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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Portland, OR

September 28, 2013

NWS Portland, OR issued this wind advisory at Sep 28, 2013, 8:10 AM PDT. It took effect at Sep 28, 2013, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 28, 2013, 8:10 AM PDT (15:10 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 28, 2013, 3:00 PM PDT
Expired
Sep 28, 2013, 8:00 PM PDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind 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 wind advisory went out at Sep 28, 2:40 AM PDT, 5 hours 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 2:40 AM PDT, 5 hours 30 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 28, 4:55 AM PDT, 3 hours 15 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
455 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013

ORZ005>014-WAZ019-022-023-039-040-291500-
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-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
455 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO AROUND 40 MPH POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
GUSTY SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

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

ORZ001>004-WAZ020-021-291500-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
455 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 11
PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COASTS.

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTH OREGON COAST
RANGE AND WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTH OREGON COAST
RANGE AND WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH
WASHINGTON COASTS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE AND
WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

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

PZZ250-255-270-275-291500-
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-
455 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT
THIS EVENING FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE.

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
PDT THIS EVENING FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO CASCADE HEAD
OREGON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON.

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

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 28, 4:05 AM PDT, 4 hours 5 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
405 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013

ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-282300-
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
405 AM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013

...UNSEASONABLY WINDY AND VERY WET STORM SYSTEMS EXPECTED THIS
WEEKEND TO IMPACT SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON...

A PAIR OF POTENT EARLY FALL STORMS WILL IMPACT THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS WEEKEND...BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO VERY
HEAVY RAINS TO THE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON.
THESE STORMS WILL ALSO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND
LOCALLY INLAND AS WELL. THESE ARE HIGHLY UNUSUAL STORMS FOR
SEPTEMBER AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR PRODUCING RECORD RAINS.

A STORM BOLSTERED BY SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE WILL BRING INCREASINGLY
HEAVY RAIN TODAY INTO A GOOD PART OF THIS EVENING. HIGH WINDS WILL
ALSO OCCUR ALONG THE COAST AND COAST RANGE. WINDY CONDITIONS MAY
SPILL INTO THE INLAND VALLEYS AS WELL.

THE SECOND POTENTIALLY EVEN STRONGER STORM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH
SUNDAY AND MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. THIS STORM WILL
HAVE MOISTURE FROM A FORMER WESTERN PACIFIC TYPHOON AND WILL
BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
NORTHWEST OREGON SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. EVEN STRONGER WINDS ARE
POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM...BOTH AT THE COAST AND INLAND.

RAINFALL ESTIMATES THROUGH MONDAY SHOW AMOUNTS IN THE COAST RANGE
AND CASCADES COULD REACH 7 TO 10 INCHES...WITH 2 TO 4 INCHES IN
THE VALLEYS. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO AREAS OF URBAN AND
SMALL STREAM FLOODING. LARGER RIVERS WILL LIKELY ALSO SEE
SIGNIFICANT RISES. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL WILL ALSO LEAD TO DEBRIS
FLOWS AND LANDSLIDES IN STEEPER TERRAIN. SOME PLACES THIS OFTEN
OCCURS INCLUDES THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...THE WEST HILLS OF
PORTLAND...AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CASCADES.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN...SATURATED SOILS...STRONG
WINDS...AND TREES WITH A FULL COMPLEMENT OF LEAVES WILL LIKELY
LEAD TO TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS...ESPECIALLY AT THE
COAST AND IN THE COAST RANGE BUT ALSO POSSIBLY IN THE INLAND
VALLEYS BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

THE STRONG WINDS AND EXPECTED HIGH SEAS WILL CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR
MARINERS ALONG THE COAST. PEOPLE SHOULD ALSO AVOID BEACH AREAS
WHERE THEY CAN BE WASHED AWAY BY THE HIGHER WAVES AND CAN BE
SEVERELY INJURED OR KILLED BY DEBRIS TOSSED ONSHORE.

DETAILS ON THIS DEVELOPING STORM CONTINUE TO COME TOGETHER. PLEASE
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FOR THE LATEST WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES
THAT ARE IN EFFECT.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 27, 8:44 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR6 hr
Sep 28, 2:52 AM PDTStorm WarningPQR15 hr
Sep 28, 12:36 PM PDTHigh Surf AdvisoryPQR20 hr
Sep 28, 4:44 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR10 hr
Sep 28, 4:44 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR10 hr
Sep 28, 1:06 PM PDTRiver Flood WarningPQRWahkiakum40 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.