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Wind Advisory 32, NWS Pendleton, OR

December 3, 2021Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; 5 counties in Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Dec 3, 2021, 5:20 PM PST for Klickitat County, Yakima County, Washington; 5 counties in Oregon. It took effect at Dec 4, 2021, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 3, 2021, 5:20 PM PST (01:20 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 4, 2021, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Dec 4, 2021, 8:35 PM PST
In force
9 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

Counties Gilliam County, OR, Sherman County, OR, Union County, OR, Wallowa County, OR, Wasco County, OR, Klickitat County, WA, Yakima County, WA

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 76 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:25 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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

The nearest sounding before it

Salem/Mcnary, OR (KSLE), launched 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 259 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2021-12-04Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Salem/Mcnary, OR at 00:00Z on 2021-12-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
995 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
165 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

316 
WWUS76 KPDT 040120
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
520 PM PST Fri Dec 3 2021

ORZ041-510-WAZ024-521-041300-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.211204T2000Z-211205T0600Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-North Central Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, Dufur, Maupin, 
Moro, White Salmon, Goldendale, and Bickleton
520 PM PST Fri Dec 3 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of 
  Washington and Simcoe Highlands. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia 
  River Gorge of Oregon and North Central Oregon.

* WHEN...From noon to 10 PM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travelers along Interstate 84 and Highways
  14, 97 and 197 should be prepared for sudden strong and gusty
  winds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
3 follow-up statements
851 
WWUS76 KPDT 041153
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
353 AM PST Sat Dec 4 2021

ORZ041-510-WAZ024-521-042300-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.211204T2000Z-211205T0600Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-North Central Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, Dufur, Maupin, 
Moro, White Salmon, Goldendale, and Bickleton
353 AM PST Sat Dec 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...In Washington, Eastern Columbia River Gorge of 
  Washington and Simcoe Highlands. In Oregon, Eastern Columbia 
  River Gorge of Oregon and North Central Oregon.

* WHEN...From noon to 10 PM PST Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travelers along Interstate 84 and Highways
  14, 97 and 197 should be prepared for sudden strong and gusty
  winds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
316 
WWUS76 KPDT 042211
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
211 PM PST Sat Dec 4 2021

ORZ050-050600-
/O.EXA.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-211205T0600Z/
Wallowa County-
Including the cities of Enterprise and Joseph
211 PM PST Sat Dec 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
WALLOWA VALLEY...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph for 
  Wallowa Valley.

* WHERE...Wallowa County.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree
  limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

ORZ041-510-WAZ024-521-050600-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-211205T0600Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-North Central Oregon-
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-Simcoe Highlands-
Including the cities of Arlington, The Dalles, Dufur, Maupin, 
Moro, White Salmon, Goldendale, and Bickleton
211 PM PST Sat Dec 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...In Washington, Simcoe Highlands and Eastern Columbia 
  River Gorge of Washington. In Oregon, North Central Oregon and 
  Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Travelers along Interstate 84 and Highways
  14, 97 and 197 should be prepared for sudden strong and gusty
  winds.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
195 
WWUS76 KPDT 050435
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
835 PM PST Sat Dec 4 2021

ORZ041-050-510-WAZ024-521-050545-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-211205T0600Z/
Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Oregon-Wallowa County-
North Central Oregon-Eastern Columbia River Gorge of Washington-
Simcoe Highlands-
835 PM PST Sat Dec 4 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds may still gust in the 30 to 40 mph range in areas, especially
over the Simcoe Highlands and portions of the Columbia River Gorge
for the next couple of hours. 

However, winds are no longer expected to reach advisory criteria.
Therefore the wind advisory has been canceled.

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton

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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.