A pacific system brought strong winds to the coastline.
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The episode as NWS PQR wrote it up.
A pacific system 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 9, 2:30 AM PST, 6 hours earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 229 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009 .SYNOPSIS...A RATHER STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT WAS OFF THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING BUT WILL SPREAD ONSHORE THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON...PRODUCING MORE RAIN...HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW...VERY BRISK WINDS ESPECIALLY AT THE COAST...AND POSSIBLY EVEN A THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE COAST. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP CLOSE TO THE PASSES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH SOME SNOW ACCUMULATION EXPECTED...BUT NOT AS MUCH AS THIS PAST WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL EASE TUESDAY. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH TUESDAY NIGHT AND MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY...WITH SNOW LEVELS BELOW THE CASCADE PASSES. A SECONDARY DISTURBANCE DROPPING DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP THE SHOWERS GOING THROUGH WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY...WITH SNOW CONTINUING IN THE CASCADES...POSSIBLY ADVISORY AMOUNTS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED MID WEEK AND BY NEXT WEEKEND. && .SHORT TERM...THE NEXT STRONG LOOKING COLD FRONT WAS OFF THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH EMBEDDED LIGHTNING ALONG THE FRONT OFF AND ON OVERNIGHT...WHICH WILL LIKELY AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS AS THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...AND POSSIBLY THE COASTAL STRIP. THIS FRONT WILL MOVE ONTO THE COAST THIS MORNING AND INTO THE INTERIOR LATER THIS MORNING AND THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THERE IS A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT...AND THE MODELS INDICATE WE HAVE A SHOT AT HIGH WINDS NEAR THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. AS A RESULT WILL GO WITH A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTS FOR A SHORT WINDOW OF TIME THIS MORNING JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE WINDS LOOK TO BE OVER WITH BY 18Z AS THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. THE STRONGEST GRADIENT LOOKS TO BE IN THE NORTH AS THE WAVE LIFTS OUT ALONG THE FRONT...SO WILL KEEP THE CENTRAL COAST BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY BE ABOVE THE PASSES AS THE FRONT MOVES INTO THE CASCADES THIS AFTERNOON...BUT DROP CLOSE TO THE PASSES TONIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES EAST. THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE A BIT MORE PRECIPITATION WITH THE POST FRONTAL SHOWERS IN THE SOUTHWEST LOW LEVEL FLOW. WE COULD GET CLOSE TO SNOW ADVISORY TOTALS...BUT FOR NOW WILL GO JUST BELOW. 850 MB WINDS LOOK ON THE BORDER AS WELL FOR POSSIBLY GETTING CLOSE TO SNOW ADVISORY AMOUNTS. THE BEST CHANCE WOULD BE MAINLY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES NORTH OF ABOUT MOUNT JEFFERSON. ON TUESDAY THE SHOWERS EASE AS THE LOW LEVEL FLOW GETS QUITE WEAK. THE NEXT SYSTEM LOOKS LIKE IT DEVELOPS NEAR THE COAST TUESDAY NIGHT AND SWEEPS ONSHORE WEDNESDAY. THIS IS ANOTHER COOLER SYSTEM AGAIN... AND SNOW LEVELS WILL BE BELOW THE CASCADE PASSES. THIS BAND COULD BE CONVECTIVE AGAIN AS IT REACHES THE COAST. A SECONDARY LOW DROPS DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY FOR MORE SHOWERS. WE COULD EASILY SEE SNOW ADVISORY TOTALS FROM WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY. TOLLESON .LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... MODELS GENERALLY SHOWING AN UPPER TROUGH DROPPING SE OF THE REGION THU...BRINGING SHOWERY WEATHER WITH SNOW LEVELS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FT. EXTENDED MODELS ARE STILL SHOWING A POTENTIAL BREAK IN THE WEATHER FROM LATE THU INTO AT LEAST FRI MORNING AS A WEAK UPPER RIDGE MOVES THROUGH. MODEL CONSENSUS SHOWS ANOTHER PAC SYSTEM MOVING IN FOR THE WEEKEND...BUT 12Z ECMWF HAS SHIFTED AWAY FROM THIS SOLUTION SHOWING A BIT MORE RIDGING...WHICH WOULD HOLD THE STORM TRACK A LITTLE TO THE N IF IT VERIFIES. RW && .AVIATION...NO CHANGES...VFR. HOWEVER...NEXT FRONT APPROACHING WILL SPREAD RAIN AND MVFR CONDITIONS BACK TO THE COAST AROUND 10-12Z. SAID CONDITIONS TO SPREAD TO I-5 CORRIDOR AFTER 14Z. SUSPECT WILL REMAIN MVFR THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ACROSS THE REGION. ALTHOUGH MAY GO VFR AFTER 22Z ON THE N COAST...AFFECTING KAST AND KTMK...AS COLD FRONT PUSHES INLAND TO EAST OF THAT AREA. KPDX AND APPROACHES...VFR. SHOULD SEE INCREASING MVFR AFTER 15Z WITH LIGHT RAIN DEVELOPING...WITH MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST 23Z MON. WOLFE && .MARINE...NOT MUCH CHANGE FROM EARLIER FORECASTS. BUOYS REPORTING SWELL AROUND 13 FT THIS EVENING...EXCEPT NEAR BUOY 89 WHERE GALES HAVE RISEN SEAS TO 17 AT 2AM. GALES FOR TODAY AS NEXT FRONT PLOWS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS WILL COME UP A BIT...MAINLY DUE TO CHOPPY WIND WAVES. ONCE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE. HOWEVER...UNSETTLED WEATHER TO CONTINUE THIS WEEK. && .PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA/OR...GALE WARNING FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA BAR THROUGH MON. HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS OF THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTS THIS MORNING. && 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 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 515 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009 PZZ250-255-270-275-101430- 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- 515 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS MORNING. SEE PDXCWFPQR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ001-WAZ021-101430- NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- 515 AM PST MON NOV 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM THIS MORNING FOR THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS OF THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTS. SEE PDXNPWPQR FOR DETAILS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ011-013-WAZ019-101430- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- 515 AM PST MON NOV 9 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SNOW ADVISORY TYPE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. ORZ002>010-012-014-WAZ020-022-023-039-040-101430- CENTRAL OREGON COAST-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- 515 AM PST MON NOV 9 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...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong winds were reported at Toke Point. Peak winds of 56 knots were also reported in Oysterville and Ocean Park. A crab boat on Willapa Bay also reported 78 knot winds.
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