Wind Advisory 2, NWS Portland, OR

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WWUS76 KPQR 071317
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
617 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

ORZ001-002-071430-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130407T1500Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
617 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE OREGON COAST IS CANCELLED...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WHILE WIND GUSTS OF 3O TO 45 MPH WILL BE COMMON THIS
MORNING...THE THREAT FOR DAMAGING WINDS OF 60 MPH OR GREATER HAS
COME TO AN END. 

$$

ORZ003-004-071800-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130407T1800Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
617 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE REMAINS
IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
  BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS THE COAST RANGE...ESPECIALLY
  IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND EXPOSED LOCATIONS.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH ABOUT 8 AM THIS
  MORNING...BEFORE BEGINNING TO SLACKEN.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA

* IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO POWER 
  DISRUPTIONS AND POSSIBLY AFFECT TRAFFIC THROUGH THE COAST 
  RANGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

ORZ006>008-WAZ039-071800-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130407T1800Z/
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...
ALBANY...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL
617 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.

* WINDS: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45
  MPH WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS.

* TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH 9 AM
  THIS MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM...
  MCMINNVILLE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...
   TROUTDALE...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL 

* IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE AND THIS COULD LEAD TO SOME 
  POWER DISRUPTIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

847 
WWUS76 KPQR 071610
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
910 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

ORZ003-004-071715-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130407T1800Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
910 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE
IS CANCELLED...

WIND GUSTS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE COAST RANGE PEAKED AT
50 TO 60 MPH EARLIER THIS MORNING. EXPECT GUSTS TO 40 MPH THROUGH
THE DAY...MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

$$

ORZ006>008-WAZ039-071715-
/O.CAN.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130407T1800Z/
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...
ALBANY...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL
910 AM PDT SUN APR 7 2013

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA...

WIND GUSTS PEAKED GENERALLY IN THE 45 TO 50 MPH RANGE EARLIER THIS
MORNING. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE TO AFFECT WESTERN OREGON.
THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE OVER...BUT EXPECT WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH
THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON TODAY.

$$

KMD

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
230 PM PDT SAT APR 6 2013

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON
AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA... ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL STRENGTHEN OFFSHORE THIS EVENING...MOVING INLAND NEAR OR
SOUTH OF ASTORIA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS TO PRODUCE A
BRIEF BURST OF STRONG WIND ALONG THE COAST...WITH GUSTY WINDS
EXPECTED INLAND AS THE LOW MOVES ONSHORE. THE SAME SYSTEM WILL
BRING PLENTY OF RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW. SHOWERS CONTINUE ON
SUNDAY...AND THEN TAPER OFF SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS A WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR DRIER AND MILDER WEATHER EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
RETURN TO SEASONAL WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATER IN THE WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...STILL PLENTY OF SHOWERS IN MOIST SW FLOW AND GOOD LOW
LEVEL LAPSE RATES...LOCALIZED HEAVIER SHOWERS EXPECTED THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. SIGNS OF MORE STRATIFORM LIKE PRECIPITATION ARE
ENCROACHING ON THE COAST AS WE SPEAK.

ATTENTION IS ON THE DEVELOPING LOW OUT NEAR 135W...ANALYZED AT 1002
MB ON THE 1800 UTC SFC ANALYSIS. THIS BRIEF WEAKENING WAS EXPECTED
BUT REINTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED AS THE UPPER JET NEARS LATER
TONIGHT. THERE ARE SOME LINGERING
TIMING AND INTENSITY DIFFERENCES WITH THE OFFSHORE LOW...BUT THE
GENERAL THEME IS LOOKING PRETTY SIMILAR.  BOTH THE GFS AND NAM
SUGGEST THAT THE CENTRAL OREGON AND TO SOME DEGREE THE NORTH OREGON
COAST WILL GET SUFFICIENTLY INTO THE WARM SECTOR OF THIS SYSTEM...AND
THE ECMWF WHICH WAS A BIT FURTHER SOUTH WITH ITS 0000 UTC RUN LOOKS
ALOT LIKE THE NAM...BOTH BRINGING A SFC LOW JUST SOUTH OF ASTORIA
WHEN COMING ONSHORE.

COASTAL WIND IMPACTS...HAD SOME CONCERNS WITH THE MORNING PACKAGE AS
THE ECMWF KEPT MUCH OF THE COAST IN AN OFFSHORE WIND PATTERN UNTIL
RIGHT AFTER BRINGING THE LOW INLAND. THE 12Z ECMWF LOOKING MORE LIKE
THE NAM WITH THE LOW PASSING CLOSE TO SHORE OFF THE OREGON COAST
BEFORE PUSHING NORTH TO THE WA/OR BORDER SUNDAY MORNING...WINDS WILL
BE OFFSHORE FOR QUITE A WHILE...WHICH SHOULD LIMIT ANY COASTAL JET
FROM REALLY TAKING SHAPE. WHAT THIS SYSTEM HAS GOING FOR IT IS A VERY
STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE AND UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICAL SUPPORT. ALL MODELS
CONTINUE TO SLIGHTLY STRENGTHEN THE LOW AS IT MAKES LANDFALL. LOOKING
AT THE WEAKEST OF THE MODELS IN TERMS OF THE LOWER LEVEL WIND
SUPPORT...850-925 MB WINDS ARE IN THE 45-55 KT RANGE...AWFULLY CLOSE
TO GET SOME GUSTS TO THE 60-65 MPH RANGE ALONG THE WINDIER SPOTS. WE
DO NOT EXPECT IT TO BE WIDESPREAD OR VERY LONG LASTING...GIVEN THE
PROGRESSIVE NATURE OF THE LOW...AND EXPECT MOST PLACES TO PEAK GUST
IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE. CURRENT FEELING THOUGH IS THAT IT WILL BE
MORE THAN JUST AN ISOLATED LOCATION WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THEREFORE
ENOUGH TO FLIP THE TIDES IN FAVOR OF AN OREGON COAST HIGH WIND
WARNING. CONFIDENCE IS HIGHEST ALONG THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND
PEAK TIME FRAME IS 11 PM TO 5 AM.

INLAND WIND IMPACTS...IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE BREEZY IN THE
VALLEY...BUT A SECONDARY DEVELOPING LOW OFFSHORE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM
LOOKS TO LIMIT THE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THIS FIRST LOW. 35-45 MPH
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ARE CERTAINLY PLAUSIBLE. EXPECT SOME SLIGHTLY
HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED HIGHER VALLEY LOCATIONS.
THIS INITIAL SURGE WILL BEAR WATCHING AS A DECENT SOUTHERLY GRADIENT
SETS UP DURING THE 12-15Z TIME PERIOD..WHICH IS ROUGHLY 5 TO 8 AM.
AFTER THAT WE TURN SW AND THE WIND SUPPORT ALOFT FADES.

RAIN/SNOW IMPACTS...THE BAROCLINIC ZONE AND STRONGEST LOW TO MID
LEVEL FRONTOGENESIS WILL BE IN THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF THE SURFACE
LOW...POISED TO TRACK ONSHORE SOUTH OF ASTORIA. EXPECT SOME MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAINFALL IN THESE AREAS TONIGHT...THOUGH IT SHOULD BE RATHER
SHORT LIVED TO PRECLUDE SIGNIFICANT HYDRO CONCERNS. THE HEAVY PRECIP
AXIS WILL THEN SHIFT INTO SOUTH WASHINGTON....MEANING A GOOD BOUT OF
SNOW FOR THE HIGHER CASCADE ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY IN S WA. CURRENT
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE CASCADES LOOK GOOD. A CLOSER LOOK AT QPF WOULD
SUGGEST THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE LANE COUNTY CASCADES MAY WARRANT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW WITH 6+ INCHES POSSIBLE...MAINLY
FOR SUNDAY/SUNDAY NIGHT AS THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS...AND HAVE ADDED LANE
COUNTY INTO THE ADVISORY.  SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE CASCADE
PASSES FOR TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY...WITH THE SNOW LEVEL HOVERING
AROUND 4000 FT...CLOSER TO 5000 FT IN THE LANE COUNTY CASCADES
INITIALLY. EXPECT SNOW LEVELS TO DROP BELOW THE PASSES THROUGH THE
DAY...GETTING DOWN TO 2500-3000 FT IN THE EVENING. A SOLID 5-11
INCHES OF SNOW ARE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...THUS THE
RATIONALE FOR AN ELEVATION BASED HAZARD DESPITE SNOW FALLING AT LOWER
ELEVATIONS LATER IN THE EVENT.

SUNDAY LOOKS TO BE THE COOLEST DAY OF THE EARLY HALF OF THE WEEK AS A
COLD UPPER TROUGH DIGS OFFSHORE AND BUILDS SOUTH OVER THE PACIFIC NW.
STEEPENING LAPSE RATES AND DEEPER MOISTURE SUPPORT WIDESPREAD SHOWERS
AND EVEN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. SNOW SHOWERS WITH LOWERING
SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE IN THE CASCADES. OROGRAPHICS NOT ANYTHING TO
WRITE HOME ABOUT BUT STILL THERE.

SHOWERS DECREASE BEHIND THE LOW SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY AS FLAT
RIDGING BEGINS TO NOSE INTO THE PAC NW. THIS RIDGE MAY BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO PROVIDE ONE DRY AND PARTLY SUNNY DAY TUESDAY...WITH TEMPS
WARMING BACK UP INTO THE 60S FOR THE INLAND VALLEYS. THERE MAY BE
SOME SPRINKLES ON THE NORTH COAST TUESDAY AS A WARM FRONT BRUSHES
WESTERN WA/NW OREGON. KMD

.LONG TERM...TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...WITH MOST ATTENTION PAID
TO THE ACTIVE SHORT TERM...VERY FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED
PERIOD. THE UPPER RIDGE BEGINS TO FLATTEN FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
BY MIDWEEK...POTENTIALLY ALLOWING SOME RAIN BACK INTO THE AREA
WEDNESDAY. POPS HIGHER ESPECIALLY FOR OUR NORTHERN ZONES AS IT
APPEARS THE BEST DYNAMICS WILL BE OVER WA. BEYOND THAT...KEPT POPS
RATHER CLOSE TO CLIMATOLOGY AS SYSTEMS MAY RIDE THE NORTHERN
PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE AND CLIP US WITH RAIN FROM TIME TO TIME.
OVERALL A PRETTY AVERAGE PATTERN FOR APRIL WITH TEMPERATURES FAIRLY
CLOSE TO NORMAL.  KMD/WEAGLE

&&

.AVIATION...A MIX OF MVFR/IFR AND BREEZY CONDITIONS CONTINUES
ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING...DETERIORATING TO
PREDOMINANTLY IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS WITH STRONG WINDS AFTER MIDNIGHT
AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION. MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS
PREVAIL INLAND...WITH GUSTY WINDS PICKING UP LATER TONIGHT AS
WELL. MVFR CIGS ARE EXPECTED FOR INLAND SITES AROUND MIDNIGHT.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. MVFR CIGS AROUND 2500 FT AND BREEZY SOUTH WINDS RETURN
BY 06Z TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO 25 KTS ARE POSSIBLE. /27
&&

.MARINE...A FEW WIND GUSTS NEAR 21 KT LINGER ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AS SEAS FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 10 AND 11 FT.
CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY RAMP UP AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES
THE WATERS LATER TONIGHT. MODELS ARE NOW IN BETTER AGREEMENT
CONCERNING THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS TRACK TOWARDS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. LOOKS LIKE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE LOCATED SOUTH OF
THE COLUMBIA RIVER AND ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE OVERNIGHT
HOURS. LATEST MODEL RUNS HAVE DELAYED THE ONSET OF GALE FORCE
WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL WATERS BY JUST A FEW HOURS...BUT WILL
LIKELY SEE A FEW GUSTS POPPING UP IN THE 30-35 KT RANGE STARTING
LATER THIS EVENING.

SINCE THE CENTER OF THE LOW WILL BE MOVING ONSHORE RIGHT NEAR THE
MOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER...THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS OVER THE
NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS TO REMAIN CLOSER TO THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CRITERIA WITH A FEW BRIEF GUSTS NEAR 35-40 KT POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT. THUS...HAVE REPLACED THE GALE WATCH WITH A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND SEAS. SEAS AROUND 12 FT WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY.

WEAK HIGH PRESSURE EARLY NEXT WEEK SHOULD KEEP WINDS AND SEAS A
LITTLE MORE IN CHECK WITH NO MAJOR STORMS PROJECTED TO IMPACT THE
REGION. /27
&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR
     CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.

     HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
     CENTRAL OREGON COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST.

WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTH
     WASHINGTON CASCADES.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 PM
     PDT SUNDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE
     HEAD OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
     TO 9 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO
     CASCADE HEAD OUT 60 NM.

     GALE WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT SUNDAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 11 AM
     PDT SUNDAY.

&&

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