A pacific storm brought strong winds to the coastline.
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The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
A pacific storm brought strong winds to the coastline.
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 Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Nov 5, 8:45 AM PST, 3 hours 20 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 844 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS EVENING BRINGING WET BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. COLDER AIR MOVING IN ALOFT TONIGHT WILL MAINTAIN SHOWERY WEATHER FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. EXPECT LOW SNOW LEVELS WITH HEAVY SNOW LIKELY IN THE CASCADES LATER FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF DRIER BREAK SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT BUT WET CONDITIONS WILL RETURN EARLY NEXT WEEK ASTHE NEXT PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES INLAND MONDAY. COOL SHOWERY WEATHER WILL PREVAIL TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW PASS LEVEL. && .SHORT TERM...RATHER TRANQUIL THIS MORNING...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUING. CROSS-CASCADES GRADIENTS ARE RELAXING... AND SO WILL EAST WIND THIS MORNING. A WEAKENING FRONT JUST OFFSHORE WILL WEAKEN FURTHER AS IT MOVES INLAND THIS MORNING. NOT A LOT OF ACTION WITH IT AS IT WILL PRODUCE ONLY SPRINKLES OR BRIEF RAIN. WILL BACK OFF ON RAIN THREAT THIS MORNING AS THIS FRONT IS NOT AMOUNTING TO MUCH. LIKELY WILL NOT SEE MUCH OF AN RAIN OVER INTERIOR TIL CLOSER TO NOON...OR AFTER. EYES FOCUSING ON MUCH STRONGER FRONT THAT IS NOW CROSSING LON 135W. THIS FRONT WILL PACK A ONE-TWO PUNCH AS IT MOVES ACROSS THE REGION LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. FIRST PUNCH WILL BE THE RAIN AND QUICK STRENGTHENING OF THE SOUTH WINDS THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTH WINDS WILL GET STRONGER...RUNNING ABOUT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55 MPH ALONG THE COAST AFTER 2 PM. HOWEVER...SHOULD BE ENOUGH GRADIENT TO CLOCK SOME GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ON THE HEADLANDS AND CAPES OF THE OREGON COAST. TIME FRAME FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS STILL LOOKS TO BE BETWEEN 4 PM AND 8 PM TODAY. WINDS EASE BY 9 PM AS FRONT PUSHES ONSHORE. THIS SAID...WILL UPGRADE HIGH WIND WATCH TO A WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. AS FRONT MOVES INLAND THIS EVENING...N TO S GRADIENTS STRONG ENOUGH FOR SOUTH WINDS TO GUST 35 TO 45 MPH OVER THE INTERIOR. FRONT MOVES TO CASCADES BY MIDNIGHT. WITH THE RAIN LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...WILL HAVE TO WATCH FOR PONDING OF WATER IN LOW-LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS WHERE LEAVES WILL LIKELY CLOG STORM DRAINS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE AWARE FOR SUCH CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. NOW FOR THE SECOND PUNCH. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES ACROSS...WILL SEE SNOW LEVELS TUMBLE. BY FRIDAY MORNING...SNOW LEVEL WILL HAVE FALLEN TO PASS LEVELS IN THE CASCADES. AT THAT POINT...WILL SEE SNOW LEVEL HOWEVER BETWEEN 3K AND 3.5K FT THROUGH SAT...AND EVEN DROP A BIT MORE SAT NIGHT. WITH PLENTY OF MOISTURE AND FAVORABLE 850 MB FLOW... SEEMS LIKELY THAT WILL SEE SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ABOVE 3K FT. WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE FRI TO SAT NIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 3 FT. ANOTHER SHOT OF STEADY RAIN ARRIVES LATER SATURDAY AS YET ANOTHER FRONT SWINGS ACROSS THE REGION. FCSTR...ROCKEY/RUTHFORD. .LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...RAIN SATURDAY EVENING WILL TURN TO SHOWERS LATER SATURDAY NIGHT...THEN TAPER OFF ON SUNDAY AS A TRANSIENT RIDGE MOVES THROUGH BRINGING A BRIEF BREAK BETWEEN SYSTEMS. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REACH THE COAST AROUND MONDAY...THEN MOVE INLAND MONDAY NIGHT. A COOL UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL BRING SHOWERY WEATHER WITH SNOW LEVELS IN THE 3000 FOOT RANGE THROUGH AROUND THURSDAY. THIS SERIES OF SYSTEMS NEXT WEEK ON TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN SNOW FALL ANTICIPATED THU NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT WILL PROVIDE A GOOD START FOR WINTER SNOWPACK. RUTHFORD/RW && .AVIATION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. AS RAIN SPREADS AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT...MVFR TO IFR CIGS AND VSBYS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST LATER THIS MORNING...WITH MVFR CIGS IN THE INTERIOR POSSIBLE BY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH EVENING. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING THIS MORNING AND EASE THIS EVENING. KPDX AND APPROACHES...VFR CONDITIONS INTO THURSDAY AFTERNOON. MAY SEE SOME MVFR CIGS LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS FRONT APPROACHES AND MOVES THROUGH. && .MARINE...A STRONG FRONT BRINGS GALE FORCE WINDS TODAY THAT EASE IN THE EVENING AFTER THE FRONT MOVES ASHORE. A COMBINATION OF SYSTEMS IS RESULTING IN A DEEP LOW AND A LONG FETCH IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. THE RESULTING LARGE SWELL WILL BEGIN ARRIVING TONIGHT...PEAKING IN THE 25 TO 30 FT RANGE FRIDAY NIGHT. SWELL WILL DIMINISH OVER THE WEEKEND BUT REMAIN HIGH AND WINDS LIKELY TO MEET SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS AS THE WEATHER REMAINS UNSETTLED. HIGH TIDES NEAR 10 FEET DURING THE EARLY AFTERNOON PLUS A STORM INDUCED TIDAL ANOMALY AROUND ONE FOOT...WILL LIKELY BRING MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW TO THE LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. && .PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA/OR...GALE WARNING FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE THROUGH THIS EVENING. HIGH SURF ADVISORY SOUTH WASHINGTON...NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. MINOR TIDAL OVER FLOW THIS AFTERNOON SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. && MORE WEATHER INFORMATION ONLINE AT... HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM THE CASCADE CREST TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE AREA IS COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS THE FORECAST AREA.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 348 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009 PZZ250-255-270-275-061200- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 348 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND INLAND EARLY THIS EVENING. GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FOR LATE TONIGHT. EXPECT SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 45 KT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WEST SWELL FROM A STRONG STORM OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL ARRIVE LATER THURSDAY. EXPECT WEST SWELL BETWEEN 25 TO 30 FT ON THE COASTAL WATERS FOR FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO NEAR 20 FT ON SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ001-002-PZZ210-WAZ021-061200- NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- 348 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON...NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT FOLLOWING WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT... HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE OREGON COAST. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON ON SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. HIGH SURF ADVISORY FOR THE OREGON COAST FOR TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SOUTH WINDS...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH EXPECTED AFTER 2 PM TODAY. STRONGEST WINDS WILL ON OREGON HEADLANDS AND OPEN BEACHES. IN ADDITION...INCREASING SEAS...COMBINED WITH HIGH TIDES...WILL CREATE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THIS AFTERNOON ON THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY EXPECT WEST SWELL OF 25 TO 28 FEET TO CONTINUE ROLLING INTO THE COASTAL SURF ZONE FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. SOME BEACH EROSION AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DUE TO THE WAVES AND HIGH TIDES MAY OCCUR. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS OF WIND AND OR WIND CAUSED DAMAGE ARE ENCOURAGED TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. ORZ011-013-WAZ019-061200- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- 348 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF WELL ABOVE THE CASCADE PASSES TODAY...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL QUICKLY LATER TONIGHT AS THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE CASCADES. BY FRIDAY MORNING... ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE AS LOW AS SOME OF THE CASCADE PASSES. WITH COOL UNSETTLED WEATHER EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEHIND THE FRONT...SNOW SHOWERS MAY CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AS LOW AS 3000 TO 4000 FEET IN ELEVATION. POTENTIAL SNOWFALL OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE AT AND ABOVE THE PASSES FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED ABOVE THE PASSES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE NEEDED TODAY. ORZ003>010-012-014-WAZ020-022-023-039-040-061200- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY- WILLAPA HILLS-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- 348 AM PST THU NOV 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER REPORTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE NEEDED TODAY.
2 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds were recorded at Garibaldi. Strong winds were also reported at Cape Meares, with a peak wind gust of 58 kt, and at Clatsop Spit, with sustained winds up to 47 kt.
Strong wind gusts were recorded on the Yaquina Bay Bridge. Strong winds were also reported at Lincoln City, with a gusts up to 70 kt, and at Gleneden Beach, with sustained winds up to 41 kt.
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