Tri, WA Hazardous Weather Outlook

Tri, Washington

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 510 AM PDT TUE OCT 7 2008
Expiration: 500 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...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WIND ADVISORY
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
GRANDE RONDE VALLEY, NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM
COUNTIES

A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WILL USHER IN BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS A BROAD AREA WITH VERY WINDY CONDITIONS IN
THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...THE EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE...THE
KITTITAS AND YAKIMA VALLEYS AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS.
A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE AREAS. FOR DETAILS...SEE
PRODUCT PDXNPWPDT (WMO HEADER WWUS76 KPDT).

COLDER WEATHER WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.
PORTIONS OF THE GRANDE RONDE VALLEY AND NORTHERN WHEELER AND
SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES WILL EXPERIENCE BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES LATE TUESDAY NIGHT/EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. FREEZE
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THESE LOCATIONS. FOR DETAILS...SEE
PRODUCT PDXNPWPDT (WMO HEADER WWUS76 KPDT).


.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.
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.