Hail in Oregon, April 23, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 AM PDT SAT APR 23 2005

.SHORT TERM...JUST ISSUED AN UPDATE TO RAISE POPS FOR THE REMAINDER
OF THE DAY BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS AND 12Z MESOETA GUIDANCE. ALSO
REMOVED HAIL/GUSTY WIND WORDING FROM THE ZONES. STILL A SMALL AREA
OF CONCERN NORTHEAST OREGON AND FAR SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON LATER THIS
AFTERNOON IF SOME HEATING CAN OCCUR BUT WIDESPREAD THREAT NOT LIKELY
TO MATERIALIZE. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR TEMPERATURES TO SEE IF FORECAST
HIGHS CAN BE ATTAINED WITH ALL THE CLOUDS AND RAIN. 78
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.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
510 AM PDT SAT APR 23 2005

WAZ024>030-ORZ041>050-241200-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-BLUE MOUNTAINS-
JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
WALLOWA COUNTY-
510 AM PDT SAT APR 23 2005

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...

THUNDERSTORMS
     EAST COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE
     SOUTHERN CASCADES, KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER
     COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
     OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN COLUMBIA
     RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON,
     LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
     MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, BLUE MOUNTAINS, JOHN DAY BASIN,
     OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY

LOW PRESSURE SPINNING OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA WILL USHER
MOISTURE NORTH AND INTO THE TWO STATE AREA TODAY. THE MOISTURE WILL
COMBINE WITH DAYTIME HEATING TO PRODUCE THUNDERSTORMS. SOME OF THE
STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG AND PRODUCE GUSTY WINDS OVER 50 MPH AND
HAIL NEARING PENNY SIZE ACROSS THE ALL OF THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL
OF THE AREA.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PROTOTYPE GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:

WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PENDLETON/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML

ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
CURRENT HAZARDS.