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 Nov 11, 1:41 AM PST, 6 hours 49 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OREGON 141 AM PST TUE NOV 11 2003 .SHORT TERM...THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT RAIN AND HIGH MOUNTAIN SNOWS TO THE FORECAST AREA WILL DEPART TO THE EAST TODAY. HOWEVER THERE WILL STILL BE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BEHIND IT AS HIGH PRESSURE REBUILDS OVER THE AREA. AS A RESULT BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING WHEN THE GRADIENT WILL BE THE TIGHTEST. THE GRADIENT AND LOW TO MID LEVEL WINDS ARE NOT ENOUGH TO WARRANT ANY HIGH WIND WARNINGS...HOWEVER THERE COULD STILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN WHICH RECEIVED LITTLE PRECIPITATION FROM THIS SYSTEM. A LARGE AND BROAD HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE FORECAST AREA BY WEDNESDAY. UNTIL THEN A NORTHWEST FLOW AND LINGERING MOISTURE WILL HELP TO PRODUCE UP SLOPE RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS IN THE NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THEN A DRYING TREND WILL TAKE PLACE AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE REGION. THE DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE SHORT TERM FORECAST PERIOD WITH NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES. THERE IS A LIKELIHOOD OF VALLEY AND COLUMBIA BASIN INVERSIONS SETTING UP DURING THIS PERIOD. HOWEVER THERE STILL WAS PROBABLY NOT ENOUGH PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE AREA TO MOISTEN UP THE LOWER ATMOSPHERE ENOUGH TO CREATE WIDESPREAD FOG...THOUGH WILL NOT RULE OUT FOG ALONG AREA RIVERS AND CREEKS. RSC. .LONG TERM...THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. WEAK RIDGING WILL HOLD OFF THE NEXT SYSTEM UNTIL SATURDAY. SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BECOME ZONAL. WITH THIS WESTERLY FLOW WEAK SYSTEMS WILL MOVE SWIFTLY THROUGH THE AREA EVERY 24-36 HOURS WITH TIMING UNCERTAIN. THESE WEAK SYSTEMS WILL KEEP A LOW CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND OVER UPSLOPE AREAS IN THE BLUES AND NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS WHILE THE COLUMBIA BASIN...YAKIMA VALLEY...KITTITAS VALLEY...AND DESCHUTES PLATEAU REMAIN IN A RAIN SHADOW. WINDS WILL BECOME BREEZY TO WINDY IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN...COLUMBIA GORGE...AND KITTITAS VALLEY FOLLOWING PASSAGE OF THESE WEAK SYSTEMS AS THE MID LEVEL WINDS MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE. COONFIELD && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... PENDLETON (AIRPORT) 54 33 49 / 10 05 00 WALLA WALLA 54 35 51 / 05 05 00 TRI-CITIES 56 32 52 / 05 05 00 YAKIMA 53 31 47 / 05 05 00 && .PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...NONE. WA...NONE. && 88
ORZ041>050-WAZ024>030-121300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 336 AM PST TUE NOV 11 2003 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY. THERE WILL BE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN. THE WEATHER SYSTEM THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WIND WILL EXIT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON WITH DECREASING WINDS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION KEEPING CONDITIONS DRY AND STABLE THROUGH FRIDAY. FREQUENT WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL THEN MOVE THROUGH THE REGION SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY IN A FAST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
A peak wind gust of 58 MPH was recorded by ASOS at Dallesport, WA.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Washington in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in Washington, November 2003
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5335583.