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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM PDT SAT OCT 11 2008
Expiration: 430 AM PDT SUN OCT 12 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
FREEZE WARNING
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
A COLD AIR MASS COMBINED WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING FOR
SEVERAL HOURS THIS MORNING IN THESE AREAS. THIS WILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO
TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE CROPS AND PLANTS IF THEY ARE NOT PROTECTED.
SOME LOCATIONS WILL HAVE A HARD FREEZE WITH WELL BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO UNPROTECTED CROPS AND
PLANTS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE TO ABOVE FREEZING BY 10 AM. A FREEZE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM FOR THESE AREAS. PLEASE SEE
PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PREVAIL SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH ONLY
WEAK WAVES CAUSING SOME CLOUDS AND POSSIBLY A FEW LIGHT SPRINKLES OR
SNOW FLURRIES IN THE MOUNTAINS AT TIMES. A WARMING TREND WILL TAKE
PLACE DURING MOST OF THE PERIOD. NO SIGNIFICANT HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED
DURING THIS PERIOD.
.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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