Sustained winds 40 to 50 MPH with gusts to 63 MPH occurred at the Base of Ladd Canyon and near the city of Union.
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Sustained winds 40 to 50 MPH with gusts to 63 MPH occurred at the Base of Ladd Canyon and near the city of Union.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Pendleton, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 13, 3:05 AM PST, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OREGON 305 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2004 .SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...LATEST WATER VAPOR IMAGERY SHOWS RIDGING GIVING WAY EASTWARD TO A LONG WAVE TROF MOVING EAST OF 130W. SOME HIGH CLDS AHEAD OF THE TROF ARE APPROACHING THE CASCADE CREST ATTM. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FCST AREA...THE MAIN FCST ISSUES IN THE FIRST 12 HRS ARE FOG IN THE NORTHERN VALLEYS...AND WIND IN THE GRANDE-RONDE VALLEY. FIRST THE FOG...WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG NOT PREVALENT ACROSS THE BASIN/FOOTHILLS THIS AM...WITH MOST AREAS IN THE 2-4SM RANGE. THE REGION HAVING THE LOWEST VIS THIS AM IS ACROSS THE KITTITA VALLEYS...WITH KELN REMAINING AT 1/4SM. WITH SOME FORCING STILL WEST OF THE REGION...THINK FOG WILL STICK AROUND UNTIL 16-18Z...THUS WILL EXTEND THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY FOR WA ZONE 26 TIL 18Z...LOWERING IT FOR ZONE 27 AS KYKM HAS RISEN TO 5SM. NEXT ISSUE...THE WIND. SOUTHERLIES HAVE INCREASED AHEAD OF THE TROF...AND THE CHANNELING EFFECT ACROSS THE GRANDE-RONDE VALLEY HAS RESULTED IN WINDS INCR TO OVER 30KT. TRENDS INDICATE THE TIGHTEST SFC GRADIENTS WILL MOVE ACROSS LATER THIS MORNING/EARLY AFTN. THIS ALONG WITH A DECENT THERMAL GRADIENT (8-10F BETWEEN KBKE/KLGD) AND H85-H7 WINDS IN THE 35-40KT RANGE WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER 5-10MPH INCREASE OF WIND IN THE 6-12 HRS. THUS...WILL ISSUE A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR OR ZONE 49 UNTIL 6 PM...WITH 35-45 MPH WINDS GUSTING TO 60 MPH. PCPN WISE...THE TROF WILL APPROACH THE FCST AREA THIS EVENING...WITH THE AXIS CROSSING THE BASIN/FOOTHILLS BY 12Z...AND EXITING BY 18Z SAT. A BRIEF ROUND OF S/WV RIDGING WILL MOVE ACROSS SAT...BEFORE THE NEXT WAVE CROSSES SAT NIGHT. WILL DELAY PCPN ONSET WITH SLOWER SYSTEM...WITH LITTLE POPS TODAY...INCREASING TO CHC TNGT VALLEYS/LIKELY MTNS. WILL ALSO INCR POPS SAT NIGHT FROM PREVIOUS FCST...WITH MID/HIGH END CHC POPS MOST LOCATIONS. PCPN WILL DECREASE WEST TO EAST ON SUN WITH ANOTHER SHORT WAVE RIDGE MOVING ONSHORE. SNOW LEVELS WILL GENERALLY STAY ABOVE THE COLUMBIA BASIN FLOOR...WITH NIGHTTIME LEVELS FALLING BELOW THE YAKIMA/KITTITAS VALLEY FLOORS. .LONG TERM...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS ONE SYSTEM AFTER ANOTHER MOVES THROUGH THE REGION IN A PROGRESSIVE FLOW ALOFT. EACH SYSTEM WILL BRING MAINLY JUST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE VALLEYS AND COLUMBIA BASIN WITH A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. TIMING IF INDIVIDUAL SYSTEM WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE FAST MOVING NATURE OF THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS SO HAVE A MENTION OF PRECIP EACH DAY THROUGH THE PERIOD. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... PENDLETON (AIRPORT) 43 34 46 / 00 40 20 WALLA WALLA 44 35 45 / 00 40 20 TRI-CITIES 44 33 45 / 00 40 10 YAKIMA 43 30 42 / 10 40 20 && .PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... OR...HIGH WIND WARNING ORZ049 UNTIL 6PM TODAY. WA...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WAZ026 UNTIL 10AM TODAY. && ALLEN/CLOUTIER
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 430 AM PST FRI FEB 13 2004 ORZ049-141300- THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE... STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AHEAD OF LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE REGION. A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED...REFER TO AWIPS ID PDXNPWPDT...OR WMO HEADER WWUS76 KPDT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SEVERAL FAST MOVING WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WAZ026-141300- THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE... DENSE FREEZING FOG WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING ACROSS THE KITTITAS VALLEY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY CONTINUES UNTIL 10 AM...REFER TO AWIPS ID PDXNPWPDT...OR WMO HEADER WWUS76 KPDT FOR FURTHER DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SEVERAL FAST MOVING WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS LIKELY TODAY. WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ041>048-050-WAZ024-025-027>030-141300- 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. HIGH PRESSURE WILL DEPART TO THE EAST...WITH LOW PRESSURE APPROACHING THE REGION BY THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN... THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. SEVERAL FAST MOVING WEATHER DISTURBANCES WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF UNSETTLED WEATHER THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .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.
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