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Winter Weather Advisory 21, NWS Portland, OR

March 30, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this winter weather advisory at Mar 30, 2012, 4:27 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 30, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 30, 2012, 4:27 AM PDT (11:27 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 30, 2012, 5:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 31, 2012, 3:44 AM PDT
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter weather advisory 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 winter weather advisory went out at Mar 30, 2:51 AM PDT, 1 hour 36 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 30, 2:51 AM PDT, 1 hour 36 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 29, 5:11 AM PDT, 23 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
511 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

ORZ003>010-012>014-WAZ020-022-023-039-040-301515-
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-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-WILLAPA HILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
511 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HEAVY RAIN MAY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT RISES IN RIVERS DRAINING
THE COAST RANGE AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-301515-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
511 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

ORZ011-WAZ019-301515-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
511 AM PDT THU MAR 29 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.

PZZ250-255-270-275-301515-
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 PDT THU MAR 29 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

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 29, 8:51 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR6 hr
Mar 29, 9:38 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPQRBenton, Clatsop, Columbia, Lane, Lincoln, Polk and 3 more10 hr
Mar 30, 3:02 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR6 hr
Mar 30, 5:43 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningPQRLane38 hr
Mar 30, 6:48 AM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPQRBenton, Clackamas, Hood River, Lane, Lincoln, Linn and 6 more9 hr
Mar 30, 8:12 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningPQRWashington27 hr
Mar 30, 9:15 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningPQRLincoln11 hr
Mar 30, 9:41 AM PDTGale WatchPQR6 hr
Mar 30, 9:41 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR11 hr
Mar 30, 11:37 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningPQRBenton43 hr
Mar 30, 11:37 AM PDTRiver Flood WarningPQRBenton, Polk43 hr
Mar 30, 2:20 PM PDTRiver Flood WarningPQRClackamas13 hr
Mar 30, 3:13 PM PDTGale WarningPQR38 hr
Mar 30, 3:38 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPQRBenton, Clackamas, Hood River, Lane, Lincoln, Linn and 5 more6 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.