Flooding in Washington, March 6, 2016

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
949 PM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

UPDATED AVIATION DISCUSSION

.SHORT TERM...EVENING UPDATE...THE LATEST PACIFIC SYSTEM CONTINUES
TO MOVE THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THIS EVENING. A BROAD AREA OF
SHOWERS EXTENDS FROM CENTRAL AND SOUTH-CENTRAL WASHINGTON SOUTHEAST
INTO EAST-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST OREGON. HEAVIEST PRECIP WITHIN THIS
AREA IS OVER SOUTH-CENTRAL AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON WHERE UPSLOPE
AFFECTS ARE ENHANCING THE PRECIP. A NARROW SECONDARY BAND OF SHOWERS
IS MOVING INTO THE OREGON AND SOUTHERN WASHINGTON CASCADES. THERE IS
A BRIEF BREAK BETWEEN THE MAIN AREA AND THE SECONDARY BAND. ANOTHER
AREA OF PRECIP CONTINUES OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL OREGON.
SOME OF THIS PRECIP IS STILL EXPECTED TO LIFT NORTHEAST TOWARDS OUR
EASTERN ZONES OVERNIGHT. WINDS HAVE BEEN BREEZY FOR THE MOST PART IN
THE AREAS WITH ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS. LOCALLY STRONG WINDS HAVE
BEEN OCCURRING EAST-NORTHEAST OF PENDLETON AT THE FOOT OF THE BLUES.
ALSO WIND GUSTS AROUND 50 MPH HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN THE JOSEPH AREA
IN WALLOWA COUNTY. WILL CONTINUE THE CURRENT WIND ADVISORIES AND
WARNINGS FOR NOW. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE CENTRAL OREGON
WIND ADVISORY SHOULD BE ABLE TO DROP AT 10 PM. 90

.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...A SERIES OF STORMS WILL MOVE
THROUGH WASHINGTON AND OREGON BRINGING ABUNDANT RAINFALL AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW. AN OCCLUDED FRONT WILL CROSS THE CASCADES TUESDAY
EVENING WITH A WARM FRONT LIFTING SLOWLY NORTH ACROSS THE REGION
WEDNESDAY. THIS WILL BRING ABUNDANT RAINFALL AND GUSTY SOUTH WINDS
TO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE 2500-4000 FEET TUESDAY
NIGHT...BUT RISE ABOVE 5000 FEET BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A WEAK COLD
FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH A CONTINUED THREAT FOR
SHOWERS AND SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 3500-5000 FEET. ANOTHER STORM
WILL MOVE THROUGH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY  WITH MORE RAIN AND SNOW ABOVE
4000 FEET. HIGH TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE PERIOD WILL BE MOSTLY IN
THE 50S LOWER ELEVATIONS AND MID 30S TO MID 40S MOUNTAINS.

&&

.AVIATION...06Z TAFS...VFR CONDITIONS ARE MAINLY EXPECTED THROUGH
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MVFR CIGS AT KYKM DUE TO RAIN SHOWERS WILL
GRADUALLY BREAK UP AS WEST WINDS INCREASE THROUGH 06/10 UTC.
ELSEWHERE CIGS WILL MAINLY RUN BETWEEN 5000 AND 12000 FT MSL. ALL
SITES WILL SEE SHOWERS AT TIMES, ESPECIALLY EARLY IN THIS PERIOD.
VICINITY SHOWERS WILL BE MORE PREVALENT DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. WINDS
WILL BE BREEZY AT MOST SITES. DIRECTIONS WILL GENERALLY FAVOR
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH INITIALLY, BUT THEN BECOME MORE SOUTHWEST TO WEST.
90

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
PDT  44  58  37  51 /  80  50  40  30
ALW  50  58  40  55 /  90  60  30  30
PSC  51  61  40  55 /  90  20  40  30
YKM  43  58  34  54 /  90  30  50  40
HRI  48  61  39  52 /  80  30  40  30
ELN  41  54  31  49 / 100  40  50  40
RDM  39  53  30  49 /  70  40  50  30
LGD  44  53  33  50 /  90  60  30  40
GCD  43  51  34  48 /  90  50  40  30
DLS  44  58  38  54 /  90  50  50  40

&&

.PDT WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR ORZ507-508.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR ORZ049.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR ORZ511.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY FOR ORZ050.

WA...HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR WAZ029.

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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION, CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT...
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON

90/76/90

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
101 AM PST SUN MAR 06 2016

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

0837 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 1 WNW CAYUSE            45.68N 118.58W
03/05/2016  M64.00 MPH       UMATILLA           OR   MESONET

0955 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 3 WSW KOOSKOOSKIE       45.99N 118.18W
03/05/2016  M75.00 MPH       UMATILLA           OR   MESONET

            SEVERAL WIND GUSTS ABOVE 58 MPH WITH 75 MPH THE
            STRONGEST.

1014 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 ESE DIXIE             46.11N 118.07W
03/05/2016  M67.00 MPH       WALLA WALLA        WA   MESONET

1024 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 4 ESE WALLA WALLA EAST  46.04N 118.22W
03/05/2016  M51.00 MPH       WALLA WALLA        WA   MESONET

1119 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 SSW MISSION           45.60N 118.70W
03/05/2016  M56.00 MPH       UMATILLA           OR   MESONET

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