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High Wind Warning 7, NWS Portland, OR

March 8, 2016

NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind warning at Mar 8, 2016, 2:35 PM PST. It took effect at Mar 9, 2016, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 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
Mar 8, 2016, 2:35 PM PST (22:35 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 9, 2016, 1:00 PM PST
Expired
Mar 10, 2016, 3:51 AM PST
In force
15 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

The text

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738 
WWUS76 KPQR 082235
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
235 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-090645-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0005.160309T2100Z-160310T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0007.160309T2100Z-160310T1000Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY...
NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK
235 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM PST
THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM PST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 35 TO
  45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WINDS OUT OF
  THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* TIMING: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PEAK
  WIND PERIOD LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER
  DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR
  TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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-WAZ020-090645-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0005.160310T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0007.160310T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...VENETA
235 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST
THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...AND THE
WILLAPA HILLS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

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

* WINDS: COAST RANGE...WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. WILLAPA HILLS...WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH
  AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGEST WIND OVER
  EXPOSED AND ELEVATED TERRAIN.

* TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
  PEAK WIND PERIOD EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER
  MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER
  DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR
  TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
942 
WWUS76 KPQR 090522
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
922 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-091500-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.160309T2100Z-160310T1000Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...SEASIDE...NEWPORT...
LINCOLN CITY...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...SOUTH BEND...OCEAN PARK
922 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO
2 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...AND
THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY TO 2 AM
PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 35 TO 
  45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WINDS OUT 
  OF THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 
  PEAK WIND PERIOD LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER 
  DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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-WAZ020-091500-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.160310T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
922 PM PST TUE MAR 8 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST
RANGE...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM
PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: COAST RANGE...WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. WILLAPA HILLS...WINDS OUT OF THE 
  SOUTH AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGEST WIND 
  OVER EXPOSED AND ELEVATED TERRAIN. 

* TIMING: LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY 
  NIGHT. PEAK WIND PERIOD EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH 
  SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER 
  DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
329 
WWUS76 KPQR 091049
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
249 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-092300-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.160309T2100Z-160310T1000Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY...
NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK
249 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 2 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND
CENTRAL OREGON COASTS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 35 TO 
  45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WINDS OUT 
  OF THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. 

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PEAK WIND PERIOD
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER 
  DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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-WAZ020-092300-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.160310T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...VENETA
249 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE
AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...WINDS OUT OF THE
  SOUTH AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. WILLAPA
  HILLS...WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  65 MPH. STRONGEST WIND OVER EXPOSED AND ELEVATED TERRAIN.

* TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PEAK WIND
  PERIOD EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER 
  DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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-WAZ022-039-092300-
/O.NEW.KPQR.WI.Y.0003.160310T0000Z-160310T1400Z/
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
249 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREAS...THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND
INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND EXTREME
NORTHWEST OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST
THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM THIS EVENING UNTIL 2 OR 3
  AM THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON 
  CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE... SPRINGFIELD...
  CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON...LONGVIEW... KELSO...VANCOUVER...
  BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL. 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER
  DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR
  TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1105 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-101000-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.160309T2100Z-160310T1000Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY...
NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK
1105 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF
OREGON...

* BEACHES AND HEADLANDS: SOUTH WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  75 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN ESPECIALLY EXPOSED AREAS.

* COASTAL COMMUNITIES: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
  70 MPH.

* TIMING: THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PEAK WIND PERIOD 
  5 PM THROUGH 11 PM THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS. THIS EVENT
  HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
  IMMEDIATE COAST. FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN BE DEADLY. TRAVEL
  WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...
  TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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-WAZ020-101000-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.160310T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VERNONIA...VENETA
1105 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS...AS WELL AS THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF OREGON...

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER IN MOST COAST RANGE VALLEYS.

* TIMING: LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PEAK WIND
  PERIOD 6 PM THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWNED TREES...ESPECIALLY
  IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN BE DEADLY.
  TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...
  TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ007-008-101000-
/O.EXT.KPQR.WI.Y.0003.160309T2100Z-160310T1400Z/
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE...
SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON
1105 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY. 

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

* TIMING: BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS WILL OCCUR LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE...
  SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LEBANON 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS.
  THIS EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SOME TREES TO FALL.
  FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN BE DEADLY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT
  AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$

ORZ005-006-WAZ022-039-101000-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0003.160310T0000Z-160310T1400Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...
BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL
1105 AM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO
AREAS...THE LOWER COLUMBIA...AND THE INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN
COWLITZ COUNTY...

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH. GUSTS TO
  50 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER COWLITZ RIVER VALLEY. 

* NEAR THE GORGE: EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH...
  SHIFTING SOUTH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING
  THEN CONTINUING FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

* TIMING: BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE OVERNIGHT
  TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM AROUND 8 PM TONIGHT
  THROUGH 4 AM EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON
  CITY...GRESHAM...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE
  GROUND...WASHOUGAL

* IMPACTS: EXPECT LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS.
  THIS EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SOME TREES TO FALL.
  FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN BE DEADLY. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT
  AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

WEAGLE
022 
WWUS76 KPQR 100331 AAA
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
731 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

UPDATED WORDING OF WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND
INTERIOR LOWLAND ZONES OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON TO DELAY ONSET
OF STRONGEST WINDS.

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-101000-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160310T1000Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...SEASIDE...NEWPORT...
LINCOLN CITY...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...SOUTH BEND...OCEAN PARK
731 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF
OREGON...

* BEACHES AND HEADLANDS: SOUTH WINDS 45 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 
  75 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 85 MPH POSSIBLE IN ESPECIALLY EXPOSED AREAS.

* COASTAL COMMUNITIES: SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH. 

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PEAK WIND PERIOD NOW THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS. THIS EVENT 
  HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE TREES TO FALL...ESPECIALLY NEAR 
  THE IMMEDIATE COAST. FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN BE DEADLY. 
  TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS... 
  TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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-WAZ020-101145-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
731 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE WILLAPA HILLS...AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COAST
RANGE OF OREGON...

* WINDS: SOUTH 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 75 MPH IN THE HIGHER
  TERRAIN. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER IN MOST COAST RANGE VALLEYS.

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. PEAK WIND PERIOD NOW THROUGH
  MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT POWER DISRUPTIONS AND DOWNED TREES...
  ESPECIALLYIN THE HIGHER TERRAIN. FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN 
  BE DEADLY. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY 
  FOR TRUCKS... TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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-WAZ022-039-101145-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160310T1400Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH  WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
LOWER COLUMBIA AND I - 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...SALEM...EUGENE...
SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO
731 PM PST WED MAR 9 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY FOR
THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...THE LOWER COLUMBIA...AND THE INTERSTATE 5
CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE EVENING THEN INCREASE TO
  20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN
  11 PM TONIGHT AND 2 AM THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ST. HELENS...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE...
  SPRINGFIELD...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS. 
  THIS EVENT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SOME TREES TO FALL. 
  FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN BE DEADLY. TRAVEL WILL BE 
  DIFFICULT AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND 
  OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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.

&&

$$
373 
WWUS76 KPQR 100937
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
137 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016


ORZ002-101045-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160310T1000Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
137 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE COAST OF WEST CENTRAL
OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS HAVE EASED. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...MAINLY ON OPEN BEACHES AND
EXPOSED HEADLANDS. 

$$

ORZ004-101045-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
137 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF
WESTERN OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS HAVE EASED. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
AND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AT TIMES...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES.

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-101200-
/O.EXT.KPQR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...RAYMOND...
LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK
137 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THIS MORNING.

* COASTAL COMMUNITIES: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 65 MPH.

* OPEN BEACHES AND EXPOSED HEADLANDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 30
  TO 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING: UNTIL 4 AM..THEN WINDS WILL EASE.  

* IMPACTS: EXPECT SOME TREE DAMAGE AND 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-WAZ020-101200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
137 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THIS MORNING
FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS AND COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65
  MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON RIDGES...WITH WINDS MUCH WEAKER
  IN SHELTERED LOWER VALLEYS. 

* TIMING: UNTIL 4 AM...THEN WINDS WILL EASE. 

* IMPACTS: EXPECT POWER DISRUPTIONS AND TREE DAMAGE.

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-WAZ022-039-101400-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160310T1400Z/
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
137 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM THIS MORNING FOR
ALL THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS 35 TO
  50 MPH.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: 1 AM TO 4 AM.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT LOCALIZED TREE DAMAGE AND 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.

&&

$$
331 
WWUS76 KPQR 101151
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
351 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

ORZ001-003-WAZ020-021-101300-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-160310T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
351 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ENDED FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...
NORTH OREGON COAST...WILLAPA HILLS AND COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST
OREGON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ENDED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING.

AT 345 AM...WINDS WERE SUBSIDING...AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGING WINDS
ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. HOWEVER...BREEZY SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH 6 OR 7 AM TODAY.  GUSTS OF
45 TO 55 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED...WITH THE STRONGEST ON THE EXPOSED
HEADLANDS NORTH OF TILLAMOOK...AND OVER THE EXPOSED HIGHER RIDGES
OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. 

$$

ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-101300-
/O.CAN.KPQR.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160310T1400Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
351 AM PST THU MAR 10 2016

...WIND ADVISORY HAS ENDED FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...CLARK
COUNTY...AND THE LOWER I-5 CORRIDOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ENDED THE WIND
ADVISORY.

AT 345 AM...GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE EASING. HOWEVER...BREEZY
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE REGION THROUGH 7 AM
TODAY. GENERALLY...WINDS GUSTS OF 25 TO 35 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

$$

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 Mar 8, 8:56 AM PST, 5 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 8, 8:56 AM PST, 5 hours 39 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
855 AM PST TUE MAR  8 2016

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL SYSTEM BETWEEN THE COAST AND 125W THIS MORNING
WILL SPREAD RAIN ONSHORE TODAY THEN WEAKEN AS IT LIFTS TO THE
NORTHEAST THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE NEXT STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL LIFT A WARM FRONT NORTH THROUGH NORTHWEST OREGON AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY. THE FRONT THEN SHIFTS BACK TO THE
SOUTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT. LOOK FOR
VERY STRONG WIND ALONG THE COAST LATER WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. MORE UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...THE PORTLAND NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR
WILL BE DOWN INTERMITTENTLY THROUGH NOON TODAY.

THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM TO IMPACT THE FORECAST AREA HAS MOVED INSIDE
125W THIS MORNING. NWS PORTLAND DUAL-POL DOPPLER RADAR...CURRENTLY
OPERATIONAL...SHOWS SOME LIGHT RETURNS ALONG THE COAST AND SPREADING
INTO THE WEST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE AT 16Z.
COASTAL METAR SITES NOT REPORTING ANY PRECIP JUST YET. LATEST NAM
INDICATES PRECIP SPREADING TO THE OREGON COAST RANGE AND SW WA
WILLAPA HILLS AROUND 18Z...THEN REACHING THE CASCADES BY MIDDAY.
MODELS SHOW THE BULK OF THE PRECIP THROUGH THE AREA BY 06Z WED.
EXPECTED QPF AMOUNTS DO NOT LOOK SUFFICIENT FOR ANY WINTER WEATHER
HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE CASCADES.

THE PRIMARY FOCUS IS ON THE UPCOMING SYSTEM WED AFTERNOON THROUGH
THU. WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS AN ELONGATED MOISTURE FEED ALONG
30-40N LATITUDE EXTENDING WELL BEYOND 150W LONGITUDE. THE WARM FRONT
LIFTS NORTH ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY. OVER-RUNNING WARM-FRONTAL
PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO ENTER THE SOUTH PART OF THE FORECAST
AREA...LANE COUNTY...AS EARLY AS 12Z WED. THE PRECIP THEN SPREADS
NORTH THROUGH THE MORNING REACHING SW WA BY 18Z OR A LITTLE AFTER.
SNOW LEVELS IN THE SW WA AND FAR N OREGON CASCADES WED MORNING WILL
REMAIN FAIRLY LOW...AROUND 3000 TO 3500 FT. THE INCREASING OFFSHORE
LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL HELP TO KEEP SNOW LEVELS SUPPRESSED. WILL NEED TO
CONSIDER WINTER WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS WITH THIS OVER-RUNNING PRECIP
SET-UP. THE OFFSHORE GRADIENT WILL STRENGTHEN LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
WED MORNING RESULTING IN INCREASING WIND THROUGH THE COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE. 12Z NAM INDICATED AROUND A -5 MB KTTD-KDLS GRADIENT...BUT IT
WILL LIKELY END UP CLOSER TO -6 OR -7 MB. THIS WOULD YIELD WIND GUSTS
UP TO 50 MPH IN THE WINDIEST LOCATIONS.

SPEAKING OF WIND...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE VERY
STRONG WIND IN MANY AREAS WED AFTERNOON THROUGH WED NIGHT. THE 12Z
NAM HAS 75-80 KT 925 MB SPEEDS ALONG THE COAST 00Z THU. THE GFS 75-85
KT 850 MB WIND SPEEDS ALONG THE COAST 00Z TO 06Z THU AND 60-80 KT
OVER THE OREGON COAST RANGE AND SW WA WILLAPA HILLS. EVEN THE 4KM
WRF-GFS INDICATES 70-75 KT WIND GUSTS ALONG THE COAST WED EVENING.
HAVE OPTED TO INCLUDE THE OREGON COAST RANGE AND SW WA WILLAPA HILLS
IN THE HIGH WIND WATCH. WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADING ALL WATCHES TO
WARNINGS FOR THE AFTERNOON FORECAST.

THE WARM-FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH AS A COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AND THURSDAY MORNING AS A 970 MB SURFACE LOW MOVES TO NEAR THE
NORTHERN TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND EARLY THURSDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL
PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL OVER THE AREA WED AFTERNOON THROUGH THU
MORNING. EXPECT AN INCH AND A HALF TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES ALONG THE
COAST AND IN THE MOUNTAINS FROM WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... WITH A
HALF INCH TO AN INCH AND A QUARTER IN THE VALLEYS. WEISHAAR

.LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...
THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER DOWN TO
THE CASCADE PASSES BEHIND THE FRONT THURSDAY EVENING AS AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH CONTINUES SHOWERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HOWEVER
THIS WILL COINCIDE WITH PRECIP TAPERING OFF SO DO NOT EXPECT
SIGNIFICANT NEW SNOW. A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE NE PACIFIC
WILL SUPPORT A PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN WITH RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW THE DOMINANT WEATHER THROUGH THIS COMING WEEKEND. ONCE SNOW
LEVELS DROP AFTER THURSDAY'S SYSTEM...IT LOOKS LIKE THEY WILL REMAIN
BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FT THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BOWEN
&&

.AVIATION...POCKETS OF IFR FOG AND STRATUS OVER THE INTERIOR THIS
MORNING SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR BY AROUND 18Z. AN OCCLUDED FRONT IS
NOW MOVING INTO THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL PUSH THROUGH THE
REGION LATER TODAY. ASSOCIATED LIGHT RAIN IS CURRENTLY SPREADING
ONTO THE COAST AND IT WILL BEGIN OVER THE INTERIOR LATER THIS
MORNING. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AT THE COAST OVER
THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND WILL LIKELY REMAIN THROUGH THE REST OF
THE DAY. THE FRONT WILL DETERIORATE SIGNIFICANTLY AS IT PUSHES
ONSHORE...AND EXPECT THE INTERIOR WILL REMAIN MOSTLY VFR TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD IN LATER THIS MORNING
AND CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. EXPECT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN
MOSTLY VFR THROUGH TONIGHT...BUT A BRIEF PERIOD OF MVFR VSBYS
POSSIBLE FROM ABOUT 20Z THROUGH 02Z. PYLE

&&

.MARINE...A DETERIORATING OCCLUDED FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS TODAY...BRINGING A PERIOD OF GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS. THE
LATEST FCST MODELS ARE SUGGESTING WIND GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT...WITH
ISOLATED GUSTS TO 35 KT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN
EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT INTO WED
MORNING. HOWEVER...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT A MUCH STRONGER
SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE WATERS LATER WED AND WED NIGHT. A SURFACE
LOW PRES SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO RAPIDLY DEVELOP AND MOVE THROUGH
THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE SOUTHWEST...SWINGING A STRONG FRONTAL
SYSTEM THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS. MODEL BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS ARE
AS HIGH AS 55 TO 65 KT...SUGGESTING SOLID STORM FORCE GUSTS.
THE ACTIVE STORM TRACK WILL BRING ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS TO THE WATERS
LATER IN THE WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND.

SEAS CURRENTLY AROUND 10 TO 12 FT...AND SHOULD INCREASE A BIT TO
AROUND 12 TO 14 FT WITH THE OCCLUDED FRONT LATER TODAY. SEAS WILL
LIKELY BUILD BACK INTO THE UPPER TEENS ON WEDNESDAY AND COULD
REACH 22 TO 25 FT WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE FALLING BACK INTO THE
MID TEENS LATER THU. AN ADDITIONAL CONCERN WILL BE THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE S WASHINGTON COAST LATE
WED DUE TO TIDAL OVERFLOW. A HIGH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE NEAR 9.9
FT AROUND 2 AM LATE WED NIGHT WILL COMBINE WITH FORECASTED SURGE
PLUS TIDAL ANOMALY NEAR 2 FT...WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THE
OVERALL WATER LEVEL TO AROUND 11.75 FT. IN THE PAST...WATER LEVELS
THIS HIGH HAVE RESULTED IN INUNDATION OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS
IN PORTIONS OF PACIFIC COUNTY. PYLE

&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR CENTRAL OREGON COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-COAST RANGE
     OF NORTHWEST OREGON.

WA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR WILLAPA HILLS.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     STORM WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
     NIGHT FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR
     OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 1 PM PST
     WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO
     FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 10 AM
     PST WEDNESDAY.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSPORTLAND
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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 4:43 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementPQRLane47 min
Mar 8, 2:44 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR22 hr
Mar 8, 3:05 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR12 hr
Mar 8, 10:00 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPQR42 hr
Mar 8, 2:55 PM PSTStorm WarningPQR43 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.