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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

EXTREME COLD
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE OF WASHINGTON, KITTITAS VALLEY, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, EASTERN
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH 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

SNOW
CENTRAL OREGON

VERY WINDY
YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS PUSHING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT. THIS IS CAUSING TIGHT NORTHEAST TO
SOUTHWEST SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS AND THEREFORE VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL OR HAVE ALREADY REACHED WIND ADVISORY
CRITERIA IN THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND THE YAKIMA VALLEY IN
WASHINGTON. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN DIMINISH. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE YAKIMA VALLEY AND THE WASHINGTON PORTION
OF THE LOWER COLUMBIA  BASIN AS SUCH. PLEASE REFER TO NWS PRODUCT ID
PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.

THE PUSH OF ARCTIC AIR INTO RELATIVELY WARMER AIR SOUTH OF THE FRONT
WILL CAUSE SOME AREAS OF LIGHT SNOW TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE AREA
MOSTLY LIKELY TO RECEIVE HEAVIEST SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE CENTRAL
OREGON WHERE A SNOW ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
(REFER TO PDXWSWPDT FOR DETAILS). SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
VERY LIGHT WITH ONLY A FEW INCHES EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS AND
PERHAPS A DUSTING TO AN INCH ELSEWHERE.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

EXTREME COLD MONDAY AND TUESDAY
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, EAST SLOPES
OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON, 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, 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

VERY COLD AIR BEHIND THE ARCTIC FRONT IN A NORTHERLY FLOW WILL
SETTLE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THE FIRST PART OF THE COMING
WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL BE WELL BELOW NORMAL AND WILL NOT RISE TO
ABOVE FREEZING THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY. LATER THIS WEEK THE FLOW
ALOFT WILL BECOME MORE NORTHWEST AND THEN WEST WHICH WILL ALLOW A
SLOW MODERATION OF TEMPERATURES DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THE WEEK.
THERE MAY BE VARIOUS PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS THAT MAY RIDE UP AND
OVER THE DOME OF ARCTIC AIR IN PLACE LATER THIS WEEK AND COULD CAUSE
A WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK INTO NEXT
WEEKEND. THAT SITUATION WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY. PLEASE KEEP AWARE
OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNING AND/OR ADVISORIES WHICH MAY BE
ISSUED AS A RESULT THROUGH THIS NEXT COMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

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.