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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WINTER MIX
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN OF WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, LOWER
COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS 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, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY,
WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN
GILLIAM COUNTIES, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS

A STRONG PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL INVADE WASHINGTON AND OREGON THIS
EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY...BRINGING A WINTRY MIX OF SNOW...SLEET
AND FREEZING RAIN EAST OF THE CASCADES. PRECIPITATION WILL DEVELOP
ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES LATE THIS AFTERNOON THEN WILL
SPREAD OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE REGION TONIGHT.  MODERATE TO HEAVY
SNOW IS FORECAST FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES AS
WELL AS THE KITTITAS AND YAKIMA VALLEYS...AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS
AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THESE AREAS.  IN
ADDITION...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR MUCH OF
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA FOR EITHER SNOW OR A WINTERY MIX. DETAILS
ON THIS SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER EVENT CAN BE FOUND IN THE NWS
PRODUCT PDXWSWPDT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

WINTER MIX TUESDAY
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON, LOWER COLUMBIA
BASIN OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON,
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON

SNOW TUESDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY,
YAKIMA VALLEY, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY,
WALLOWA COUNTY, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN
BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN
GILLIAM COUNTIES, JOHN DAY BASIN, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS

MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW...SLEET...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE FOR
MOST OF THE AREA THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.  A WARM FRONT WILL
GRADUALLY WARM THE AIR MASS TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BUT ICY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE COLUMBIA BASIN THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON UNTIL THE COLD AIR AT THE SURFACE SCOURS OUT.  A SERIES OF
PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL BRING LOW ELEVATION RAIN AND A
RAIN/SNOW MIX OVER THE MOUNTAINS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE
PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED.

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.