WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY
Issue Date: 208 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM PST WED DEC 16 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.A PACIFIC STORM WILL SPREAD A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION OVER
EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
WAZ030-160615-
/O.CON.KPDT.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-091216T1800Z/
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
208 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY.
* ANOTHER WINTER STORM WILL BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS
  THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY.
* A STORM TOTAL OF 7 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
  TONIGHT.
* HIGHWAYS THROUGH MOUNTAIN PASSES WILL LIKELY BE COVERED WITH
  SIGNIFICANT SNOW CREATING HAZARDOUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.
* SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE TO 4000 FEET THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS...
ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES...AND SECONDARY ROADS.
MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO
ADJUST FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB
SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
&&
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1255 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 615 AM PST WED DEC 16 2009

Expires:200912161415;;
FLUS46 KPDT 152055 AAB
HWOPDT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1253 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-WAZ024-026>030-501-502-161415-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
WALLOWA COUNTY-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-JOHN DAY BASIN-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
1253 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
UPDATED FOR WINTER WEATHER TODAY AND WEDNESDAY
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
ICE STORM
     LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
     OREGON
WINTER MIX
     EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE
     BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF
     OREGON
SNOW
     EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
     OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY,
     YAKIMA VALLEY, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, WALLOWA COUNTY,
     NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
     OREGON
A PACIFIC WARM FRONT HAS BROUGHT WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION EAST OF
THE CASCADES. MULTIPLE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT.  DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE NWS PRODUCT PDXWSWPDT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
SNOW WEDNESDAY
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
     SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
A MOIST WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL WAVES
ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND EARLY NEXT WEEK. HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL BE LIKELY TODAY AND TOMORROW.
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:
WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML
ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
CURRENTHAZARDS.
$$

ICE STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 1230 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 1000 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

...WINTER STORM WILL IMPACT EASTERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...
.A PACIFIC STORM WILL SPREAD A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION OVER
EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN.
ORZ044-WAZ028-160430-
/O.EXP.KPDT.WW.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-091215T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KPDT.IS.W.0001.091215T2029Z-091216T0600Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...
CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES
1230 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
...ICE STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED AN ICE STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* A WINTER STORM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING FREEZING RAIN THROUGH THIS
EVENING.
* ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.
* TEMPERATURES MAY BRIEFLY RISE TO AROUND FREEZING THIS AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN ICE STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF
ICE ARE EXPECTED...RESULTING IN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWERLINES.
TRAVEL IS STRONGLY DISCOURAGED. IF YOU MUST TRAVEL...KEEP AN
EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN
EMERGENCY. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB
SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
$$

WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 313 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2009
Expiration: 600 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009

...AS ONE WINTER STORM DEPARTS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...ANOTHER
WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTH
CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON...
.A PACIFIC STORM WILL SPREAD A WINTERY MIX OF PRECIPITATION OVER
EASTERN OREGON AND SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON. THE
PRECIPITATION WILL INCLUDE SIGNIFICANT SNOW WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR
FREEZING RAIN BELOW 2000 FEET.
ORZ041-044-WAZ024-028-140715-
/O.NEW.KPDT.WS.A.0011.091215T0200Z-091216T0200Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...
HERMISTON...WHITE SALMON...CONNELL...PROSSER...TRI-CITIES
313 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
* A WINTER STORM WILL ARRIVE MONDAY EVENING WITH A WINTERY MIX
INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT SNOW THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY.
* A STORM TOTAL OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
COLUMBIA GORGE AND THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON AND
OREGON.
* WARMER AIR ALOFT MONDAY NIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY WILL
CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING RAIN IN AMOUNTS OF ONE
QUARTER INCH OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT
TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.
$$