WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 208 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
Expiration: 600 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.
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KITTITAS VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ELLENSBURG
208 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING.
* PERIODS OF SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON.
* A STORM TOTAL OF 5 TO 9 INCHES OF SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE
  KITTITAS VALLEY.
* WARMER AIR ALOFT LATE TODAY WILL CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF
  FREEZING RAIN WITH ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE QUARTER INCH OR LESS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW MEANS SIGNIFICANT SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL INTENSITIES WILL BE HEAVY
ENOUGH TO SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. 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

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HWOPDT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
1253 PM PST TUE DEC 15 2009
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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.
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