SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 336 PM PST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 400 PM PST FRI DEC 04 2009

...SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL BE EXPECTED LATE THIS
WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK...
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS WILL INVADE THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE THIS
WEEKEND...AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT
WEEK. HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL...WITH THE COLDEST OF THESE DAYS EXPECTED TO BE SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. ALL AREAS CAN EXPECT THE POSSIBILITY OF SNOW
SHOWERS FROM TIME TO TIME...AS TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH
FREEZING AT BEST IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. COLD AIR TRAPPED IN THE
COLUMBIA BASIN AND SURROUNDING VALLEYS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGH
THE LATER PART OF NEXT WEEK UNTIL THE NEXT WEATHER SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE.  PLEASE MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 309 PM PST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 615 AM PST FRI DEC 04 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
255 PM PST THU DEC 3 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-
255 PM PST THU DEC 3 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
HIGH PRESSURE AND A NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP THE AREA COOL AND
DRY. PATCHY FREEZING FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
SNOW SATURDAY
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
SOME ACCUMULATING SNOW IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAINS TO
BEGIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.
IN ADDITION FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY A COLD NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
DEVELOP WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THROUGH THIS PERIOD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE SATURDAY AND INTO SATURDAY
NIGHT IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS FOR ACCUMULATING SNOW.
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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