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 19, 2:48 AM PST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OREGON
248 AM PST WED NOV 19 2003
.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...A COLD FRONT EXTENDS FROM
SOUTH-CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA TO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON EARLY THIS
MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH AND EAST ACROSS THE PACNW TODAY.
WINDY CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT DUE TO A TIGHT
GRADIENT AND MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS ALOFT. WINDS OVER RATTLESNAKE
RIDGE IN SOUTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT 60 TO 70
MPH. COULD SEE SOME OF THIS WIND LOCALLY MIX TO THE SURFACE THIS
MORNING IN YAKIMA...KLICKITAT...BENTON...AND FRANKLIN COUNTIES. THUS
WILL UPGRADE CURRENT WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. BEST CHANCES OF
PRECIP WILL BE OVER THE NORTHWESTERN ZONES THIS MORNING...THEN
SHIFTING INTO MOST OF THE OREGON ZONES BY AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS
WILL DROP BEHIND THE FRONT...BUT AT THIS TIME EXPECT THAT THE MOST
SIGNIFICANT PRECIP WILL FALL WITH AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT (IN THE
WARMER AIR). THUS SNOWFALL WILL BE LIMITED. AREA TO REMAIN UNDER A
BAGGY TROUGH THROUGH FRIDAY AND CAN EXPECT SOME PERIODS OF
SHOWERS...FAVORING UPSLOPE AREAS. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE LOW SO EXPECT
SNOW SHOWERS...WITH A MIX OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS AT THE LOWEST
ELEVATIONS. MAY BE A WAVE OR TWO MOVE THROUGH TO ENHANCE THE
SHOWERS. MODELS INCONSISTENT ON WHERE THESE WAVES WILL GO SO WILL
NOT HAZARD A GUESS AS TO WHERE TO HIT SNOWFALL HARDEST. GKH
.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...FRIDAY NIGHT AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA PROVIDING A CHANCE OF RAIN
AND SNOW SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. BY SATURDAY THE TROUGH WILL BE
EXITING THE AREA AND ONLY A FEW SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN UPSLOPE AREAS
OF THE BLUES AND NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS. SUNDAY A WEAK RIDGE
WILL BE OVER THE AREA. MORE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THOROUGH
MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW. COONFIELD
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PENDLETON (AIRPORT) 55 35 40 / 60 30 40
WALLA WALLA 55 37 40 / 60 30 30
TRI-CITIES 56 35 42 / 30 20 30
YAKIMA 52 30 40 / 30 30 30
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...HIGH WIND WARNING THIS MORNING FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN
THE YAKIMA VALLEY.
&&ORZ041>050-WAZ024>030-191300- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 1030 PM PST TUE NOV 18 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 CONTINUE TODAY AS STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS REMAIN OVER THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING ABOVE 6000 FEET. PRECIPITATION WILL BE CONFINED TO THE BLUES...EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES...AND UPPER YAKIMA AND KITTITAS VALLEYS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY. BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN IN WASHINGTON. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE ANTICIPATED. THUS...A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH NOON FOR THIS ZONE. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 1500-2000 FEET BY THURSDAY...BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LIGHT. CONTINUED COOL AND UNSETTLED FRIDAY. A WEAK RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FOR THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED ON WEDNESDAY FOR THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN IN WASHINGTON DUE TO WINDS. 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 cold front passage brought about a sudden burst of high winds in Ellensburg. Prior to front passage at 3:53 AM, Ellensburg ASOS reported a south wind at 6 MPH. At 4:24 AM, a northwest wind of 47 MPH with a gust to 60 MPH was recorded.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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