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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2014, 3:49 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 11, 2014, 12:00 AM PST. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 10, 2014, 3:49 AM PST (11:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 11, 2014, 12:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 11, 2014, 9:39 PM PST
- In force
- 22 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
034 WWUS76 KPQR 101149 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 349 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .THE STRONGEST STORM SYSTEM SO FAR THIS WINTER WILL BRING STRONG WIND TO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AS WELL AS THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THEN A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GRADUALLY INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT. THIS FRONT MOVES ONSHORE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL RISE AND FALL AT TIMES...WITH STRONGEST SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM SATURDAY. WITH STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION ON SATURDAY....GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND PEAK AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. ORZ003-004-WAZ020-110100- /O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0001.140111T0200Z-140112T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0001.140111T0800Z-140112T0600Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 349 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM SATURDAY...SATURDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL OREGON AS WELL AS THE WILLAPA HILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...AS IT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THIS WARNING. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL RELAX A BIT SATURDAY MORNING...BUT WILL TURN WEST AND INCREASE AGAIN BY 11 AM...WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH. * WIND AFFECTED AREAS...MOSTLY HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT... BUT AS WINDS TURN WESTERLY ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL CHANNEL MORE EFFECTIVELY THROUGH THE EAST WEST ORIENTED VALLEYS. * TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS PEAK BETWEEN 2 AM AND 7 AM SATURDAY. WESTERLY WINDS PEAK BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...GRAND RONDE...AND MAPLETON. * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ ORZ001-002-WAZ021-110100- /O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0001.140111T0200Z-140112T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0001.140111T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT... CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 349 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON...NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...AS IT HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH THIS WARNING. * WIND FOR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS: SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH THIS EVENING. AFTER 7 AM SATURDAY...WINDS WILL RELAX A BIT WILL TURN WEST AND INCREASE AGAIN BY 10 AM...WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH. * WIND FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES: SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM SATURDAY. WINDS WILL RELAX A BIT SATURDAY MORNING...THEN PEAK FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG BEACH...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...AND FLORENCE. * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-110100- /O.NEW.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.140111T0800Z-140112T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER... BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL 349 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM FOR LOWER COLUMBIA I5 CORRIDOR...CLARK COUNTY...AND THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUAL INCREASE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. EXPECT SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. WINDS GRADUALLY EASE SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PEAK SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 3 AM AND 7 AM SATURDAY. ANOTHER PEAK BURST OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 1 PM AND 6 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...SALEM...PORTLAND...VANCOUVER...AND...KELSO. * IMPACTS: SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
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626 WWUS76 KPQR 102255 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 255 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...STRONG STORM WILL IMPACT REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... .THE STRONGEST STORM SYSTEM SO FAR THIS WINTER WILL BRING STRONG WIND TO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AS WELL AS THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. A WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THEN A COLD FRONT WILL BRING GRADUALLY INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT. THIS FRONT MOVES ONSHORE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL RISE AND FALL AT TIMES...WITH STRONGEST SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM SATURDAY. WITH STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION ON SATURDAY....GUSTY WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE...AND PEAK AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY EVENING. ORZ001-002-WAZ021-111430- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0001.140111T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT... CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 255 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST...CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. * WIND FOR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS: SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH THIS EVENING. AFTER 7 AM SATURDAY...WINDS WILL RELAX A BIT WILL TURN WEST AND INCREASE AGAIN BY 10 AM...WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH... GUSTING UP TO 60 MPH. * WIND FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES: SOUTH WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS BECOMING WEST TO SOUTHWEST ON SATURDAY. * TIMING: SOUTH WINDS PEAK BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM SATURDAY. WINDS WILL RELAX A BIT SATURDAY MORNING...THEN PEAK FROM THE WEST TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG BEACH...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...AND FLORENCE. * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ ORZ003-004-WAZ020-111430- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0001.140111T0800Z-140112T0600Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 255 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE...AND WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SUSTAINED SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 65 MPH TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL RELAX A BIT SATURDAY MORNING...BUT WILL TURN WEST AND INCREASE AGAIN BY 11 AM... WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH...GUSTING UP TO 65 MPH. * WIND AFFECTED AREAS...MOSTLY HIGHER TERRAIN TONIGHT... BUT AS WINDS TURN WESTERLY ON SATURDAY...WINDS WILL CHANNEL MORE EFFECTIVELY THROUGH THE EAST WEST ORIENTED VALLEYS. * TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS PEAK BETWEEN 2 AM AND 7 AM SATURDAY. WESTERLY WINDS PEAK BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...GRANDE RONDE...AND MAPLETON. * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-111430- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.140111T0800Z-140112T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER... BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL 255 PM PST FRI JAN 10 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL GRADUAL INCREASE TONIGHT. EXPECT SOUTH 15 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS GRADUALLY EASE SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING: PEAK SOUTH WINDS BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM SATURDAY. ANOTHER PEAK BURST OF WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS IS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 6 PM SATURDAY. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...SALEM...PORTLAND... VANCOUVER...AND KELSO. * IMPACTS: SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
864 WWUS76 KPQR 111427 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 627 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ORZ003-004-WAZ020-120000- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 627 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...NORTH OREGON COAST...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * WIND AFFECTED AREAS: MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS MAY AFFECT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AS TODAY PROGRESSES...ESPECIALLY IN EAST WEST ORIENTED VALLEYS. * TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: THE FIRST SURGE OF WIND ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT IS NEARING AN END THIS MORNING. A SECOND SURGE OF WESTERLY WIND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...SUNSET SUMMIT...GRANDE RONDE... BLODGETT * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ ORZ001-002-WAZ021-120000- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT... CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 627 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...NORTH OREGON COAST... AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: THE FIRST SURGE OF STRONG WIND MOVED THROUGH EARLIER THIS MORNING. AFTER A BRIEF LULL...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE AGAIN AND PEAK BETWEEN 1 PM AND 7 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LONG BEACH...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...AND FLORENCE. * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-120000- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER... BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL 627 AM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...THE LOWER COLUMBIA...AND I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED STRONGER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN HEAVY SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. * TIMING: LATER THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...SALEM...PORTLAND... VANCOUVER...AND KELSO. * IMPACTS: SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ WEAGLE
030 WWUS76 KPQR 112237 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 237 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ORZ003-004-WAZ020-120600- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 237 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...NORTH OREGON COAST...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * WIND AFFECTED AREAS: MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS MAY AFFECT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY IN EAST WEST ORIENTED VALLEYS. * TIMING: UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE FIRST SURGE OF WIND CAME THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT AND PRODUCED 40 TO 60 MPH WINDS. A SECOND SURGE OF WESTERLY WIND IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY STRONG WITH WIND OF 40 TO 60 MPH THROUGH 7 PM THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ001-002-WAZ021-120600- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT... CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 237 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...NORTH OREGON COAST... AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE FIRST SURGE OF STRONG WIND MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY WITH 55 TO 70 MPH WINDS. A SECOND SURGE OF WEST- SOUTHWESTERLY WIND IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY STRONG WITH WINDS OF 50 TO 65 MPH THROUGH 7 PM THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...ASTORIA... CANNON BEACH... TILLAMOOK...NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY... RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-120600- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER... BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL 237 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...THE LOWER COLUMBIA...AND I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM... MCMINNVILLE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM... TROUTDALE...ST. HELENS...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND... CAMAS... WASHOUGAL...LONGVIEW...KELSO * IMPACTS: SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS SPOTTY POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
127 WWUS76 KPQR 112237 CCA NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 237 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ORZ003-004-WAZ020-120600- /O.COR.KPQR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA 237 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * WIND AFFECTED AREAS: MAINLY IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. HOWEVER STRONG WINDS MAY AFFECT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS...ESPECIALLY IN EAST WEST ORIENTED VALLEYS. * TIMING: UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE FIRST SURGE OF WIND CAME THROUGH THIS MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT AND PRODUCED 40 TO 60 MPH WINDS. A SECOND SURGE OF WESTERLY WIND IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY STRONG WITH WIND OF 40 TO 60 MPH THROUGH 7 PM THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ ORZ001-002-WAZ021-120600- /O.COR.KPQR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT... CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 237 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...NORTH OREGON COAST... AND THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: WEST TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING. THE FIRST SURGE OF STRONG WIND MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY WITH 55 TO 70 MPH WINDS. A SECOND SURGE OF WEST - SOUTHWESTERLY WIND IS OCCURRING AND EXPECTED TO REMAIN VERY STRONG WITH WINDS OF 50 TO 65 MPH THROUGH 7 PM THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...ASTORIA... CANNON BEACH... TILLAMOOK...NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY... RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT * IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE POSSIBLE. THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS RVS SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL ALONG THE COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-120600- /O.COR.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER... BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL 237 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...THE LOWER COLUMBIA...AND I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM... MCMINNVILLE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM... TROUTDALE...ST. HELENS...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND... CAMAS... WASHOUGAL...LONGVIEW...KELSO * IMPACTS: SOME TREE DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...AS WELL AS ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$
818 WWUS76 KPQR 120539 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 939 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ORZ001>004-WAZ021-120645- /O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- 939 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS...AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE HAVE DROPPED BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING THRESHOLDS...SO THE HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ENDED. BRISK WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...AND SOME GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH REMAIN POSSIBLE TONIGHT...BUT BELOW THE DAMAGING VALUES THAT OCCURRED EARLIER ON SATURDAY. $$ WAZ020-120645- /O.EXP.KPQR.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ WILLAPA HILLS- 939 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. WINDS IN THE WILLAPA HILLS ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW HIGH WIND THRESHOLDS BY 10 PM...THUS THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS WILL REMAIN BRISK THROUGH THE WILLAPA HILLS OVERNIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE IN EXPOSED AREAS...BUT BELOW THE STRONGER VALUES FROM EARLIER ON SATURDAY. $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-120645- /O.CAN.KPQR.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140112T0600Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- 939 PM PST SAT JAN 11 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREAS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OREGON ... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS...SO THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ENDED. HOWEVER...IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO AROUND 25 OR POSSIBLY 30 MPH...BUT BELOW THE STRONGER VALUES FROM EARLIER ON SATURDAY. $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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 Jan 10, 2:37 AM PST, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 10, 2:37 AM PST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
237 AM PST FRI JAN 10 2014
.SYNOPSIS...AFTER A WEEK OF CLOUDS AND RAIN...IT APPEARS CURTAINS
WILL RISE ON THE FINALE. BREEZY AND MILD TODAY...WITH DECREASING RAIN
TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH...BUT RAIN AND
INCREASE WIND TONIGHT. WINDY AND WET ON SATURDAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS
PLUMMETING IN THE CASCADES. COOL AND SHOWERY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...
BUT APPEARS NEXT WEEK WILL BE MILD AND MORE TRANQUIL.
&&
.SHORT TERM...WARM FRONT STILL ON TARGET TO LIFT NORTH ACROSS THE
REGION TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THIS WILL PULL THE STEADY RAIN BACK TO
THE N...WITH MOST RAIN N OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BY AFTERNOON. WOULD
NOT BE SURPRISE TO SEE RELATIVELY DRY AFTERNOON FROM SALEM
SOUTHWARD...THOUGH WILL BE PLENTY OF CLOUDS. IT WILL REMAIN BREEZY
TODAY AS SOUTHERLY GRADIENTS INCREASE.
ACT 1. ENTER THE WARM FRONT.
PROBLEM IS THAT WILL HAVE SEVERAL ROUNDS OF WIND. FIRST ROUND IS WITH
THE WARM FRONT. SHOULD SEE STRONG SOUTH WINDS BEHIND THE WARM FRONT
ON THE COAST LATE TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH
POSSIBLE. THOUGH BEST THREAT WILL BE ON THE HEADLANDS THIS
EVENING...IT WILL BE BREEZY OVER MUCH OF THE COASTAL AREA. HAVE
STARTED HIGH WIND WARNINGS FOR THE COASTAL AREAS AT 4 PM TODAY...AND
OVER COAST RANGE/WILLAPA HILLS AT MIDNIGHT. THESE WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT THROUGH SAT EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE RISING TODAY WITH
ONLY RAIN ON THE PASSES.
ACT 2. ENTER THE COLD FRONT.
IMPRESSIVE COLD FRONT NOW LIES NEAR LON 150W...OR ABOUT 1100 MILES
WEST OF THE COAST. AS THIS FRONT APPROACHES...PRES GRADIENTS
GRADUALLY INCREASE. ALL MODELS HAVE BEEN REMARKABLY CONSISTENT IN
SHOWING DECENT COASTAL JET OF 40 TO 55 KT DEVELOPING TONIGHT ALONG
THE HEADLANDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. OTHER LOW LEVEL MODELED DATA IS
SIMILAR...ALL POINTING TO GOOD POTENTIAL OF SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS ABOVE 65 MPH ON THE COAST. AFTER MIDNIGHT...SHOULD BE
ENOUGH GRADIENT INLAND THAT COAST RANGE WILL FEEL STRONG SOUTH
WINDS...WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS DEVELOPING THROUGHOUT THE I5 CORRIDOR
AND WILLAMETTE VALLEY. FOR MOST AREAS...STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AM SATURDAY. HAVE ISSUED WIND ADVISORY FOR INLAND
AREAS FOR LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SAT...FOR GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH.
RAIN MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES...AS TONGUE OF DECENT PRECIPITABLE WATER
OF 1.0 TO 1.5 INCHES LIES ALONG THE FRONTAL ZONE. GOOD POTENTIAL FOR
1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MOST OVER THE COAST
MTNS. SAVING GRACE FOR RIVERS IS THAT THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL REMAIN
FOCUSED TOO FAR TO THE N...UP OVER THE OLYMPICS AND NW WASHINGTON. SO
THOUGH RAIN IS HEAVY LATER TONIGHT...IT IS SHORT LIVED IN DURATION AS
THE FRONT IS MOVING ONSHORE RATHER QUICKLY. TIMING OF COLD FRONT TO
COAST IS ROUGHLY 6 TO 8 AM.
ACT 3. ENTER THE COLD POST-FRONTAL AIR...AND SNOW.
THE SURFACE LOW WILL PUSH INTO VANCOUVER ISLAND SAT AM...LEAVING
STRONG PRES GRADIENT OVER THE PAC NW. THIS WILL MAINTAIN GUSTY WINDS
ACROSS THE REGION...THOUGH WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TURN MORE WESTERLY AS
THE DAY PROGRESSES. WITH COLD AIR ALOFT OVER REGION...WILL SEE AIR
MASS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE UNSTABLE. WILL KEEP ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM THREAT WITH SMALL HAIL FOR SAT INTO SAT EVENING.
AS GRADIENTS RELAX SAT EVENING...WITH WINDS EASING AT THAT TIME.
MAIN STORY ON SATURDAY WILL BE RAPID DROP IN THE SNOW LEVELS BEHIND
THE COLD FRONT. SNOW LEVELS WILL START NEAR 6000 FEET AROUND 6 AM
SAT...BUT DROP DOWN TO 2500 TO 3000 FT BY SAT AFTERNOON. WITH STRONG
ONSHORE...WITH MOIST COOL AIR...WILL HAVE IDEAL CONDITIONS FOR
SIGNIFICANT OROGRAPHIC SNOWFALL. LOOKS GOOD FOR 12 TO 18 INCHES OF
SNOW AT THE PASSES...WITH UPWARDS OF 2 FT OF SNOW HIGH UP TOWARDS THE
SKI RESORTS. TO MAKE WORST...INCREASING PRES GRADIENTS OVER THE
CASCADES IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL RESULT IN STRONG WINDS
OVER THE CASCADES...WITH GUSTS 45 TO 60 MPH. THIS WINDS WILL COMBINE
WITH SNOW TO PRODUCE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ON THE PASSES LATE SAT
AFTERNOON AND SAT NIGHT...WITH WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW AND WHITE OUT
CONDITIONS. THIS WOULD NOT BE THE TIME FOR TRAVELING OVER THE
CASCADES. CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH LIKELY WILL BE UPGRADED TO A
WARNING BY LATER SHIFTS AS CLARITY IN TIMING AND DETAILS INCREASES.
SHOWERY AIR MASS REMAINS IN PLACE SAT NIGHT AND SUNDAY...THROUGH
SHOWERS DECREASING ON SUN. WINDS WILL BE EASING OVER MOST AREAS SAT
NIGHT...BUT REMAIN BREEZY OVER THE CASCADES INTO SUN AM. ANOTHER WEAK
UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE ARRIVES SUN...MAINTAINING SNOW SHOWERS OVER
THE CASCADES. ROCKEY.
.LONG TERM...MODELS AGREE MUCH OF NEXT WEEK IS LIKELY TO BE
DOMINATED BY AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFF THE COAST. BEFORE THE RIDGE
REBUILDS THOUGH...WILL NEED TO KEEP A CHANCE FOR SOME LIGHT RAIN
LINGERING INTO MON AS MODELS SHOW WEAK WARM AIR ADVECTION UNDER THE
BUILDING RIDGE. ANOTHER SYSTEM...LIKELY WEAKER GIVEN THE STRENGTH OF
THE RIDGE BEFOREHAND...SLIPS DOWN THE E SIDE OF THE RIDGE WED.
OPERATIONAL RUN OF THE ECMWF IS CONSIDERABLY STRONGER WITH THIS
SYSTEM THAN THE GFS...BUT NOT WELL SUPPORTED BY ENSEMBLES...SO FOR
NOW PREFER TO PUT IN JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS IN THE N.
OTHERWISE THE REST OF THE WEEK LOOKS PRIMED FOR MORE VALLEY FOG AND
CLOUDS WITH A STRONG RIDGE ALOFT...THOUGH NORTH VALLEY LOCATIONS MAY
BE SPARED LATER IN THE WEEK WITH OFFSHORE FLOW.
&&
.AVIATION...THE AREA WILL BE IN THE TAIL END OF A LULL BEFORE THE
NEXT STORM AFFECTS THE AREA. A WARM FRONT OFFSHORE WILL MOVE INTO
THE AREA TODAY. FLIGHT CONDITIONS SHOULD LOWER TO MVFR WITH LOCAL
IFR...ESPECIALLY AT THE COAST. FLIGHT CONDITIONS MAY TREND TOWARD VFR
FRIDAY EVENING ONCE THE WARM FRONT LIFTS TO THE NORTH OF THE
AREA. WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY
AND IS EXPECTED TO PEAK TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN QUITE STRONG AT
TIMES THROUGH SAT BUT WILL EASE SATURDAY EVENING.
KPDX AND APPROACHES...VFR TRENDING TOWARD MVFR THIS AFTERNOON WITH
OCCASIONAL VISIBILITY RESTRICTIONS IN MODERATE RAIN AND MIST.
SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT ARE
POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE AT TIMES SAT.
&&
.MARINE...A VERY POTENT SYSTEM WILL BRING INCREASING WINDS AND
SEAS TODAY INTO SATURDAY. IT APPEARS STORM FORCE GUSTS WILL HIT
THE WATERS AS THE WARM FRONT NEARS THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
NEAR SHORE WATERS APPEAR TO BE THE BEST LOCATIONS FOR THE
STRONGEST WINDS AS A COASTAL JET SETS UP. GUSTS COULD APPROACH 60
KT. WINDS EASE A LITTLE LATE TONIGHT BUT RAMP UP AGAIN AS THE COLD
FRONT NEARS SAT MORNING. WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL LIKELY
SUSTAIN GALE FORCE GUSTS THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING
BEFORE SUBSIDING. LESS STORMY CONDITIONS START NEXT WEEK WITH
WEAKER FRONTS OCCASIONALLY MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS WITH WINDS
GENERALLY IN THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CATEGORY.
BESIDES THE WINDS...THE SEAS WILL BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. SEAS
WILL BUILD TO ABOVE 20 FT SATURDAY MORNING...THEN UP TO AROUND 30
FEET SATURDAY EVENING. THE MODELS SHOW A SWATH OF HIGH
WINDS...AROUND 50 KT MOVING AROUND 4 DEGREES LONGITUDE PER 6 HOURS
ALONG THE GREAT CIRCLE ROUTE TOWARDS THE WATERS. THIS SUGGESTS
THAT THERE MAY BE A DYNAMIC FETCH WITH THIS SWELL AND THAT THE
MODELS MAY BE TOO QUICK TO DECAY THE OFFSHORE SEAS. NEW MODEL
GUIDANCE IS A LITTLE LOWER SO HAVE ADJUSTED FORECAST AS WELL...BUT
REMAIN SLIGHTLY ABOVE GUIDANCE.
&&
.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR CASCADES OF NORTHERN OREGON AND LANE COUNTY.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM SATURDAY
ALL OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM SATURDAY
FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM SATURDAY
FOR CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON
AND COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
HIGH SURF WARNING FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM SUNDAY FOR
NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
WA...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES.
WIND ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM SATURDAY
FOR CLARK COUNTY AND GREATER VANCOUVER AREA
AND I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM SATURDAY
FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.
HIGH WIND WARNING FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 PM SATURDAY
FOR WILLAPA HILLS.
HIGH SURF WARNING FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM SUNDAY FOR
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.
PZ...STORM WARNING FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM SATURDAY
FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL
1 AM SATURDAY.
&&
MORE WEATHER INFORMATION ONLINE AT..
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.PORTLAND.GOV
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSPORTLAND
THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM
THE CASCADE CREST TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE AREA IS COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE FORECAST AREA.The office that day
Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 6:09 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | PQR | 3 hr | |
| Jan 9, 6:09 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | PQR | 9 hr | |
| Jan 9, 9:09 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | PQR | 6 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:01 AM PST | Storm Warning | PQR | 36 hr | |
| Jan 10, 3:49 AM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 42 hr | |
| Jan 10, 2:47 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 47 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.