The following are Weather Outlooks posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - National Weather Service (NOAA-NWS) offices in Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington... This is for the weekend of December 19 - December 21, 2008.
Issued on December 19, 2008.
For the Portland Metro Area:
2 products issued by NWS for: 3 Miles N Mt Tabor OR
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
512 AM PST FRI DEC 19 2008
ORZ001-003>013-WAZ020>023-039-201430-
NORTH 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-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
512 AM PST FRI DEC 19 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON EXCLUDING THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES AND
FOOTHILLS...THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY...AND THE CENTRAL OREGON
COAST.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT TODAY AT LOWER ELEVATIONS
AND THROUGH THIS EVENING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. SEE PDXWSWPQR FOR
DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY FOR SNOW CHANGING TO SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN AND EVENTUALLY
TO RAIN. STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED WITH WIND GUSTS
TO 65 MPH IN THE GORGE...50 MPH IN THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER
AREAS...AND 45 MPH OVER THE MOUNTAINS. GUSTS TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE AT THE COAST. SEE PDXWSWPQR FOR DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
328 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008
...A SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT NORTHWEST OREGON AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THIS WEEKEND...
ORZ005-006-WAZ022-039-200730-
/O.CAN.KPQR.WW.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-081219T2300Z/
/O.UPG.KPQR.WS.A.0013.081220T1700Z-081222T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.WS.W.0010.081220T1800Z-081221T2100Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO...
PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...LONGVIEW...KELSO...
CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL
328 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008
...WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM WARNING
IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY FOR THE LOWER
COLUMBIA RIVER VALLEY...THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO
AREA...AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND ICE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10
AM SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY.
A STRONG MOISTURE LADEN PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE
AREA SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM HAS CONSIDERABLE
MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH IT...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO DROP
SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN OVER THE AREA.
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 10 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED WITH THE
HIGHEST AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO TRANSITION TO
FREEZING RAIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING WITH SIGNIFICANT ICE
ACCUMULATION EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG EAST WINDS
OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE
GORGE SATURDAY NIGHT CAUSING BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW.
HEAVY SNOW AND ICE ARE FORECAST TO ACCUMULATE IN THE AFFECTED
AREAS CAUSING HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS. THOSE WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE ADVISED TO CHOOSE AN ALTERNATE
ROUTE...OR SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS UNAVOIDABLE.
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For the Seattle Metro Area:
One product issued by NWS for: Seattle WA
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Winter Storm Warning
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
359 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008
...A MAJOR DISRUPTIVE WINTER STORM WILL AFFECT MOST OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY...
.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SPREAD PRECIPITATION INLAND OVER
WESTERN WASHINGTON STARTING SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING
THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY. A COMBINATION OF BLIZZARD CONDITIONS...
HEAVY SNOW...STRONG WINDS AND ICE BUILDUPS ARE EXPECTED.
WAZ001-503-504-506>512-517-201345-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WS.A.0011.081221T0000Z-081222T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WS.W.0007.081221T0000Z-081222T0000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-CENTRAL COAST-
359 PM PST FRI DEC 19 2008
...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SATURDAY TO 4 PM PST
SUNDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A MAJOR WINTER STORM IS ON TAP THIS WEEKEND. HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN
SPREAD INTO THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY SATURDAY
EVENING. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL OCCUR ON THE KITSAP PENINSULA...ALONG
HOOD CANAL...AND FROM OLYMPIA AND CHEHALIS WEST TO THE CENTRAL
COAST NEAR OCEAN SHORES. 10 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED CLOSE
TO HOOD CANAL. OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THIS AREA SHOULD GET 5 TO 12
INCHES OF SNOW.
ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR NORTH OF TACOMA...INCLUDING SEATTLE AND
EVERETT...STORM-TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES IS EXPECTED.
WESTERN SKAGIT AND WHATCOM COUNTIES SHOULD RECEIVE ABOUT 3 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW. IN GENERAL...LIGHTER AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR NEAR THE
CASCADE FOOTHILLS WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS FURTHER WEST ALONG THE
SHORES OF PUGET SOUND. SOME PARTS OF EASTERN KING COUNTY...WHERE
WIND IS A BIG THREAT...WILL RECEIVE 1 INCH OR LESS OF SNOWFALL.
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...LOCATIONS FROM TACOMA ON
SOUTH THROUGH LEWIS COUNTY AND WEST TO THE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO
MIX WITH SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN. FREEZING RAIN IS MOST LIKELY IN
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY AND THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY. IF MORE
PRECIPITATION OCCURS IN THE FORM OF FREEZING RAIN THAN SNOW...THEN
AN ICE STORM WOULD BE POSSIBLE WITH ICE ACCUMULATIONS IN EXCESS OF
ONE-QUARTER INCH. THIS IS NOT A CERTAINTY BUT SHOULD BE KEPT IN
MIND. ICE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING POWER LINES AND LARGE TREE
BRANCHES TO SNAP AND CAUSE MAJOR TRAVEL DISRUPTIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...SLEET...
AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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I realize this isn't directly a smart issue, but felt compelled to present this in the Pacific Northwest Region thread for all those living within its vicinity.
For those interested in continuing updates.
For the Portland National Weather Service web site:
National Weather Service - NWS Portland
For the Seattle National Weather Service web site:
National Weather Service - NWS Seattle
-Tom L.
smart - aka Smurf
Anyway, reversed and finally got going again and parked safely in the garage where he will remain until there is dry pavement.
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