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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Portland, OR

April 6, 2013

NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind warning at Apr 6, 2013, 1:57 PM PDT. It took effect at Apr 6, 2013, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 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
Apr 6, 2013, 1:57 PM PDT (20:57 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 6, 2013, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Apr 7, 2013, 9:10 AM PDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind 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 high wind warning went out at Apr 6, 9:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 57 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 6, 9:00 AM PDT, 4 hours 57 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 6, 6:08 AM PDT, 7 hours 49 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
608 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

ORZ001-002-071615-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
608 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
OREGON COAST.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HIGH WIND WATCH - PDXNPWPQR - HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE LOOK ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND FOR
THE LATEST BULLETINS REGARDING THIS EVENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A HIGH WIND WATCH - PDXNPWPQR - HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY MORNING. PLEASE LOOK ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND FOR
THE LATEST BULLETINS REGARDING THIS EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ011-WAZ019-071615-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
608 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CASCADES OF NORTHERN
OREGON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - PDXWSWPQR - HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW
ABOVE 4000 FEET ELEVATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
PLEASE LOOK ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND FOR THE LATEST
BULLETINS REGARDING THIS EVENT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY - PDXWSWPQR - HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SNOW
ABOVE 4000 FEET ELEVATION LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
PLEASE LOOK ONLINE AT WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND FOR THE LATEST
BULLETINS REGARDING THIS EVENT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ013-071615-
CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
608 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LANE COUNTY CASCADES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A COLD FRONT WHICH CAME THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT IS CAUSING SNOW
LEVELS TO LOWER TO NEAR THE CASCADE PASSES. SNOW LEVELS WILL THEN
REMAIN NEAR 4500 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT AS LOW PRESSURE BEGINS TO
APPROACH THE OREGON COAST. DEPENDING ON THE TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM
SIGNIFICANT SNOW IS POSSIBLE FOR THE LANE COUNTY CASCADES LATER
TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES IN SNOW.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO SUNDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...WITH
SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 3500 FEET THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SEVERAL
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. MOTORISTS PLANNING A TRIP ACROSS THE LANE
COUNTY CASCADES SHOULD BE AWARE THAT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE
LIKELY. SNOW SHOULD TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...WITH
DRIER CONDITIONS DEVELOPING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ003>010-012-014-WAZ020>023-039-040-071615-
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-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-
WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
608 AM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST
AS WELL AS THE INLAND VALLEYS AND FOOTHILLS OF SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING OFF THE OREGON COAST WILL MOVE ONSHORE
LATE TONIGHT...BRINGING WITH IT RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS. DEPENDING ON
THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THE LOW...THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE
WINDS MAY BECOME STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME MINOR DAMAGE LATER
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
EARLY SUNDAY WILL TRACK EAST...WITH DECREASING WIND AND SHOWERS
LATER SUNDAY INTO MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

WEAGLE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 6, 2:54 AM PDTGale WatchPQR12 hr
Apr 6, 2:54 AM PDTGale WarningPQR27 hr
Apr 6, 2:54 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR6 hr
Apr 6, 2:54 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR6 hr
Apr 6, 3:35 AM PDTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR43 hr
Apr 6, 8:48 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR16 hr
Apr 6, 8:48 AM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR16 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.