Strong winds aloft would mix down and produce several wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH on Saturday November 2nd. These strong gusts were isolated to the Hanford and Richland, WA area.
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The episode as NWS PDT wrote it up.
Strong winds aloft would mix down and produce several wind gusts in excess of 60 MPH on Saturday November 2nd. These strong gusts were isolated to the Hanford and Richland, WA area. Other areas would only see advisory winds. Wind gust in MPH reported include (68) northwest of West Richland, (64) northeast of Sunnyside, (63) at Vista Field in Kennewick, (60) at Hanford, and (64) in Benton City.
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 Nov 2, 10:48 AM PST, 57 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1148 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013
UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION
.SHORT TERM...SURFACE LOW MOVING THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS
MORNING WITH A COLD FRONT CROSSING THE CASCADES. SATELLITE AND RADAR
SHOW OVERCAST CONDITIONS ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA WITH MOST
LOCATIONS RECEIVING RAIN. COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING INTO EARLY AFTERNOON. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL THEN CHANGE
OVER TO SHOWERS LATE IN THE DAY BEHIND THE FRONT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS
AND STRONG WINDS ALOFT MIXING DOWN TO THE SURFACE WILL CREATE WINDY
CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. COULD SEE SOME GUSTS OF 40-50
MPH. GOOD COLD ADVECTION EVIDENT BEHIND FRONT SO EXPECT TEMPERATURES
TO REMAIN ON THE COOL SIDE TODAY IN THE 40S AND 50S. COLD NORTHWEST
FLOW WITH THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY WILL PRODUCE
MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES WITH SHOWERS. SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW IS LIKELY
OVER THE CASCADES AND BLUES. 94
&&
.AVIATION...18Z TAFS...A MID/UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH OVER
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS MORNING WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY.
THE TROUGH IS SWEEPING A COLD FRONT EASTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN
SECTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON TODAY. AT 18Z THE COLD FRONT RAN
FROM KPSC TO KHRI TO SPRAY TO PAULINA. SINKING AIR BEHIND THE FRONT
WILL BRING CLEARING SKIES THIS AFTERNOON TO THE COLUMBIA BASIN AND
ADJACENT VALLEYS AS WELL AS TO NORTH CENTRAL AND CENTRAL OREGON. THE
FRONT WILL REACH KPDT BY 19Z, KALW BY 20Z, KLGD BY 21Z, AND KJSY BY
22Z AND THEN MOVE EAST OF THE SNAKE RIVER BY 23Z THIS AFTERNOON.
WIDESPREAD RAIN WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING AND
INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON, AND THEN TAPER OFF TO ISOLATED TO
SCATTERED SHOWERS, MAINLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS THIS AFTERNOON.
CEILINGS WILL BE 4000-8000 FEET AGL PRECEDING THE FRONT BEFORE
PARTIAL CLEARING AND DRIER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT LIFTS CEILINGS ABOVE
6000 FEET AGL AFTER 00Z. INCREASING WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH THE
FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH WINDY CONDITIONS PERSISTING THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN THE
NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS TO 20 TO 30 KTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THE COLD
FRONT WILL BRING A STRONG BURST OF WINDS AND VEERING OF WINDS FROM
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AND THEN TO WEST AT 25 TO 35 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 45
KTS THROUGH 01Z. WINDS WILL STEADILY DECREASE TO BELOW 15 KTS AT
MOST TAF SITES AFTER 06Z, EXCEPT WINDS AT KPSC, KALW AND KPDT WILL
BE 10 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KTS THROUGH 18Z SUNDAY. POLAN
&&
.PREVIOUS DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 459 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013/
SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM
WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION TODAY. THE SYSTEM'S COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THIS MORNING, BRINGING GOOD CHANCES OF RAIN TO MOST AREAS.
SHOWERS WILL LINGER OVER A NUMBER OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS
NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND WESTERLY UPSLOPE FAVORED INTERIOR
MOUNTAINS SHOULD SEE THE MOST SHOWER ACTIVITY. WINDS WILL PICK UP
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. WILL HAVE TO MONITOR THE SOUTH END OF THE GRANDE
RONDE VALLEY AS WINDS MAY APPROACH ADVISORY LEVELS THIS MORNING.
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND STRONG PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT WILL
CAUSE WINDY TO VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE COLUMBIA
BASIN AND SURROUNDING VALLEYS. CURRENTLY WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS AND WILL CONTINUE THESE ADVISORIES. SNOW
LEVELS WILL FALL THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH TONIGHT, REACHING TO
BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. GOOD WEST TO NORTHWEST
FLOW IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT. THIS FLOW WILL ALLOW FOR SOME RELATIVELY DECENT SLOP OVER
PRECIP NEAR THE CASCADE CREST AND UPSLOPE PRECIP INTO THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS. AT THIS TIME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS LOOK TO STAY BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS, BUT THIS WILL HAVE TO MONITORED FOR ANY CHANGES. 90
LONG TERM...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...UNSETTLED WEATHER IS EXPECTED
THROUGHOUT THE WEEK WITH ONLY BRIEF BREAKS. ON MONDAY A TROUGH WILL
BE DEPARTING TO THE EAST WITH WITH NORTHWEST FLOW FROM A RIDGE IN
THE EASTERN PACIFIC DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA. THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE
A CHANCE OF GENERALLY LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS WHILE THE LOWER ELEVATIONS
WILL BE DRY. MODELS BRING A SYSTEM OVER THE RIDGE EITHER MONDAY
NIGHT OR TUESDAY. HAVE KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR MONDAY
NIGHT AND A CHANCE OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ON TUESDAY, TAPERING
OFF TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. LITTLE RIPPLES IN THE FLOW KEEP A
CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS MOSTLY DRY. MODELS THEN BRING A FRONT AND UPPER TROUGH
THROUGH THE AREA. THE GFS IS FASTER AND HAS THE FRONT MOVING IN
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY WHILE THE ECMWF BRINGS THE FRONT
THROUGH THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. HAVE NOT TRIED TO PIN DOWN THE
TIMING AND WITH SNOW LEVELS RISING TO ABOVE 5000 FEET, HAVE A CHANCE
OF RAIN ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.
FRIDAY THROUGH SATURDAY THE GFS MAINTAINS A TROUGH OVER US WHILE THE
ECMWF HAS MORE OF A ZONAL NORTHWESTERLY FLOW. BOTH BRING WEAK
DISTURBANCES OVER THE AREA SO HAVE KEPT A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN AND SNOW IN THE
MOUNTAINS. TEMPERATURES WILL FLUCTUATE A FEW DEGREES FROM DAY TO DAY
BUT WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 40S TO MID 50S WITH GENERALLY MID 30S TO
MID 40S IN THE MOUNTAINS. PERRY
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT 54 37 49 31 / 80 20 30 20
ALW 54 41 50 35 / 80 20 30 20
PSC 57 41 54 31 / 80 10 20 10
YKM 54 35 52 27 / 80 20 20 10
HRI 55 39 53 30 / 80 20 20 10
ELN 54 35 50 25 / 80 20 20 10
RDM 50 28 43 25 / 70 20 30 30
LGD 55 36 42 28 / 80 40 40 40
GCD 53 31 44 27 / 60 30 30 30
DLS 55 40 52 34 / 80 20 20 20
&&
.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
ORZ041-042-044-507-508.
WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY FOR LADD AND PYLES CANYONS
IN THE ORZ049.
WA...WIND ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
WAZ024-026>029-521.
&&
THREAT INDEX
TODAY : YELLOW
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
94/99/90/HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 654 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 UPDATED DUE TO THE ISSUANCE OF AN ADDITIONAL WIND ADVISORY ORZ041-042-044-507-508-WAZ024-026>029-521-031400- 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- EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY- YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON- FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS- 654 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL OREGON...NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...NORTHEAST OREGON...CENTRAL WASHINGTON...SOUTH WASHINGTON...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. THIS FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY RAIN AND WIND. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTHEASTERN WASHINGTON FOR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS COULD GUST BETWEEN 40 AND 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY COOLER, SHOWERY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY WITH SUSTAINED WINDS CONTINUING IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS CAN BE EXPECTED AT LOCATIONS ABOVE 3000 FEET, ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK. ORZ049-031400- GRANDE RONDE VALLEY- 654 AM PDT SAT NOV 2 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN END OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY HAVE TIGHTENED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY WINDY ACROSS THIS PORTION OF THE VALLEY THROUGH THE MORNING. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH LATE THIS MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS PORTION OF THE VALLEY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY COOLER, SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS MAY BE POSSIBLE BY MONDAY MORNING. UNSETTLED WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Hanford Emergency Operations Center.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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