Pasco, WA Hazardous Weather Outlook

Pasco, Washington

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 240 PM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
Expiration: 715 AM PDT WED OCT 08 2008

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

STRONG WIND
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, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF
THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON

FREEZE WARNING
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, NORTHERN WHEELER
AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES

A COLD FRONT HAS BROUGHT STRONG WEST WINDS TO THE AREA. EXPECT WINDS
OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING THEN WINDS
WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. CLEAR SKIES ALONG WITH A COOL DRY AIRMASS
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO MID 30S WITH
FREEZING CONDITIONS IN SOME LOCATIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

WEAK RIDGING WILL BRING CALMER CONDITIONS ON WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT
WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES. THE NEXT WEATHER DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE REGION ON THURSDAY AND FRIDAY FOR A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
WITH LIGHT SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HIGH
PRESSURE PRODUCING DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.

.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.