HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 1242 PM PST FRI DEC 25 2009 Expiration: 615 AM PST SAT DEC 26 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY TODAY AND TONIGHT
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, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES,
JOHN DAY BASIN
THE COMBINATION OF A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT WITH LIGHT
SURFACE WINDS AND STRONG SURFACE BASED TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS HAS
LEAD TO STAGNANT AIR CONDITIONS WITH INCREASING TRAPPED POLLUTANTS
IN THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE. AS SUCH AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. PLEASE REFER TO PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY SATURDAY
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, EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON, NORTH
CENTRAL OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
OF OREGON, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES,
JOHN DAY BASIN
THE AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IN IN EFFECT THROUGH 4 PM SATURDAY
AFTERNOON DUE TO LIGHT WINDS...STRONG SURFACE BASED TEMPERATURE
INVERSIONS AND A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ALOFT CREATING STAGNANT
CONDITIONS IN THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE. PLEASE REFER TO PDXNPWPDT FOR
MORE DETAILS. ELSEWHERE OTHER THAN THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE MOSTLY
CLEAR SKIES WITH SLOWLY MODERATING TEMPERATURES AND DRY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE THEN EXPECTED
TO RETURN TO THE REGION NEXT WEEK WITH A THREAT OF RAIN OR SNOW
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
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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