Southwest Washington and Northwest Oregon Watches and Warnings

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Today's and yesterday's warnings in reverse chronological order.


WHUS76 KPQR 231103
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
303 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

PZZ250-270-231915-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SI.Y.0135.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KPQR.SW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/
/O.CAN.KPQR.GL.W.0033.091123T1500Z-091124T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0136.091123T1600Z-091124T0200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
303 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A WARM FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON LATER TODAY...WITH WINDS INCREASING A BIT...WITH GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 KT OVER THE NORTH COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE TODAY.

SEAS NEAR 12 TO 14 FEET THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE...REACHING NEAR 10 FT LATER THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-231915- /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-091124T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.SI.Y.0135.000000T0000Z-091124T0200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 303 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST TUESDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST TUESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.

A WARM FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON LATER TODAY...WITH WINDS INCREASING A BIT...WITH GUSTS OF TO 25 KT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON.

SEAS NEAR 12 TO 13 FEET THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE...REACHING NEAR 10 FT LATER THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-231915- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0382.000000T0000Z-091124T0800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 303 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 11 FT TODAY AND TONIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 9 FT LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 13 FT DURING THE EBBS...WHICH WILL OCCUR AROUND 915 AM THIS MORNING AND AGAIN AROUND 845 PM TONIGHT. BREAKERS ARE NOT EXPECTED DURING THE EBBS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$





WHUS76 KPQR 230454
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
854 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

PZZ250-270-231300-
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KPQR.SI.Y.0135.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/
/O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0019.091123T1500Z-091123T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0033.091123T1500Z-091124T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
854 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY.

A WARM FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON MONDAY BRINGING SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO THE WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVERNIGHT EVENTUALLY RISING TO GALE FORCE BY MONDAY MORNING.

SEAS NEAR 18 FEET THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TO 12 FT BY MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-231300- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.SI.Y.0135.000000T0000Z-091124T0300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 854 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY.

A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE BY TO THE NORTH ON MONDAY BRINGING SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO THE WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY EVENING.

SEAS NEAR 15 FEET THIS EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TO 12 FT BY MONDAY MORNING. SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-231300- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0382.000000T0000Z-091124T0300Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 854 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS NEAR 18 FT IN THE EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 15 FT BY MIDNIGHT...AND TO 12 FT BY MON MORNING. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 15 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 915 AM MON MORNING...AND TO 14 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 845 PM MON EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


WWUS86 KPQR 222305
SABOR
Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center Seattle Washington

1423 PM PST Sun Nov 22 2009

In order to provide a better and more complete avalanche forecast on a
regular basis, the primary avalanche forecasts will be issued between
11 AM and Noon on a daily basis, with updates issued whenever
significant deviations occur. The timing and the products will be
adjusted as necessary during the upcoming winter in order to produce
the best possible avalanche information.

ORZ-011

Avalanche Forecast

MT HOOD AREA

Sunday: High avalanche danger above 6000 feet and considerable below.

Sunday night: Avalanche danger slightly decreasing.

Monday: Considerable avalanche danger above 6000 feet and moderate
below.

Monday night: Avalanche danger further slightly decreasing.

Snowpack Synopsis

A low pressure system crossed the south Cascades Sunday early morning.
Thus there have been strong wind shifts and heavy new snow occurred in
the Mt Hood area. New unstable layers are likely in the Mt Hood area
Sunday morning on a variety of lee slopes.

Sunday and Sunday night

Strong west winds and moderate to heavy snowfall should be seen near
and west of the crest on Sunday. This should maintain or build
temporary new unstable layers mainly on lee slopes at higher
elevations. Previous unstable layers should also linger on a variety of
lee slopes in the Mt Hood area. Winds and snowfall should decrease
Sunday night.

Monday and Monday night

Moderate winds and renewed light rain or snow with a warming trend is
expected on Monday. Layers from Sunday should partly stabilize. The new
snowfall and warming may build or maintain isolated unstable layers on
some lee slopes. Another decrease in winds and rain or snow showers
should cause another slight decrease in the avalanche danger Monday
night.

NWAC weather data and forecasts are also available by calling
206-526-6677 for Washington, 503-808-2400 for the Mt Hood area, or by
visiting our Web site at [1]www.nwac.us. Remember that these avalanche
forecasts apply to back country avalanche terrain below 7000 feet
outside of developed and operating ski areas or highways.
Ferber/Northwest Weather and Avalanche Center Seattle Washington

References

1. file://localhost/..//



WHUS76 KPQR 222232
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

PZZ250-270-230645-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0135.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.A.0019.091123T1500Z-091123T2300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL MAINTAIN WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...CHAOTIC WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WINDS RELAX.

TOMORROW ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS AND MAY BRING LOW END GALE GUSTS TO THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-230645- /O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0135.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0078.000000T0000Z-091123T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY.

A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL MAINTAIN WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...CHAOTIC WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AS WINDS RELAX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-230645- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0382.000000T0000Z-091124T0000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS NEAR 18 FT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 11 FT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 15 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 800 PM TONIGHT...AND TO 14 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 915 AM MON MORNING. BREAKERS ARE LIKELY DURING THE EVENING EBB AND POSSIBLE DURING TOMORROW MORNINGS EBB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


WWUS46 KPQR 222220
WSWPQR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
220 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009


ORZ011-013-WAZ019-222330-
/O.CAN.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
220 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON CASCADES AND THE CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LITTLE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION EXPECTED. SNOW SHOWERS SHOULD END LATER THIS EVENING.

$$


WHUS46 KPQR 222201
CFWPQR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
201 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009


ORZ001-002-WAZ021-222315-
/O.EXP.KPQR.SU.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-091122T2200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
201 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

SEAS HAVE DROPPED TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP TONIGHT TO NEAR 11 FT.

$$


WHUS76 KPQR 222011 AAA
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1211 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

PZZ250-270-230415-
/O.EXP.KPQR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-091122T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0135.091122T2011Z-091123T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0078.091122T2011Z-091123T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.A.0019.091123T1500Z-091123T2300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
1211 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSED ACROSS THE NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...AND INLAND NEAR SEASIDE EARLIER THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EASING BUT A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS STILL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

THIS WILL MAINTAIN WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...CHAOTIC WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WINDS RELAX.

TOMORROW ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS AND MAY BRING LOW END GALE GUSTS TO THE AREA.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-230415- /O.EXP.KPQR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-091122T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0135.091122T2011Z-091123T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0078.091122T2011Z-091123T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1211 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSED ACROSS THE NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...AND INLAND NEAR SEASIDE EARLIER THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EASING BUT A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS STILL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

THIS WILL MAINTAIN WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS OF 30 AND LOCAL GUSTS TO 35 KT. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY EASE THIS AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...CHAOTIC WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 15 AND 20 FT GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AS WINDS RELAX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-230415- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0382.000000T0000Z-091124T0000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 1211 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS NEAR 18 FT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 11 FT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 15 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 800 PM TONIGHT...AND TO 14 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 915 AM MON MORNING. BREAKERS ARE LIKELY DURING THE EVENING EBB AND POSSIBLE DURING TOMORROW MORNINGS EBB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


WWUS46 KPQR 221921
WSWPQR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1121 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-230000-
/O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
1121 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER THEY WILL DIMINISH LATER THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS ARE AROUND 2500 FEET. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES ACCUMULATION CAN BE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE BLOWING IN THE CASCADES TODAY. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$


WHUS76 KPQR 221633
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
833 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

PZZ250-255-270-275-222000-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-091122T2000Z/
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-
833 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSED ACROSS THE NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...AND INLAND NEAR SEASIDE EARLIER THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EASING BUT A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS STILL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

THIS WILL MAINTAIN WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY EASE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...CHAOTIC WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 25 FT THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WINDS RELAX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-230045- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0382.000000T0000Z-091123T1300Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 833 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS NEAR 18 FT THIS MORNING GRADUALLY DECREASING TO 11 FT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 15 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 800 PM TONIGHT...AND TO 14 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 915 AM MON MORNING. BREAKERS ARE LIKELY DURING THE EVENING EBB AND POSSIBLE DURING TOMORROW MORNINGS EBB.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


WWUS76 KPQR 221423
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
623 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-221530-
/O.CAN.KPQR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO...
PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...
EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK...
VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL
623 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREAS...THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY.

$$


WHUS76 KPQR 221421
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
621 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

PZZ250-255-270-275-222000-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0032.091122T1421Z-091122T2000Z/
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-
621 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSED ACROSS THE NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...AND INLAND NEAR SEASIDE EARLIER THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EASING BUT A MODERATELY STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS STILL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

THIS WILL MAINTAIN WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY EASE LATER THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...CHAOTIC WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 20 AND 25 FT THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WINDS RELAX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-222230- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0382.000000T0000Z-091123T1300Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 621 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS NEAR 13 TO 15 FT TODAY... GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 11 FT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR TO 17 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 815 AM THIS MORNING...AND NEAR 15 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 8 PM TONIGHT. BREAKERS ARE LIKELY DURING THE EBBS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


WHUS46 KPQR 221410 CCA
CFWPQR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
609 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009


ORZ001-002-WAZ021-222200-
/O.COR.KPQR.SU.Y.0010.091122T1409Z-091122T2200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
609 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON...NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT HAVE GENERATED A LARGE AREA OF LOCALLY GENERATED SWELL OFFSHORE. EXPECT WEST SWELLS OF 22 TO 25 FT TO MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL SURF ZONE THIS MORNING. LARGE SWELLS WILL BE ALONG THE NORTH OREGON COAST.

SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

$$

ROCKEY


WHUS46 KPQR 221406
CFWPQR

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
606 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009


ORZ001-002-WAZ021-222200-
/O.NEW.KPQR.SU.Y.0010.091122T1406Z-091122T2200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
606 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON...NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG WINDS OVERNIGHT HAVE GENERATED A LARGE AREA OF LOCALLY GENERATED SWELL OFFSHORE. EXPECT WEST SWELLS OF 20 TO 23 FT TO MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL SURF ZONE THIS MORNING. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION.

&&

$$

ROCKEY


WWUS46 KPQR 221144
WSWPQR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
344 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-221945-
/O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
344 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

SNOW WILL CONTINUE TODAY...HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AROUND 2500 FEET. NEW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 INCHES.

STRONG WEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN DECREASE IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AT EXPOSED AREAS UP TO 65 MPH THIS MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING SNOW...WITH NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT TIMES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$


WWUS76 KPQR 221144
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
344 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON.

ORZ001-002-WAZ020-021-221245- /O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-WILLAPA HILLS- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD... RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET 344 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING.

THE STRONGEST WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHED INLAND EARLIER THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...STRONG WESTERLY WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 50 MPH ARE STILL POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 AM... ALTHOUGH WELL EXPOSED HEADLANDS MAY SEE LOCAL GUSTS OVER 60 MPH.

$$

ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-221500- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 344 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREAS...THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH AROUND 7 AM....THEN WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE LATER THIS MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

$$


WHUS76 KPQR 221055
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
255 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

PZZ250-255-270-275-221500-
/O.EXT.KPQR.SR.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/
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-
255 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING.

STRONG LOW PRESSURE PASSED ACROSS THE NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...AND INLAND NEAR SEASIDE EARLIER THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS STILL OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING.

THIS WILL MAINTAIN WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KT...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 KT...OVER THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO ONLY GALE FORCE AT WORST AFTER 7 AM. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE TODAY.

IN ADDITION...CHAOTIC WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 18 AND 22 FT THIS MORNING...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WINDS RELAX.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-221900- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0382.000000T0000Z-091123T1300Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 255 AM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST MONDAY.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS NEAR 13 TO 15 FT TODAY... GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 11 FT TONIGHT. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR TO 17 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 815 AM THIS MORNING...AND NEAR 15 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 8 PM TONIGHT. BREAKERS ARE LIKELY DURING THE EBBS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


WWUS46 KPQR 220446 CCA
WSWPQR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
845 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-221315-
/O.COR.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
845 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY.

SNOW WAS REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING AS A NEW STORM PUSHES IN. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY...HEAVIEST IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET...BUT WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 4500 FEET IN THE OREGON CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 2500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY IN BOTH THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET.

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$


WWUS46 KPQR 220442
WSWPQR

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
842 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

ORZ011-013-WAZ019-221300-
/O.CON.KPQR.WS.W.0009.000000T0000Z-091123T0000Z/
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
842 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY.

SNOW WAS REDEVELOPING THIS EVENING AS A NEW STORM PUSHES IN. THE SNOW WILL BE HEAVIEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY SUNDAY...HEAVIEST IN THE MORNING. SNOW LEVELS TONIGHT WILL BE AROUND 3500 FEET...BUT WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 4500 FEET IN THE OREGON CASCADES. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO 2500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY IN BOTH THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 FEET...WITH THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET.

WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH ON EXPOSED RIDGES LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.|

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT... FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

&&

$$


WHUS76 KPQR 220433
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
833 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

PZZ250-255-270-275-221100-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0008.000000T0000Z-091122T1100Z/
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-
833 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY.

YET ANOTHER STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. WARM FRONT WILL LIFT ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH GALE FORCE SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL PASS NORTH OF THE WATERS AND INLAND INTO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON TONIGHT...WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING ONSHORE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THIS WILL BRING VERY STRONG WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS...WITH GALE FORCE WINDS BECOMING STORM FORCE LATER THIS EVENING.

EXPECT SOUTH WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KT THIS EVENING WITH WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 50 AND 55 KT AFTER 9 PM THIS EVENING.

ONCE THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE...BETWEEN 1 TO 2 AM SUNDAY MORNING... WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY AND BEGIN TO SLOWLY EASE. HOWEVER...GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-221245- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0382.000000T0000Z-091123T0600Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 833 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 18 FT. EBB CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND 815 AM SAT MORNING AND 8 PM SAT EVENING. BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


WWUS76 KPQR 220345
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

A DEVELOPING PACIFIC LOW WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON.

WAZ020-221145- /O.EXB.KPQR.HW.W.0031.091122T0800Z-091122T1500Z/ WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WILLAPA HILLS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY.

SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WILL SWITCH TO THE SOUTHWEST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 65 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 2 AM AND 6 AM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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ORZ001-002-WAZ021-221145- /O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0031.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CATHLAMET 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY.

STRONG SOUTH WINDS 40 TO 45 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH... ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AT COASTAL HEADLANDS AND BEACHES ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST TONIGHT. PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 PM AND 3 AM ON THE OREGON COAST AND BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM ON THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

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ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-221145- /O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-091122T1500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 745 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREAS...THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SUNDAY.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS LATER TONIGHT AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. A FEW GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT ESPECIALLY ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY. WINDS WILL EASE SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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