A cold front pushed across the area forcing strong winds aloft to the surface, mainly over the Hanford and Richland areas. Wind gust reported in MPH include: (61) 5 miles N of Richland, (64) 10 miles NNW of Richland, and (58) 9 miles NNE of Richland.
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The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
A cold front pushed across the area forcing strong winds aloft to the surface, mainly over the Hanford and Richland areas.
Wind gust reported in MPH include: (61) 5 miles N of Richland, (64) 10 miles NNW of Richland, and (58) 9 miles NNE of Richland.
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 22, 2:20 PM PST, 2 hours 40 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
220 PM PST FRI FEB 22 2013
.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...A COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BE
PUSHING THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA THIS EVENING. BEST PRECIPITATION
WILL BE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THEN QUICK DRYING BEHIND THE FRONT FOR
MOST AREAS. STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS WILL FOLLOW THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT THEN CONTINUE INTO
SATURDAY. THE WEST WINDS WILL ALSO AID IN UPSLOPE FLOW INTO THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS AS WELL AS SOME SLOP OVER PRECIPITATION ON THE EAST SLOPES
OF THE CASCADES CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. VARIOUS WINTER STORM
HIGHLIGHTS AND WIND HIGHLIGHTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OVERNIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY PERIOD. SEE LATEST PRODUCTS PDXWSWPDT AND PDXNPWPDT
FOR MORE DETAILS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL REBUILD OVER THE REGION
SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY DECREASING WINDS AND ENDING MOST
PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...ANOTHER COLD FRONTAL SYSTEM AND PASSAGE IS
EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 3000
FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT THEN LOWER LATE MONDAY TO AROUND 2000 FEET.
THIS SYSTEM WILL ONCE AGAIN BRING SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS BUT JUST
RAIN TO THE LOWER ELEVATIONS.
.LONG TERM...MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL
CROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SNOW
SHOWERS TO THE MOUNTAINS AND IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS, A CHANCE OF
RAIN SHOWERS IN THE EVENING AND A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A RAIN/SNOW MIX
OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL BE BREEZY IN THE EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE
AROUND 2000 TO 2500 FEET IN THE EVENING AND LOWER TO 1500 TO 2000
FEET OVERNIGHT. TUESDAY A RIDGE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WITH ONLY
A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE AREA WITH A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF RAIN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND A CHANCE OF SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FEET. WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY RIDGING
WILL REBUILD OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE ECMWF BRINGS A WEAK
SYSTEM OVER THE TOP OF THE RIDGE THURSDAY WHILE THE GFS DOES NOT.
HAVE KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH A
CHANCE OF LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MOUNTAINS. THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY THE RIDGE STRENGTHENS AND A STRONGER SYSTEM TRIES TO CROSS
THE RIDGE BUT GETS HUNG UP ON THE CASCADES. THIS WILL BRING A CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE WASHINGTON CASCADE CREST AND A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SNOW SHOWERS TO THE NORTHEASTERN OREGON MOUNTAINS WHILE THE REST
OF THE AREA REMAINS DRY. TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT IN THE MID 40S
TO LOWER 50S WITH UPPER 30S TO MID 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS TUESDAY AND
WARM UNDER THE RIDGE TO THE LOWER TO MID 50S WITH MID TO UPPER 40S
IN THE MOUNTAINS BY FRIDAY. LOWS WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S
WITH UPPER TEENS AND 20S IN THE MOUNTAINS. PERRY
&&
.AVIATION...00Z TAFS...A STRONG WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION THIS EVENING.
PRECIPITATION WILL END AT TAF SITES BY 06Z BUT SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN
THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH 00Z TOMORROW. CEILINGS WILL BE PRIMARILY VFR
THOUGH SOME MVFR CEILINGS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THE HEAVIER SHOWERS.
WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING TO 15 TO 25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO
35 KTS AS A FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. AFTER 03Z WINDS WILL DECREASE,
DROPPING BELOW 15 KTS AFTER 06Z, EXCEPT AT KPSC, KALW AND KPDT WHICH
WILL REMAIN AT 10 TO 20 WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN
INCREASING AGAIN AFTER 15Z TOMORROW MORNING REACHING 15 TO 25 KTS
WITH GUSTS TO 35 KTS AT ALL TAF SITES AFTER 20Z. PERRY
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 36 44 29 47 / 80 20 20 10
ALW 35 45 33 48 / 80 20 20 10
PSC 36 50 30 51 / 40 10 10 10
YKM 33 45 29 47 / 10 10 10 10
HRI 36 48 29 51 / 60 10 10 10
ELN 34 42 28 44 / 20 10 10 10
RDM 28 36 23 43 / 40 20 10 10
LGD 31 35 27 37 / 90 60 40 10
GCD 30 32 23 38 / 90 50 30 10
DLS 36 46 32 50 / 30 20 10 10
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY ORZ049-050.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET
FOR THE ORZ502-503.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
SATURDAY ORZ506.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY ORZ041-042.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING ORZ044.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PST SATURDAY
ORZ044.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY ORZ509.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PST SATURDAY ORZ507-508.
WA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET
FOR THE WAZ030.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY WAZ024-026-027-521.
HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING WAZ028.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PST SATURDAY
WAZ028.
WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY WAZ520.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PST SATURDAY WAZ029.
&&
THREAT INDEX
SATURDAY : RED
SUNDAY : GREEN
MONDAY : GREEN
GREEN: NONE OR LIMITED NEED FOR WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES.
YELLOW: A FEW WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
RED: NUMEROUS WATCHES, WARNINGS, OR ADVISORIES POSSIBLE OR IN EFFECT.
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON
91/83/83HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
910 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013
UPDATED TO INCLUDE NEW WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
ORZ041-042-044-049-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026>030-520-521-
231415-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-WALLOWA COUNTY-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-
JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
910 AM PST FRI FEB 22 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, NORTHWEST BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON
CASCADES, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS
STRONG WIND
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON,
KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON,
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON,
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON
A STORM MOVING ACROSS THE REGION WILL PRODUCE HEAVY SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE BECOMING STRONG
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WITH A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SNOW SATURDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES, NORTHWEST BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES,
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
STRONG WIND SATURDAY
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON,
KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON,
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON,
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON
SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY
SATURDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE.The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
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