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Wind Advisory 32, NWS Pendleton, OR

November 23, 20169 counties in Oregon; Columbia County, Walla Walla County, Washington

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Nov 23, 2016, 2:10 PM PST for 9 counties in Oregon; Columbia County, Walla Walla County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 24, 2016, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 56 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 23, 2016, 2:10 PM PST (22:10 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2016, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Nov 26, 2016, 12:00 PM PST
In force
56 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Deschutes County, OR, Gilliam County, OR, Jefferson County, OR, Morrow County, OR, Umatilla County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Wheeler County, OR, Columbia County, WA, Walla Walla County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:11 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 12:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 283 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 12:00Z on 2016-11-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 12:00Z on 2016-11-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 184 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
729 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
184 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
196 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

561 
WWUS76 KPDT 232210
NPWPDT

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

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE TWO STATE AREA AND TIGHTEN
PRESSURE GRADIENTS CREATING WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE GRANDE RONDE
VALLEY AND ALONG THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS. SUSTAINED
WINDS BETWEEN 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEARING 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT.

ORZ049-240800-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.161124T1200Z-161125T1200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
210 PM PST WED NOV 23 2016

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

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

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 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-WAZ029-240800-
/O.NEW.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
210 PM PST WED NOV 23 2016

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 4 AM PST
FRIDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 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.

&&

$$
12 follow-up statements
343 
WWUS76 KPDT 240235
NPWPDT

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

...VERY WINDY THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...

.A STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH WASHINGTON AND OREGON AND BRING
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES IN
DESCHUTES COUNTY AS WELL AS THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS AND THE
GRANDE VALLEY FROM THANKSGIVING MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

ORZ509-241200-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.161124T1200Z-161125T1200Z/
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LA PINE...SUNRIVER
635 PM PST WED NOV 23 2016

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

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

* WINDS...IN DESCHUTES COUNTY...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 50 MPH. FOR ALL OTHER AREAS...SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WIND 15 TO
  25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED THANKSGIVING
  MORNING. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG DURING THE
  DAY...ANOTHER PERIOD OF SUDDEN GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY
  NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE BIGGEST THREAT WILL BE WIND GUSTS THAT WILL OCCUR
  SUDDENLY. THE SUDDEN GUSTS WILL CAUSE HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS...GARBAGE CANS...AND CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL TO BLOW
  OVER AND POSSIBLY BECOME AIRBORNE.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ049-241200-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.161124T1200Z-161125T1200Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
635 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-WAZ029-241200-
/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
635 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.

&&

$$
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.

&&

$$
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.

&&

$$
695 
WWUS76 KPDT 251432
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
632 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 ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY.

ORZ507-508-WAZ029-251545-
/O.CAN.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-
632 AM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

WINDS ALONG THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS HAVE BEEN DECREASING DUE A
WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVING THROUGH THE AREA. WINDS WILL REMAIN
BREEZY TODAY...15 TO 25 MPH...BUT WIDESPREAD STRONGER WINDS ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED. THUS THE WIND ADVISORIES FOR THE FOOTHILLS
HAVE CANCELLED.

$$

ORZ049-252300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161126T2000Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
632 AM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

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

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

* TIMING...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING WILL
  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.

&&

$$
258 
WWUS76 KPDT 252300
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
300 PM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

ORZ049-261300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161126T2000Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
300 PM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$
021 
WWUS76 KPDT 260528
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
928 PM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY TONIGHT
THROUGH NOON PST SATURDAY...

ORZ049-261800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161126T2000Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
928 PM PST FRI NOV 25 2016

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

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY 
  MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$
908 
WWUS76 KPDT 261352
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
552 AM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

...VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GRANDE RONDE VALLEY
THROUGH NOON PST TODAY...

ORZ049-262000-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161126T2000Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
552 AM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ACROSS THE
  SOUTHERN END OF THE VALLEY.

* TIMING...LOCALLY STRONG WINDS WILL PEAK BETWEEN DAYBREAK AND MID
  MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
  MORNING AND THE AFTERNOON.

* 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.

&&

$$
034 
WWUS76 KPDT 262007
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1207 PM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

ORZ049-262115-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-161126T2000Z/
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COVE...ELGIN...LA GRANDE
1207 PM PST SAT NOV 26 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

SOUTHERLY WINDS IN THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY WILL DIMINISH THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. 

$$

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 Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind advisory went out at Nov 23, 10:29 AM PST, 3 hours 41 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 23, 10:29 AM PST, 3 hours 41 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
1029 AM PST Wed Nov 23 2016

.UPDATE...The latest radar was showing the pcpn from earlier
was moving away from the area with drier conditions filtering into
the region. Some scattered showers in an upslope flow will
linger over and near the area mountains into this afternoon while
high temps over the basin remain above normal. Meanwhile a
storm system over the ne pac will approach the two state area
tonight and spread clouds and showers to the region into
Thanksgiving day. Pressure gradients will tighten creating breezy to
windy conditions over portions of our area tomorrow and tomorrow
night. In addition snow levels will range between 3500 to 4000 feet
so some of the higher mountain passes could experience some
accumulating snow into Friday. Updates were performed on
sky...pops...weather along with the removal of the winter weather
headlines for today and the present short term forecast appears more
on track now.

.AVIATION...18Z TAFs...Conditions have improved to VFR at all TAF
sites except at KYKM, where VLIFR TO IFR conditions are expected
until 20Z followed by VFR by 20Z. Partially clearing skies from the
west today will yield SCT-BKN 100-150 AGL at KPSC, KALW, KPDT. Cloud
bases will thicken to BKN060-070 AGL at KRDM and KBDN in the
afternoon. Increasing mid level clouds with bases of 080-100 AGL
move in from the west this evening. Sustained winds will be
increasing to 10-15 kts with gusts 20-26 kts by 19-20Z with these
wind speeds continuing through this afternoon. Winds will diminish
to 5-10 kts this evening.  Polan

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /issued 358 AM PST Wed Nov 23 2016/

SHORT TERM...Today through Friday...A front is moving through
eastern WA and OR this morning. Precipitation is decreasing in south
central WA and OR except near the Cascade crests. I will allow the
winter weather advisory for WAZ520 and ORZ509 to expire at 4 AM
since little additional accumulation is expected away from the crest.
Radar shows the back end of the precipitation is clearing western
part of the Lower Columbia Basin at this time. A westerly wind has
developed behind the cold front with downsloping east of the
Cascades. Rain and snow showers will persist this afternoon over the
eastern mountains due to upslope winds. Another front will move
inland this afternoon. The warm front will clip the forecast area
tonight through Thursday afternoon. This will increase southerly
winds again Thursday. The winds across the southern Grande Ronde
Valley will be 20-30 mph and gusty enough that a wind advisory may
be necessary. The associated cold front will move slowly inland
Thursday afternoon. This will bring another band of precipitation to
the east slopes of the Cascades Thursday evening. Snow levels will
be around 2500-3000 feet so another winter weather advisory may be
needed. Rain and snow will spread across the rest of the area
Thursday night and Friday.  Coonfield

LONG TERM...Friday night through Tuesday...A deep upper trough
looks to develop off the west coast Friday night. This trough then
looks to shift across the region Saturday and Sunday. There remain
differences in the model solutions on how to handle a surface low
Saturday and Saturday night. Some solutions swing this low through
California and the Great Basin, while others lift it northeast
through the Pacific Northwest. Either way will see chances for
precip, though the better chances would be with the solutions taking
the low through the PACNW. For now, split the difference on pops
with a slight lean towards the wetter solutions. For Monday and
Tuesday, a somewhat drier, but colder, northwest flow may be over
the region. Thus could see isolated to scattered showers with lower
snow levels, between 1700 and 3000 ft MSL. 90

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT  50  36  55  38 /  30  20  20  20
ALW  50  39  54  41 /  40  20  40  20
PSC  52  40  53  42 /  20  10  30  30
YKM  50  34  50  37 /  10  20  50  40
HRI  51  36  54  39 /  20  10  20  20
ELN  46  33  45  33 /  10  30  70  60
RDM  46  33  51  35 /  20  10  20  40
LGD  45  33  46  37 /  80  10  30  20
GCD  42  32  45  36 /  60  10  20  20
DLS  51  40  51  41 /  10  20  60  50

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...None.
WA...None.
&&

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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.