1 high wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 5, 8:35 AM PST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
NORTHEAST OREGON/SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
835 AM PST TUE FEB 5 2002
SEVERAL WEATHER CONCERNS TO CONTEMPLATE TODAY. A HIGH WIND WARNING
IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY THROUGH 10
AM. ALTHOUGH SURFACE GRADIENTS HAVE WEAKENED SLIGHTLY...THE
PRESSURE DIFFERENCE FROM ONTARIO TO MEACHAM REMAINS AT 11.1 MB.
LADD CANYON WINDS CONTINUE TO BE SUSTAINED AT 40-45 MPH. WILL
LIKELY CONTINUE THE WARNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
A DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN
AND THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS. INCREASING MID LEVEL CLOUDS THIS
AFTERNOON WILL ALLOW THE LOW CLOUDS TO LIFT AND VISIBILITY TO
IMPROVE. HOWEVER...WILL NEED TO DECIDE IF PRECIPITATION TYPE OVER
THE BASIN AND FOOTHILLS WILL IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN.
CURRENTLY... PORTLAND AND SEATTLE RADARS SHOW PRECIPITATION ALONG
THE COAST. BY THE TIME THE MOISTURE ARRIVES EAST OF THE
CASCADES...THERE WILL BE ENOUGH SUNSHINE FOR TEMPERATURES TO WARM
ABOVE FREEZING. IN ADDITION...THE COLD FRONT WILL WEAKEN AS IT
MOVES ACROSS THE BASIN THIS EVENING SO PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL
BE LIGHT.
WILL MAKE A FEW UPDATES TO MORNING FORECAST. SMITH
PDT 434 ALW 544 PSC 424 YKM 416
.KPDT...WSR-88D...VCP32/CSR21...OPERATIONAL.
.KPDT...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY THIS
MORNING.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE
BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A gust of 66 mph was recorded north of Ladd Canyon by an automated wind sensor. Blowing snow reduced visibilities during this time.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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