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High Wind Warning 3, NWS Pendleton, OR

November 23, 20164 counties in Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this high wind warning at Nov 23, 2016, 10:26 PM PST for 4 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Nov 24, 2016, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 24 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
Nov 23, 2016, 10:26 PM PST (06:26 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 25, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Crook County, OR, Deschutes County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Wasco County, OR

The radar

The Portland,OR radar (KRTX), 209 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 00:00Z, 6.4 hours before the alert went out and 167 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2016-11-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2016-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 169 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
744 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
55 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
169 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
270 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.1

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

354 
WWUS76 KPDT 240626
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1026 PM PST WED NOV 23 2016

...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND BRING
STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL OREGON AS WELL AS THE BLUE MOUNTAIN
FOOTHILLS AND THE GRANDE VALLEY FROM THANKSGIVING MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING.

ORZ509-241430-
/O.UPG.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.161124T1200Z-161125T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0003.161124T1200Z-161125T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
1026 PM PST WED NOV 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...IN DESCHUTES COUNTY...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  UP TO 60 MPH. IN OTHER AREAS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TIMING...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  THANKSGIVING FOR AREAS ACROSS DESCHUTES COUNTY. THE BEST
  POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS THAT WILL OCCUR
  SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED POWERLINES AND
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ511-241430-
/O.NEW.KPDT.HW.W.0003.161124T1200Z-161125T1200Z/
CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...MADRAS...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
1026 PM PST WED NOV 23 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...MAINLY
  AREAS SOUTH OF MADRAS.

* TIMING...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  THANKSGIVING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF MADRAS. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR
  DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THURSDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS THAT WILL OCCUR
  SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED POWERLINES AND
  BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-241430-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.161124T1200Z-161125T1200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
1026 PM PST WED NOV 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND 
  CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 FROM NEAR THE LA GRANDE AIRPORT SOUTH TO LADD 
  CANYON. ALSO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 203 COULD BE DIFFICULT FROM 
  NEAR HOT LAKE TO UNION AND PYLES CANYON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-WAZ029-241430-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.161124T1500Z-161125T1200Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
1026 PM PST WED NOV 23 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  INTO THURSDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 NEAR MISSION...HIGHWAYS 11 AND 204 NEAR MILTON- 
  FREEWATER...HIGHWAY 19 NEAR CONDON...AND HIGHWAY 207 AROUND 
  LEXINGTON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
035 
WWUS76 KPDT 241351
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
551 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND BRING
STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL OREGON...THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND
THE GRANDE VALLEY FROM THANKSGIVING MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

ORZ509-511-242300-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...BEND...MADRAS...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
551 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...
  MAINLY AREAS SOUTH OF MADRAS.

* TIMING...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ON
  THANKSGIVING FOR AREAS SOUTH OF MADRAS. THE BEST POTENTIAL FOR
  DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS THAT WILL 
  OCCUR SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED POWERLINES 
  AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-242300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
551 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE INTO
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 FROM NEAR THE LA GRANDE AIRPORT SOUTH TO LADD 
  CANYON. ALSO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 203 COULD BE DIFFICULT FROM 
  NEAR HOT LAKE TO UNION AND PYLES CANYON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-WAZ029-242300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.161124T1500Z-161125T1200Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
551 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST
  WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING
  MISSION...CAYUSE...PILOT ROCK...AND DIXIE.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 NEAR MISSION...HIGHWAYS 11 AND 204 NEAR MILTON- 
  FREEWATER...HIGHWAY 19 NEAR CONDON...AND HIGHWAY 207 AROUND 
  LEXINGTON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
600 
WWUS76 KPDT 241912
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1112 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND BRING
STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL OREGON...THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...THE
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY...AND THE WALLOWA VALLEY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

ORZ509-511-250600-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...BEND...MADRAS...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
1112 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH... 
  MAINLY AREAS SOUTH OF MADRAS.

* TIMING...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR AREAS
  SOUTH OF MADRAS. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL
  BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS THAT WILL 
  OCCUR SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED POWERLINES 
  AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-250600-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH
1112 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR WALLOWA
VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR WALLOWA VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST
  WINDS WILL BE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME
  AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD ALSO
  BEE DOWNED CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ049-250600-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
1112 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  INTO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 FROM NEAR THE LA GRANDE AIRPORT SOUTH TO LADD 
  CANYON. ALSO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 203 COULD BE DIFFICULT FROM 
  NEAR HOT LAKE TO UNION AND PYLES CANYON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-WAZ029-250600-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
1112 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE 
  HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS 
  INCLUDING MISSION...CAYUSE...PILOT ROCK...AND DIXIE.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 NEAR MISSION...HIGHWAYS 11 AND 204 NEAR MILTON- 
  FREEWATER...HIGHWAY 19 NEAR CONDON...AND HIGHWAY 207 AROUND 
  LEXINGTON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
182 
WWUS76 KPDT 241915 CCA
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1115 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND BRING
STRONG WINDS TO CENTRAL OREGON...THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS...THE
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY...AND THE WALLOWA VALLEY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

ORZ509-511-250715-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...BEND...MADRAS...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
1115 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH... 
  MAINLY AREAS SOUTH OF MADRAS.

* TIMING...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR AREAS
  SOUTH OF MADRAS. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WILL
  BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS THAT WILL 
  OCCUR SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED POWERLINES 
  AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ050-250715-
/O.COR.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH
1115 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR WALLOWA
VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR WALLOWA VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST
  WINDS WILL BE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH
  EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME
  AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD ALSO
  BE DOWNED CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ049-250715-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
1115 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  INTO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 FROM NEAR THE LA GRANDE AIRPORT SOUTH TO LADD 
  CANYON. ALSO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 203 COULD BE DIFFICULT FROM 
  NEAR HOT LAKE TO UNION AND PYLES CANYON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-WAZ029-250715-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
1115 AM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE 
  HIGHEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS 
  INCLUDING MISSION...CAYUSE...PILOT ROCK...AND DIXIE.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 NEAR MISSION...HIGHWAYS 11 AND 204 NEAR MILTON- 
  FREEWATER...HIGHWAY 19 NEAR CONDON...AND HIGHWAY 207 AROUND 
  LEXINGTON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
957 
WWUS76 KPDT 250531
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
931 PM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...STRONG WINDS TONIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM MOVING INLAND WILL KEEP STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE 
IN CENTRAL OREGON...THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS... THE GRANDE
RONDE VALLEY...AND THE WALLOWA VALLEY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING.

ORZ509-511-251200-
/O.CON.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...BEND...MADRAS...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
931 PM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH...
  MAINLY AREAS SOUTH OF MADRAS.

* TIMING...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED FOR AREAS 
  SOUTH OF MADRAS. THE GREATEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS 
  WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS THAT WILL 
  OCCUR SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN GUSTS MAY CAUSE DOWNED POWERLINES 
  AND BROKEN TREE LIMBS.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-251200-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
931 PM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE 
  INTO TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 FROM NEAR THE LA GRANDE AIRPORT SOUTH TO LADD 
  CANYON. ALSO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 203 COULD BE DIFFICULT FROM 
  NEAR HOT LAKE TO UNION AND PYLES CANYON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-WAZ029-251200-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
931 PM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST
  WINDS WILL BE NEAR THE BASE OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS INCLUDING
  MISSION...CAYUSE...PILOT ROCK...AND DIXIE.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 NEAR MISSION...HIGHWAYS 11 AND 204 NEAR MILTON- 
  FREEWATER...HIGHWAY 19 NEAR CONDON...AND HIGHWAY 207 AROUND 
  LEXINGTON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ050-251200-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH
931 PM PST THU NOV 24 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
WALLOWA VALLEY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH. THE HIGHEST
  WINDS WILL BE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH 
  EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BECOME 
  AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS. TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES COULD 
  ALSO BE DOWNED CAUSING POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
866 
WWUS76 KPDT 251157
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
357 AM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING...

.A COUPLE OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TODAY AND SATURDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL KEEP LOCALLY STRONG WINDS
GOING ALONG PORTIONS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND IN
SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.

ORZ509-511-251300-
/O.EXP.KPDT.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER...BEND...MADRAS...
PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
357 AM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON EARLY THIS MORNING.
BREEZY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE AT TIMES TODAY...
BUT STRONG WINDS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE HIGH WIND
WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM PDT.

$$

ORZ050-251300-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1200Z/
WALLOWA COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...JOSEPH
357 AM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR
WALLOWA VALLEY...

WINDS HAVE BEEN DECREASING OVER THE WALLOWA VALLEY EARLY THIS
MORNING. OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY...
BUT STRONG WIND GUSTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM PDT.

$$

ORZ049-252000-
/O.EXT.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161126T2000Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
357 AM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE TOWARDS DAYBREAK THIS MORNING
  THEN DECREASE BY LATE MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 FROM NEAR THE LA GRANDE AIRPORT SOUTH TO LADD 
  CANYON. ALSO TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 203 COULD BE DIFFICULT FROM 
  NEAR HOT LAKE TO UNION AND PYLES CANYON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY 
  BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

ORZ507-508-WAZ029-251800-
/O.EXT.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161125T1800Z/
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENDLETON...PILOT ROCK...HEPPNER...
CONDON...FOSSIL...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
357 AM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WINDS...LOCAL SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  55 MPH.

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH DAYBREAK...THEN BEGIN
  TO GRADUALLY DECREASE.

* IMPACTS...WINDY CONDITIONS WILL MAKE TRAVEL DIFFICULT ON 
  INTERSTATE 84 NEAR MISSION...HIGHWAYS 11 AND 204 NEAR MILTON- 
  FREEWATER...HIGHWAY 19 NEAR CONDON...AND HIGHWAY 207 AROUND 
  LEXINGTON. LOOSE OBJECTS MAY BECOME AIRBORNE CREATING HAZARDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.