Winter Storm in Oregon, January 15, 2005

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OREGON
230 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2005

.SHORT TERM...WIDESPREAD SNOW IS OCCURRING ACROSS NORTHEAST OREGON
AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING...WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING
OFF IN THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FORECAST AREA. HAVE DROPPED THE
WARNINGS FOR THE GORGE...NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OREGON. HAVE SOME
CONCERNS THAT COLUMBIA BASIN WILL NOT MEET WARNING CRITERIA BUT AT
THIS POINT IT WOULD SERVE LITTLE PURPOSE TO LOWER THE WARNINGS WITH
THE SNOW FALLING. WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE ADVISORIES FOR THE OTHER
AREAS OF OREGON/WASHINGTON OVERNIGHT. 78

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.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR OREGON ZONES 44 AND 45 THROUGH 6
     AM SUNDAY.
  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR OREGON ZONES 46..47..48..49..50
     THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.
WA...WINTER STORM WARNING FOR WASHINGTON ZONES 26..27..28..29
     THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY.
  ...SNOW ADVISORY FOR WASHINGTON ZONE 25 THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.
  ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ZONE 30 THROUGH NOON SUNDAY.
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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OREGON
1230 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2005

ORZ041>050-WAZ024>030-161300-
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN (OR)-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS (OR)-BLUE MOUNTAINS-JOHN DAY BASIN-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE (WA)-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES-KITTITAS VALLEY-YAKIMA VALLEY-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN (WA)-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS (WA)-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
1230 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2005

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

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

A WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY THROUGH
EARLY SUNDAY...BRINGING A MIXED BAG OF WINTERY PRECIPITATION TO THE
REGION.  NUMEROUS WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT.  PLEASE
SEE PRODUCT PDXWSWPDT WWUS46 KPDT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

WINTER MIX SUNDAY
          NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, BLUE MOUNTAINS, JOHN DAY BASIN,
          OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA
          COUNTY

FREEZING RAIN TUESDAY
          EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES

WINTERY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS
MUCH OF NORTHEASTERN OREGON. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL NOON SUNDAY. REFER TO PDXWSWPDT WWUS46 KPDT FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BUILD ALONG THE WEST COAST LATE SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY...THEN PERSIST OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE
WEEK. THE STORM TRACK WILL SHIFT TO NORTHERN WASHINGTON BY MID
WEEK. A DISTURBANCE COULD BRING A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN TO
THE VALLEYS OF THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADE EAST SLOPES MONDAY
NIGHT INTO TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY.

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/FORECAST/HWOGRAPHICS/HWOGRAPHICS.PHP

ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE G IN
HWOGRAPHICS AND THE G IN HWOGRAPHICS.PHP.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1254 PM PST SAT JAN 15 2005

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1250 PM     ICE STORM        ALFALFA                 44.07N 121.02W
01/15/2005                   DESCHUTES          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES...ONE-QUARTER INCH ICE
            ACCUMULATION

1140 AM     FREEZING RAIN    WARM SPRINGS            44.77N 121.29W
01/15/2005  0.00 INCH        JEFFERSON          OR   TRAINED SPOTTER

            FREEZING RAIN ENDED AT 10 AM...SLEET BEGAN AT 1130 AM.
            ABOUT ONE-EIGHTH INCH ICE ACCUMULATION.

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