Housel Middle School, WA Hazardous Weather Outlook

Housel Middle School, Washington

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 526 AM PDT WED AUG 20 2008
Expiration: 500 AM PDT THU AUG 21 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THUNDERSTORMS
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, WALLOWA COUNTY,
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
OREGON, OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS

AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA
BRINGING RAIN TO MUCH OF THE AREA THIS MORNING AND RAIN SHOWERS THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE ENOUGH INSTABILITY AND LIFT FOR
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER NORTHEAST OREGON
AND THE NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON. THE THUNDERSTORMS
ARE NOT EXPECTED TO REACH SEVERE LEVELS BUT MAY CONTAIN BRIEF HEAVY
RAIN...SMALL HAIL AND BRIEF GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

SHOWERY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN A
RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA FOR DRY WEATHER AND A WARMING TREND
THROUGH SUNDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY WITH COOLER TEMPERATURES BEING THE MAIN IMPACT.

.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.