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Wind Advisory 5, NWS Pendleton, OR

January 26, 2021Union County, Oregon

NWS Pendleton, OR issued this wind advisory at Jan 26, 2021, 3:05 AM PST for Union County, Oregon. It took effect at Jan 26, 2021, 7:00 PM PST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 26, 2021, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 26, 2021, 7:00 PM PST
Expired
Jan 27, 2021, 9:02 AM PST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Pendleton, OR

County Union County, OR

The radar

The Pendleton radar (KPDT), 78 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:06 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

Boise Airport, ID (KBOI), launched 00:00Z, 11.1 hours before the alert went out and 241 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, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2021-01-26Temperature 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, Boise Airport, ID at 00:00Z on 2021-01-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 18 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
1169 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
21 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
95 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

823 
WWUS76 KPDT 261105
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
305 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021

ORZ049-270000-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0005.210127T0300Z-210127T1800Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
305 AM PST Tue Jan 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected for Ladd and Pyles Canyons. Elsewhere in the Grande 
  Ronde Valley, gusts between 35 to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Grande Ronde Valley.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM PST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
4 follow-up statements
050 
WWUS76 KPDT 262157
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
157 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021

ORZ049-270700-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0005.210127T0300Z-210127T1800Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
157 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected for Ladd and Pyles Canyons. Elsewhere in the Grande 
  Ronde Valley, gusts between 35 to 45 mph.

* WHERE...Grande Ronde Valley.

* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 10 AM PST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
940 
WWUS76 KPDT 270535
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
935 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021

ORZ049-271400-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210127T1800Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
935 PM PST Tue Jan 26 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...

* WHAT...South winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph for 
  Ladd and Pyles Canyons.

* WHERE...Grande Ronde Valley.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
225 
WWUS76 KPDT 271330
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
530 AM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

ORZ049-271800-
/O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210127T1800Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
530 AM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING
FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS...

* WHAT...South winds around 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph for 
  Ladd and Pyles Canyons.

* WHERE...Grande Ronde Valley.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

For more information from the National Weather Service visit
https://weather.gov/Pendleton
679 
WWUS76 KPDT 271702
NPWPDT

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Pendleton OR
902 AM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

ORZ049-271815-
/O.CAN.KPDT.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-210127T1800Z/
Grande Ronde Valley-
902 AM PST Wed Jan 27 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have decreased below advisory criteria through the Ladd and
Pyles canyons this morning, but breezy conditions are expected to
persist through the rest of the day as winds slowly decrease.

$$

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

The office that day

Everything else NWS Pendleton, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 6:14 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPDTCrook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Jefferson, Morrow and 3 more44 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.