Last Updated: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 05:28:56 EDT
Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Washington Issued by the National Weather Service
This page contains watches, warnings and advisories that are in effect for Washington. This file is usually updated about every two minutes. This same information is available in other file formats including the XML based RSS and CAP formats. Comments and Feedback are welcome about this product.
List of Active Alerts by County
East Slopes Southern Cascades
special weather statement
Greater Vancouver Area, Rural Clark County
special weather statement
Lower Columbia Including Longview, Castle Rock
special weather statement
Northwest Blue Mountains
special weather statement
South Washington Coast
special weather statement
Southern Washington Cascade Foothills
special weather statement
West Slopes Southern Washington Cascades, Passes
special weather statement
Western Columbia River Gorge
special weather statement
Willapa Hills
special weather statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
West Slopes Southern Washington Cascades, Passes (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 501 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ011-013-WAZ019-162200- CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER... DETROIT...GOVERNMENT CAMP...MCKENZIE BRIDGE... MOUNT ST. HELENS AND OAKRIDGE 501 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS SUNDAY AND BRING WET AND WINDY WEATHER TO THE FORECAST AREA... A PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY SPREADING PRECIPITATION INTO NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND EARLY SUNDAY. SNOW LEVELS IN THE COLD AIR MASS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL DROP TO NEAR 4500 FEET WITH SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW EXPECTED IN THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES. THIS WILL BE A COLD WET AND WINDY WEATHER SYSTEM FOR THE MOUNTAINS. CLIMBERS...HIKERS...BACK PACKERS AND OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THIS DOWNTURN IN CONDITIONS. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Willapa Hills (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ001>013-WAZ019>023-039-040-161700- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA- LOWER COLUMBIA AND I - 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- NORTH OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...ASTORIA...BATTLE GROUND... CASCADE LOCKS...CASTLE ROCK...CATHLAMET... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...CORVALLIS...COUGAR...DALLAS... DETROIT...DOWNTOWN PORTLAND...DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER...EUGENE... FLORENCE...FRANCES...GOVERNMENT CAMP...GRANDE RONDE...HILLSBORO... HOOD RIVER...JEWELL...LONGVIEW...LOWELL...MANZANITA...MAPLETON... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...MCMINNVILLE...MILL CITY...MOUNT ST. HELENS... NEWPORT...OAKRIDGE...OREGON CITY...RAYMOND...SALEM...SANDY... ST. HELENS...STEVENSON...SWEET HOME...TILLAMOOK...TOUTLE... VERNONIA AND VIDA 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...FORECAST FOR MOUNT ST. HELENS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES... SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE THAT WAS OVER THE PACIFIC NW THURSDAY HAS SHIFTED OFFSHORE. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT ALL LEVELS TODAY...THEN BECOME MORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ELEVATIONS BELOW ARE HEIGHTS ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. MT. ST. HELENS CRATER FLOOR IS AT 6279 FT. WIND FORECASTS BELOW 6279 FT APPLY TO NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. WIND DIRECTIONS ARE BASED ON TRUE NORTH AND ARE THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING FROM. WIND SPEEDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR. EXAMPLE...360005...REPRESENTS A WIND FROM 360 DEGREES AT 005 MPH. MORNING SALEM BALLOON SOUNDING ELEV 10/15 0500PDT 3000 320007 6000 330023 9000 330029 15000 355018 18000 330033 21000 320031 24000 315030 27000 315030 30000 330046 33000 335047 36000 335056 39000 335076 42000 330069 45000 310045 48000 310041 51000 310041 FORECAST WINDS ALOFT FOR MT. ST. HELENS AND VICINITY ELEV. 10/15 0500PDT 10/15 1700PDT 10/16 0500PDT 10/16 1700PDT 3000 345006 288012 258019 272013 6000 334023 311024 279033 263022 9000 324028 306033 280040 261027 12000 319030 298043 283045 273027 15000 312033 298055 286050 273030 18000 315042 292064 282057 272036 21000 308051 287066 281063 264044 24000 295054 287068 277066 259054 27000 302055 288073 272071 256061 30000 316061 288071 270080 253065 33000 323068 292069 268090 254067 36000 325074 296068 268095 258066 39000 325079 298068 269096 262062 42000 323074 298065 273086 267053 45000 321067 298061 278076 273044 48000 315061 303057 284065 281040 51000 310055 309052 290055 289036 FOR HYPOTHETICAL ASH CLOUD TRAJECTORY FORECASTS REFER TO THE NOAA AIR RESOURCES LAB WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/READY/VAFTADMENU.HTML...LOWER CASE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERUPTION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY WITH UP TO DATE TRAJECTORY AND WIND INFORMATION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
South Washington Coast (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ001>013-WAZ019>023-039-040-161700- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA- LOWER COLUMBIA AND I - 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- NORTH OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...ASTORIA...BATTLE GROUND... CASCADE LOCKS...CASTLE ROCK...CATHLAMET... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...CORVALLIS...COUGAR...DALLAS... DETROIT...DOWNTOWN PORTLAND...DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER...EUGENE... FLORENCE...FRANCES...GOVERNMENT CAMP...GRANDE RONDE...HILLSBORO... HOOD RIVER...JEWELL...LONGVIEW...LOWELL...MANZANITA...MAPLETON... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...MCMINNVILLE...MILL CITY...MOUNT ST. HELENS... NEWPORT...OAKRIDGE...OREGON CITY...RAYMOND...SALEM...SANDY... ST. HELENS...STEVENSON...SWEET HOME...TILLAMOOK...TOUTLE... VERNONIA AND VIDA 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...FORECAST FOR MOUNT ST. HELENS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES... SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE THAT WAS OVER THE PACIFIC NW THURSDAY HAS SHIFTED OFFSHORE. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT ALL LEVELS TODAY...THEN BECOME MORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ELEVATIONS BELOW ARE HEIGHTS ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. MT. ST. HELENS CRATER FLOOR IS AT 6279 FT. WIND FORECASTS BELOW 6279 FT APPLY TO NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. WIND DIRECTIONS ARE BASED ON TRUE NORTH AND ARE THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING FROM. WIND SPEEDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR. EXAMPLE...360005...REPRESENTS A WIND FROM 360 DEGREES AT 005 MPH. MORNING SALEM BALLOON SOUNDING ELEV 10/15 0500PDT 3000 320007 6000 330023 9000 330029 15000 355018 18000 330033 21000 320031 24000 315030 27000 315030 30000 330046 33000 335047 36000 335056 39000 335076 42000 330069 45000 310045 48000 310041 51000 310041 FORECAST WINDS ALOFT FOR MT. ST. HELENS AND VICINITY ELEV. 10/15 0500PDT 10/15 1700PDT 10/16 0500PDT 10/16 1700PDT 3000 345006 288012 258019 272013 6000 334023 311024 279033 263022 9000 324028 306033 280040 261027 12000 319030 298043 283045 273027 15000 312033 298055 286050 273030 18000 315042 292064 282057 272036 21000 308051 287066 281063 264044 24000 295054 287068 277066 259054 27000 302055 288073 272071 256061 30000 316061 288071 270080 253065 33000 323068 292069 268090 254067 36000 325074 296068 268095 258066 39000 325079 298068 269096 262062 42000 323074 298065 273086 267053 45000 321067 298061 278076 273044 48000 315061 303057 284065 281040 51000 310055 309052 290055 289036 FOR HYPOTHETICAL ASH CLOUD TRAJECTORY FORECASTS REFER TO THE NOAA AIR RESOURCES LAB WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/READY/VAFTADMENU.HTML...LOWER CASE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERUPTION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY WITH UP TO DATE TRAJECTORY AND WIND INFORMATION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Lower Columbia Including Longview, Castle Rock (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ001>013-WAZ019>023-039-040-161700- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA- LOWER COLUMBIA AND I - 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- NORTH OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...ASTORIA...BATTLE GROUND... CASCADE LOCKS...CASTLE ROCK...CATHLAMET... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...CORVALLIS...COUGAR...DALLAS... DETROIT...DOWNTOWN PORTLAND...DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER...EUGENE... FLORENCE...FRANCES...GOVERNMENT CAMP...GRANDE RONDE...HILLSBORO... HOOD RIVER...JEWELL...LONGVIEW...LOWELL...MANZANITA...MAPLETON... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...MCMINNVILLE...MILL CITY...MOUNT ST. HELENS... NEWPORT...OAKRIDGE...OREGON CITY...RAYMOND...SALEM...SANDY... ST. HELENS...STEVENSON...SWEET HOME...TILLAMOOK...TOUTLE... VERNONIA AND VIDA 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...FORECAST FOR MOUNT ST. HELENS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES... SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE THAT WAS OVER THE PACIFIC NW THURSDAY HAS SHIFTED OFFSHORE. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT ALL LEVELS TODAY...THEN BECOME MORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ELEVATIONS BELOW ARE HEIGHTS ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. MT. ST. HELENS CRATER FLOOR IS AT 6279 FT. WIND FORECASTS BELOW 6279 FT APPLY TO NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. WIND DIRECTIONS ARE BASED ON TRUE NORTH AND ARE THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING FROM. WIND SPEEDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR. EXAMPLE...360005...REPRESENTS A WIND FROM 360 DEGREES AT 005 MPH. MORNING SALEM BALLOON SOUNDING ELEV 10/15 0500PDT 3000 320007 6000 330023 9000 330029 15000 355018 18000 330033 21000 320031 24000 315030 27000 315030 30000 330046 33000 335047 36000 335056 39000 335076 42000 330069 45000 310045 48000 310041 51000 310041 FORECAST WINDS ALOFT FOR MT. ST. HELENS AND VICINITY ELEV. 10/15 0500PDT 10/15 1700PDT 10/16 0500PDT 10/16 1700PDT 3000 345006 288012 258019 272013 6000 334023 311024 279033 263022 9000 324028 306033 280040 261027 12000 319030 298043 283045 273027 15000 312033 298055 286050 273030 18000 315042 292064 282057 272036 21000 308051 287066 281063 264044 24000 295054 287068 277066 259054 27000 302055 288073 272071 256061 30000 316061 288071 270080 253065 33000 323068 292069 268090 254067 36000 325074 296068 268095 258066 39000 325079 298068 269096 262062 42000 323074 298065 273086 267053 45000 321067 298061 278076 273044 48000 315061 303057 284065 281040 51000 310055 309052 290055 289036 FOR HYPOTHETICAL ASH CLOUD TRAJECTORY FORECASTS REFER TO THE NOAA AIR RESOURCES LAB WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/READY/VAFTADMENU.HTML...LOWER CASE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERUPTION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY WITH UP TO DATE TRAJECTORY AND WIND INFORMATION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Western Columbia River Gorge (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ001>013-WAZ019>023-039-040-161700- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA- LOWER COLUMBIA AND I - 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- NORTH OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...ASTORIA...BATTLE GROUND... CASCADE LOCKS...CASTLE ROCK...CATHLAMET... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...CORVALLIS...COUGAR...DALLAS... DETROIT...DOWNTOWN PORTLAND...DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER...EUGENE... FLORENCE...FRANCES...GOVERNMENT CAMP...GRANDE RONDE...HILLSBORO... HOOD RIVER...JEWELL...LONGVIEW...LOWELL...MANZANITA...MAPLETON... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...MCMINNVILLE...MILL CITY...MOUNT ST. HELENS... NEWPORT...OAKRIDGE...OREGON CITY...RAYMOND...SALEM...SANDY... ST. HELENS...STEVENSON...SWEET HOME...TILLAMOOK...TOUTLE... VERNONIA AND VIDA 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...FORECAST FOR MOUNT ST. HELENS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES... SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE THAT WAS OVER THE PACIFIC NW THURSDAY HAS SHIFTED OFFSHORE. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT ALL LEVELS TODAY...THEN BECOME MORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ELEVATIONS BELOW ARE HEIGHTS ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. MT. ST. HELENS CRATER FLOOR IS AT 6279 FT. WIND FORECASTS BELOW 6279 FT APPLY TO NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. WIND DIRECTIONS ARE BASED ON TRUE NORTH AND ARE THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING FROM. WIND SPEEDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR. EXAMPLE...360005...REPRESENTS A WIND FROM 360 DEGREES AT 005 MPH. MORNING SALEM BALLOON SOUNDING ELEV 10/15 0500PDT 3000 320007 6000 330023 9000 330029 15000 355018 18000 330033 21000 320031 24000 315030 27000 315030 30000 330046 33000 335047 36000 335056 39000 335076 42000 330069 45000 310045 48000 310041 51000 310041 FORECAST WINDS ALOFT FOR MT. ST. HELENS AND VICINITY ELEV. 10/15 0500PDT 10/15 1700PDT 10/16 0500PDT 10/16 1700PDT 3000 345006 288012 258019 272013 6000 334023 311024 279033 263022 9000 324028 306033 280040 261027 12000 319030 298043 283045 273027 15000 312033 298055 286050 273030 18000 315042 292064 282057 272036 21000 308051 287066 281063 264044 24000 295054 287068 277066 259054 27000 302055 288073 272071 256061 30000 316061 288071 270080 253065 33000 323068 292069 268090 254067 36000 325074 296068 268095 258066 39000 325079 298068 269096 262062 42000 323074 298065 273086 267053 45000 321067 298061 278076 273044 48000 315061 303057 284065 281040 51000 310055 309052 290055 289036 FOR HYPOTHETICAL ASH CLOUD TRAJECTORY FORECASTS REFER TO THE NOAA AIR RESOURCES LAB WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/READY/VAFTADMENU.HTML...LOWER CASE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERUPTION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY WITH UP TO DATE TRAJECTORY AND WIND INFORMATION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
East Slopes Southern Cascades (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 100 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ042-043-046-048-050-WAZ025-030-161200- BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-CENTRAL OREGON OR- EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN CASCADES WA-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON OR- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS WA-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS OR- WALLOWA COUNTY OR- 100 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS WEEKEND... A COLD FRONT ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...ENDING THE STRETCH OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THAT HAVE DOMINATED THE AREA FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT...AND TO AROUND 5500 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS RAIN ACROSS MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS BY SUNDAY. GROUND TEMPERATURES MAY BE TOO WARM FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION...ALTHOUGH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. CLIMBERS...BACKPACKERS...CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER UPDATES. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Northwest Blue Mountains (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 100 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ042-043-046-048-050-WAZ025-030-161200- BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON OR-CENTRAL OREGON OR- EAST SLOPES SOUTHERN CASCADES WA-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON OR- NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS WA-OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS OR- WALLOWA COUNTY OR- 100 PM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...FIRST ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS WEEKEND... A COLD FRONT ALONG WITH AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL CROSS THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...ENDING THE STRETCH OF WARM AND DRY CONDITIONS THAT HAVE DOMINATED THE AREA FOR THE LAST TWO WEEKS. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 6500 FEET SATURDAY NIGHT...AND TO AROUND 5500 FEET BY SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITATION WILL BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS RAIN ACROSS MOST MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS...CHANGING TO SNOW ACROSS THE HIGHER PEAKS BY SUNDAY. GROUND TEMPERATURES MAY BE TOO WARM FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION...ALTHOUGH LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ABOVE 6000 FEET. CLIMBERS...BACKPACKERS...CAMPERS AND HIKERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER IN THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS THIS WEEKEND WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR LATER UPDATES. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Greater Vancouver Area, Rural Clark County (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ001>013-WAZ019>023-039-040-161700- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA- LOWER COLUMBIA AND I - 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- NORTH OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...ASTORIA...BATTLE GROUND... CASCADE LOCKS...CASTLE ROCK...CATHLAMET... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...CORVALLIS...COUGAR...DALLAS... DETROIT...DOWNTOWN PORTLAND...DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER...EUGENE... FLORENCE...FRANCES...GOVERNMENT CAMP...GRANDE RONDE...HILLSBORO... HOOD RIVER...JEWELL...LONGVIEW...LOWELL...MANZANITA...MAPLETON... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...MCMINNVILLE...MILL CITY...MOUNT ST. HELENS... NEWPORT...OAKRIDGE...OREGON CITY...RAYMOND...SALEM...SANDY... ST. HELENS...STEVENSON...SWEET HOME...TILLAMOOK...TOUTLE... VERNONIA AND VIDA 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...FORECAST FOR MOUNT ST. HELENS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES... SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE THAT WAS OVER THE PACIFIC NW THURSDAY HAS SHIFTED OFFSHORE. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT ALL LEVELS TODAY...THEN BECOME MORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ELEVATIONS BELOW ARE HEIGHTS ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. MT. ST. HELENS CRATER FLOOR IS AT 6279 FT. WIND FORECASTS BELOW 6279 FT APPLY TO NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. WIND DIRECTIONS ARE BASED ON TRUE NORTH AND ARE THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING FROM. WIND SPEEDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR. EXAMPLE...360005...REPRESENTS A WIND FROM 360 DEGREES AT 005 MPH. MORNING SALEM BALLOON SOUNDING ELEV 10/15 0500PDT 3000 320007 6000 330023 9000 330029 15000 355018 18000 330033 21000 320031 24000 315030 27000 315030 30000 330046 33000 335047 36000 335056 39000 335076 42000 330069 45000 310045 48000 310041 51000 310041 FORECAST WINDS ALOFT FOR MT. ST. HELENS AND VICINITY ELEV. 10/15 0500PDT 10/15 1700PDT 10/16 0500PDT 10/16 1700PDT 3000 345006 288012 258019 272013 6000 334023 311024 279033 263022 9000 324028 306033 280040 261027 12000 319030 298043 283045 273027 15000 312033 298055 286050 273030 18000 315042 292064 282057 272036 21000 308051 287066 281063 264044 24000 295054 287068 277066 259054 27000 302055 288073 272071 256061 30000 316061 288071 270080 253065 33000 323068 292069 268090 254067 36000 325074 296068 268095 258066 39000 325079 298068 269096 262062 42000 323074 298065 273086 267053 45000 321067 298061 278076 273044 48000 315061 303057 284065 281040 51000 310055 309052 290055 289036 FOR HYPOTHETICAL ASH CLOUD TRAJECTORY FORECASTS REFER TO THE NOAA AIR RESOURCES LAB WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/READY/VAFTADMENU.HTML...LOWER CASE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERUPTION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY WITH UP TO DATE TRAJECTORY AND WIND INFORMATION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Southern Washington Cascade Foothills (Washington)
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ORZ001>013-WAZ019>023-039-040-161700- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA- LOWER COLUMBIA AND I - 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- NORTH OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-WILLAPA HILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY...ASTORIA...BATTLE GROUND... CASCADE LOCKS...CASTLE ROCK...CATHLAMET... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...CORVALLIS...COUGAR...DALLAS... DETROIT...DOWNTOWN PORTLAND...DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER...EUGENE... FLORENCE...FRANCES...GOVERNMENT CAMP...GRANDE RONDE...HILLSBORO... HOOD RIVER...JEWELL...LONGVIEW...LOWELL...MANZANITA...MAPLETON... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...MCMINNVILLE...MILL CITY...MOUNT ST. HELENS... NEWPORT...OAKRIDGE...OREGON CITY...RAYMOND...SALEM...SANDY... ST. HELENS...STEVENSON...SWEET HOME...TILLAMOOK...TOUTLE... VERNONIA AND VIDA 1000 AM PDT FRI OCT 15 2004 ...FORECAST FOR MOUNT ST. HELENS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES... SYNOPSIS...THE STRONG UPPER RIDGE THAT WAS OVER THE PACIFIC NW THURSDAY HAS SHIFTED OFFSHORE. WINDS ALOFT WILL BE NORTHWESTERLY AT ALL LEVELS TODAY...THEN BECOME MORE WEST TO SOUTHWESTERLY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. A FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH ACROSS THE AREA LATER FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. ELEVATIONS BELOW ARE HEIGHTS ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. MT. ST. HELENS CRATER FLOOR IS AT 6279 FT. WIND FORECASTS BELOW 6279 FT APPLY TO NEARBY LOWER ELEVATIONS. WIND DIRECTIONS ARE BASED ON TRUE NORTH AND ARE THE DIRECTION THE WIND IS BLOWING FROM. WIND SPEEDS ARE IN MILES PER HOUR. EXAMPLE...360005...REPRESENTS A WIND FROM 360 DEGREES AT 005 MPH. MORNING SALEM BALLOON SOUNDING ELEV 10/15 0500PDT 3000 320007 6000 330023 9000 330029 15000 355018 18000 330033 21000 320031 24000 315030 27000 315030 30000 330046 33000 335047 36000 335056 39000 335076 42000 330069 45000 310045 48000 310041 51000 310041 FORECAST WINDS ALOFT FOR MT. ST. HELENS AND VICINITY ELEV. 10/15 0500PDT 10/15 1700PDT 10/16 0500PDT 10/16 1700PDT 3000 345006 288012 258019 272013 6000 334023 311024 279033 263022 9000 324028 306033 280040 261027 12000 319030 298043 283045 273027 15000 312033 298055 286050 273030 18000 315042 292064 282057 272036 21000 308051 287066 281063 264044 24000 295054 287068 277066 259054 27000 302055 288073 272071 256061 30000 316061 288071 270080 253065 33000 323068 292069 268090 254067 36000 325074 296068 268095 258066 39000 325079 298068 269096 262062 42000 323074 298065 273086 267053 45000 321067 298061 278076 273044 48000 315061 303057 284065 281040 51000 310055 309052 290055 289036 FOR HYPOTHETICAL ASH CLOUD TRAJECTORY FORECASTS REFER TO THE NOAA AIR RESOURCES LAB WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.ARL.NOAA.GOV/READY/VAFTADMENU.HTML...LOWER CASE. IN THE EVENT OF AN ERUPTION THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL ISSUE A VOLCANIC ASH ADVISORY WITH UP TO DATE TRAJECTORY AND WIND INFORMATION. $$Issuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
|
|
||
|
US Dept of Commerce
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Weather Service 1325 East West Highway Silver Spring, MD 20910 Page Author: NWS Internet Services Team |
Disclaimer Feedback |
Privacy Notice Credits |