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Wallowa, Oregon, United States (97885)  Lat: 45.57N, Lon: 117.53W
Wx Zone: ORZ050 ICAO Used: KLGD
Special Weather Statements:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 636 AM PST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 600 AM PST SUN DEC 20 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DENSE FOG
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, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, WALLOWA
COUNTY, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN
WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES

AREAS OF DENSE FOG (DENSE FREEZING FOG IN WALLOWA COUNTY) WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
WASHINGTON AND NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON. VISIBILITY WILL
BE LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE AT TIMES. IN WALLOWA COUNTY...
TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S WILL RESULT
IN DENSE FOG FREEZING ON SURFACES AND ROADWAYS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE WITH A DENSE FREEZING FOG
ADVISORY IN EFFECT IN WALLOWA COUNTY. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCT
PDXNPWPDT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE NORTHWARD THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY
AND TONIGHT BRINGING LIGHT RAIN TO THE FORECAST AREA. SNOW LEVELS
WILL REMAIN ABOVE 7000 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

A MID/UPPER LEVEL SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE INTO THE FORECAST AREA
SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAIN TO MOST AREAS
AND SNOW TO ELEVATIONS ABOVE 7000 FEET. THE SHORT WAVE WILL BRING A
WEAK COLD FRONT THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA ON SUNDAY.

A MID/UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND ON MONDAY AND USHER IN
ANOTHER...STRONGER COLD FRONT MONDAY AFTERNOON...WHICH THEN MOVES
THROUGH THE REGION MONDAY EVENING. THE FRONT SHOULD WEAKEN AS IT
ENCOUNTERS A SPLIT FLOW ALOFT. THUS...THIS SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR
TO BE A BIG SNOW PRODUCER.

HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA BEGINNING
TUESDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK FOR
DRIER CONDITIONS. FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL BE THE MAIN CONCERN LATE
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED TODAY FOR VISIBILITY REPORTS
ASSOCIATED WITH DENSE FOG.

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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