Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOKANE WA
442 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

IDZ003-004-WAZ031-240045-
IDAHO PALOUSE-CENTRAL PANHANDLE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
442 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTH IDAHO AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING WITH ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATING SNOW EXPECTED. SNOW WILL TAPER OFF OVERNIGHT AS AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE EXITS INTO MONTANA AND WEAK HIGH PRESSURE
NOSING INTO THE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
414 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

UPDATED TODAY TO REFRESH HEADLINES AND PUT LATEST THOUGHTS IN FOR
THE EXTENDED FORECAST

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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-
414 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

SNOW
     NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS, NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON

STRONG WIND
     FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON

STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE BLUE MOUNTAIN
FOOTHILLS WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH BEFORE DECREASING OVERNIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY /PDXNPWPDT
WWUS76 KPDT/ REMAINS IN EFFECT.

UPSLOPE WESTERLY FLOW INTO THE BLUE MOUNTAINS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.
SNOW LEVELS WILL RUN MAINLY ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE BLUE
MOUNTAINS. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE REFER TO THE WINTER STORM
WARNING /PDXWSWPDT WWUS46 KPDT/.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

A WEAK WAVE MAY BRING SOME LIGHT SNOW AND RAIN TO SOUTH CENTRAL
WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHEAST OREGON MOUNTAINS MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY. UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE WILL CAUSE MOSTLY DRY
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY...THEN UNSETTLED CONDITIONS WILL RETURN FOR
THANKSGIVING NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.



.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.

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JBONK