nov 17, 8:14 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR32 hr
Nov 18, 3:49 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningPQR39 hr
Nov 18, 4:06 AM PSTFlood WatchPQR51 hr

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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.