Current Hazards for NE Oregon & SE Washington

 
 FLUS46 KPDT 231328
 HWOPDT
 
 HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
 528 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-WAZ024-026>030-501-502-241315-
 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-
 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-
 EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
 EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
 528 AM PST MON NOV 23 2009
 
 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
 AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
 
 .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
 
 THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
 
 A WEAK UPPER RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE REGION TODAY AND WILL CAUSE 
 MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS. A DISTURBANCE IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL 
 FLATTEN THE RIDGE LATE TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT MOVES THROUGH 
 SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING SOME LIGHT RAIN OR 
 SNOW TO SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST OREGON LATE 
 THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THE AREA THAT HAS THE BEST CHANCE FOR 
 PRECIPITATION WILL BE THE EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES. 
 
 .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
 
 THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
 
 A FEW SHOWERS WILL LINGER...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS...AS THE 
 LATE MONDAY/MONDAY NIGHT DISTURBANCE EXITS THE REGION. AN UPPER 
 LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL CAUSE MOSTLY DRY CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY 
 AND ON THANKSGIVING. THERE MAY BE SOME FOG OR FREEZING FOG IN THE 
 COLUMBIA BASIN AS WELL WEDNESDAY AND THANKSGIVING DAY. UNSETTLED 
 CONDITIONS SHOULD RETURN THANKSGIVING NIGHT AND PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. 
 
 .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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