HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 520 AM PST WED DEC 16 2009
Expiration: 515 AM PST THU DEC 17 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON,
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON
A DEPARTING PACIFIC STORM WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE MOUNTAINS
OF NORTHEAST OREGON AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON THIS MORNING
WITH NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 18 INCHES IN THE NORTHERN OREGON BLUE
MOUNTAINS AND 7 TO 10 INCHES IN THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
WASHINGTON CAN BE EXPECTED BY LATER THIS MORNING. A WINTER STORM
WARNING AND A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY RESPECTIVELY REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 10 AM. PLEASE REFER TO NWS PRODUCT ID
PDXWSWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS. THE SNOW WILL DECREASE THIS AFTERNOON TO
A FEW LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS REMAINING INTO THE EVENING.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
AN UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE
PERIOD FROM THURSDAY ONWARD WITH ONE PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM AFTER
ANOTHER KEEPING THE REGION WET. HOWEVER SIGNIFICANT COLD AIR NOR
SIGNIFICANT RAIN OR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AND
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEAR NORMAL THROUGH 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.
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