Alert archive / Oregon / High Wind Warnings in 2016
High Wind Warning 4, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind warning at Feb 29, 2016, 1:05 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 1, 2016, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 15 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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- Issued
- Feb 29, 2016, 1:05 PM PST (21:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 1, 2016, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2016, 9:16 PM PST
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
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206 WWUS76 KPQR 292105 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 105 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 .A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTS AND THE EXPOSED AREAS OF THE ADJACENT COASTAL MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY...WITH QUITE WINDY CONDITIONS INLAND. ORZ001-002-WAZ021-010515- /O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0002.160301T1600Z-160301T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0004.160301T1400Z-160302T0000Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK 105 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WATCH UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FAIRLY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH A GOOD PART OF THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE COAST...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ003-004-WAZ020-010515- /O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0004.160301T1600Z-160302T0300Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...VENETA 105 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...VENETA. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS THROUGH THE COAST RANGE SUCH AS U.S. AND STATE HIGHWAYS 30... 26...22...20 AND 126 IN OREGON AND STATE ROUTES 4 AND 6 IN WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-010515- /O.NEW.KPQR.WI.Y.0001.160301T1800Z-160302T0300Z/ 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...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE... SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON...LONGVIEW...KELSO... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 105 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREAS...THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OREGON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: LATE TUESDAY MORNING AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE... SPRINGFIELD... CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON...LONGVIEW... KELSO...VANCOUVER... BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL. * IMPACTS: WINDS WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS IN THE VALLEYS...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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808 WWUS76 KPQR 010405 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 805 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 .A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTS AND THE EXPOSED AREAS OF THE ADJACENT COASTAL MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY...WITH QUITE WINDY CONDITIONS INLAND. ORZ001-002-WAZ021-011500- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.160301T1400Z-160302T0000Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK 805 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 70 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FAIRLY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH A GOOD PART OF THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE COAST...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ003-004-WAZ020-011500- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.160301T1600Z-160302T0300Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...VENETA 805 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...VENETA. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS THROUGH THE COAST RANGE SUCH AS U.S. AND STATE HIGHWAYS 30... 26...22...20 AND 126 IN OREGON AND STATE ROUTES 4 AND 6 IN WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-011500- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0001.160301T1800Z-160302T0300Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE... SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON...LONGVIEW...KELSO... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 805 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA...WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE PORTLAND METRO AREA...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...AND THE GREATER VANCOUVER AREA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE... SPRINGFIELD... CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON...LONGVIEW... KELSO...VANCOUVER... BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS IN THE VALLEYS...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
812 WWUS76 KPQR 011153 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 353 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ORZ001-002-WAZ021-020000- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.160301T1400Z-160302T0000Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK 353 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TODAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM PST TODAY. * WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE FAIRLY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH A GOOD PART OF THE AFTERNOON. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE COAST...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ003-004-WAZ020-020000- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.160301T1600Z-160302T0300Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...VENETA 353 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL INCREASE TUESDAY MORNING...AND CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...VENETA. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS THROUGH THE COAST RANGE SUCH AS U.S. AND STATE HIGHWAYS 30... 26...22...20 AND 126 IN OREGON AND STATE ROUTES 4 AND 6 IN WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-020000- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0001.160301T1800Z-160302T0300Z/ 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...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE... SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON...LONGVIEW...KELSO... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 353 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...PORTLAND METRO AREA...AND THE GREATER VANCOUVER AREA... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE... SPRINGFIELD... CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON...LONGVIEW... KELSO...VANCOUVER... BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS IN THE VALLEYS...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
754 WWUS76 KPQR 012133 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 133 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ORZ001-002-WAZ021-020800- /O.EXT.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK 133 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING AS A SECONDARY AREA OF WINDS MOVES THROUGH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE COAST...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ003-004-WAZ020-020800- /O.EXT.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...VENETA 133 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...VENETA. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS THROUGH THE COAST RANGE SUCH AS U.S. AND STATE HIGHWAYS 30... 26...22...20 AND 126 IN OREGON AND STATE ROUTES 4 AND 6 IN WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ005>007-WAZ022-039-020800- /O.EXT.KPQR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...LONGVIEW...KELSO... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 133 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREAS...THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OREGON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. THIS EVENING...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * TIMING: THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER SPEEDS. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...LONGVIEW... KELSO... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS IN THE VALLEYS...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ ORZ008-020300- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160302T0300Z/ SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUGENE...SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS... ALBANY...LEBANON 133 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS... ALBANY...LEBANON. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS IN THE VALLEYS...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
905 WWUS76 KPQR 020318 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 718 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ORZ008-020430- /O.EXP.KPQR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160302T0300Z/ SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- 718 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH THROUGH AROUND 9 PM. WIND WILL DIMINISH THEREAFTER. $$ ORZ001-002-WAZ021-020800- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK 718 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST HEADLAND AREAS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE COAST...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. 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. && $$ ORZ003-004-WAZ020-020800- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...VENETA 718 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...AND THE SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WILLAPA HILLS... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. STRONGEST WIND IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. * TIMING: WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS THROUGH THE COAST RANGE SUCH AS U.S. AND STATE HIGHWAYS 30... 26...22...20 AND 126 IN OREGON AND STATE ROUTES 4 AND 6 IN WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE. && $$ ORZ005>007-WAZ022-039-020800- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND... OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...LONGVIEW...KELSO... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 718 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...THE NORTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA AND THE GREATER VANCOUVER AREA...AND THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH. * LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...LONGVIEW... KELSO... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL. * IMPACTS: WIND WILL LIKELY CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS IN THE VALLEYS...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY ALSO CAUSE TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$
424 WWUS76 KPQR 020516 NPWPQR URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 916 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ORZ001>004-WAZ020-021-020630- /O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- 916 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE...THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT...PRIMARILY ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...AND ELEVATED AND EXPOSED AREAS IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WIND WILL DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$ ORZ005>007-WAZ022-039-020630- /O.CAN.KPQR.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- 916 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA...NORTH AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH ARE POSSIBLE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WIND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning 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 high wind warning went out at Feb 29, 9:45 AM PST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 29, 9:45 AM PST, 3 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
945 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016
.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH TODAY IN THE WAKE OF
THE SYSTEM FROM SUNDAY. THE NEXT WARM FRONT WILL APPROACH THE AREA
LATER TODAY AND LIFT NORTH THROUGH SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST
OREGON TONIGHT INCREASING RAIN. THE TRAILING STRONG PACIFIC COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY...PRODUCING
STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST...AND POSSIBLY INLAND AS WELL...IN
COMBINATION WITH A DECENT SHOT OF RAIN...HEAVIEST OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRIDAY AS THE UNSETTLED WEATHER
CONTINUES.
&&
.SHORT TERM...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR IS DOWN DUE TO A
MECHANICAL PROBLEM AND TECHNICIANS ARE AT THE SITE TROUBLESHOOTING.
SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH INLAND TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM FROM
SUNDAY AND AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A SHORT WAVE LATE LAST NIGHT.
THE WARM FRONT FROM THE NEXT SYSTEM IS SPREAD CLOUDS OVER THE AREA
THIS AFTERNOON AS IT APPROACHES...WITH SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION
POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. THE MODELS ARE NOW WETTER WITH QPF AS THE
WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH TONIGHT...AND HAVE BEEFED UP QPF IN THE
MORNING FORECAST PACKAGE.
ON EVEN MORE INTEREST WILL BE THE ASSOCIATED STRONG COLD FRONT THAT
WILL MOVE ONSHORE IN THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. PREVIOUSLY...THIS
FRONT LOOKED SIMILAR TO THE ONE SUNDAY AS FAR AS THE WINDS ARE
CONCERNED. IT IS NOW LOOKING A BIT STRONGER...WITH A DEEPER SURFACE
LOW HEADING TOWARD VANCOUVER ISLAND. IN ADDITION...THE MODELS ARE
SHOWING A WAVE OUT AROUND 145W THAT RIDES UP THE FRONT AS THE FRONT
MOVES ONSHORE. WILL LET THE CURRENT HIGH WIND WATCH RIDE FOR NOW AND
MAKE THE NEXT SET OF CHANGES IN THE AFTERNOON PACKAGE...BUT HIGH
WINDS LOOK LIKELY AT THE COAST TUESDAY...AND POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS...AND WIND ADVISORY GUSTS ARE
LOOKING POSSIBLE IN THE VALLEYS AS WELL. THE WINDS INLAND WILL BE
MORE FOCUSED ON THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
QPF WITH THE WARM FRONT COULD BE DECENT PER THE CURRENT CROP OF
MODELS...WITH .5 TO 1 INCH IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND 2 TENTHS TO
NEARLY A HALF INCH IN THE VALLEYS. THE FRONT TUESDAY HAS A LOT OF
WIND WITH IT...AND AMOUNTS COULD BE MORE SUBDUED...CLOSER TO A
QUARTER INCH OR POSSIBLY LESS IN THE VALLEYS AND ANOTHER .5 TO 1 INCH
IN THE COAST RANGE AND NORTHERN CASCADES.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE WITH THIS STORM TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AS THE
WARM FRONT LIFTS NORTH. QPF IS HIGHER NOW...SO MAY GET CLOSE TO
ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES TONIGHT AND EARLY
TUESDAY...BUT PROBABLY NOR FARTHER SOUTH. WE COULD SEE SOME DECENT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN THE CASCADES IN THE POST FRONTAL AIR MASS
TUESDAY NIGHT AS DECENT ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES AND SNOW LEVELS LOWER
TO BELOW THE PASSES.
SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DECREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY AS THE ONSHORE
FLOW DECREASES AND AN UPPER RIDGE MOVES IN. THE NEXT OCCLUDED FRONT
WILL APPROACH THE COAST LATE WEDNESDAY. TOLLESON
.LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN
MAINTAINING MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER THE REGION THROUGH MOST
OF THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK AS THE PATTERN REMAINS RATHER ACTIVE.
A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NW LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL. AFTER PERHAPS A SHORT BREAK ON
THURSDAY...WITH SOME DIFFERENCES AMONG FORECAST MODELS YET TO BE
RESOLVED...A STRONGER SYSTEM WITH ABUNDANT MOISTURE CONTENT MAY SET
UP OVER THE REGION FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. CONFIDENCE IN THE DETAILS
REMAINS MODERATE AT BEST...WITH SOME INDICATION OF AN ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER EVIDENT IN MODELS...DESPITE QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE PHASING OF
SHORTWAVES AND THE TRACK AND EVOLUTION OF THE GULF OF ALASKA LOW.
WHILE THE CURRENT THINKING IS THAT THERE WILL BE SHORT BREAKS BETWEEN
IMPULSES THAT DRIVE THE MORE SIGNIFICANT RAIN RATHER THAN A LONGER
DURATION AND CONSISTENT EVENT...IT REMAINS CLEAR THAT ABUNDANT
PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND IT IS
IMPRACTICAL TO TIME THESE BREAKS AT THIS TIME GIVEN MODEL
DISAGREEMENT AT THIS TIME SCALE. WITH THE WARMER AIR MASS IN
PLACE...SNOW LEVELS LOOK TO REMAIN RELATIVELY HIGH AND ABOVE THE
CASCADE PASSES THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD. THROUGH THE
PERIOD...EXPECT DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES REMAIN NEAR SEASONAL
NORMALS...WHILE LOW TEMPERATURES MAY REMAIN A FEW DEGREES WARMER THAN
NORMALS. CULLEN
&&
.AVIATION...A BIT OF RAIN AND SOME SCATTERED MVFR CIGS FOR THE NORTH
COAST AND NORTH VALLEY THIS MORNING...BUT SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR THIS
AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL
BRING INCREASING RAIN AND DETERIORATING CONDITIONS THIS EVENING INTO
EARLY TUE MORNING WITH MVFR CIGS ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION BETWEEN AT
LEAST 00Z AND 06Z TUE.
KPDX AND APPROACHES...RAIN CHANCES TAPERING OFF THIS MORNING THEN
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TODAY. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING
INCREASING RAIN WITH CIGS LIKELY LOWERING TO MVFR THIS EVENING.
BOWEN/PYLE
&&
.MARINE...WEAK HIGH PRES WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY. EXPECT WINDS
GENERALLY BELOW 20 KT TODAY AND TONIGHT. A WARM FRONT WILL BRING
INCREASING SOUTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT...WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT
BRINGING EVEN STRONGER WINDS TUE. EXPECT GALES TO DEVELOP OVER THE
OUTER WATERS LATE THIS EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT OVERNIGHT INTO
EARLY TUE. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTS 40 TO 45 KT LATER TUE
MORNING AND TUE AFTERNOON. COULD EVEN SEE SOME ISOLATED STORM GUSTS
TO 50 KT TUESDAY MORNING. A SECONDARY FRONT MAY KEEP GALES GOING
TROUGH TUE EVENING. ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS ARE EXPECTED LATE WED AND LATE
THU...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE GALES. THE ACTIVE WEATHER
PATTERN LOOKS TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEKEND.
SEAS ARE BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE SOME...WITH BUOYS CURRENTLY SHOWING 11
TO 13 FT. THE DECREASING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY TODAY
BUT SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 10 FT. THE NEXT FRONT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY
IS EXPECTED TO PUSH SEAS INTO THE UPPER TEENS...WITH A LARGE
WIND-WAVE COMPONENT TUE MORNING THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON. THE ACTIVE
PATTERN FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEK HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PUSH
SEAS ABOVE 20 FT LATE IN THE WEEK. BOWEN/PYLE
&&
.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR CENTRAL OREGON COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST.
WA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.
PZ...GALE WARNING FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE
OR OUT 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL
10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
&&
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 3:07 AM PST | Gale Warning | PQR | 46 hr | |
| Feb 29, 3:30 AM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 10 hr | |
| Feb 29, 1:05 PM PST | Wind Advisory | PQR | 32 hr | |
| Feb 29, 1:06 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 15 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.