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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
849 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

PZZ110-171300-
/O.NEW.KSEW.RB.Y.0002.090117T0449Z-090118T1200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
849 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR
HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
849 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-171300-
/O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090118T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 20 TO
60 NM-
849 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
SUNDAY.

SEE THE COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR DETAILS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$







COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS

PZZ110-171115-
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

COMBINED SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT DURING EBB CURRENTS. BAR
CONDITIONS MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH DURING THE EBBS. MAXIMUM EBB
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND 915 AM AND 930 PM SAT.

$$

FELTON
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE









COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS

PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-171115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 20 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 20 TO
60 NM-
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. HIGHEST WINDS
AND SEAS NEAR GAPS IN THE COASTAL TERRAIN. W SWELL 9 FT AT 16
SECONDS.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT.
HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS NEAR GAPS IN THE COASTAL TERRAIN. W SWELL 8
FT AT 15 SECONDS.
.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FT. W
SWELL 8 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT...BECOMING 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 8 FT.
.TUE...SE WIND TO 10 KT BECOMING S IN THE EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 FT
OR LESS. W SWELL 7 FT.
.WED...E WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT.

$$


COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
835 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM

PZZ210-171330-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
835 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
SATURDAY MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
SATURDAY EVENING...

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
WHICH IS TILL 11 PM PST THIS EVENING...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 12 PM PST AND 8PM TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY.

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS WILL BE AROUND 8 FEET THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...SEAS DURING THE MAXIMUM EBBS WILL BE
NEAR 11 FEET THIS EVENING...NEAR 12 FEET SATURDAY MORNING...AND
NEAR 11 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. THE TIME OF MAXIMUM EBB CURRANT
THIS EVENING WAS AROUND 845 PM PST...WITH OTHERS AROUND 930 AM PST
SATURDAY AND 930 PM PST SATURDAY.


$$


WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND







URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
834 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

PZZ210-171245-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0222.000000T0000Z-090117T0700Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0223.090117T1600Z-090117T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.RB.Y.0224.090118T0400Z-090118T0700Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
834 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PST THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM
TO 12 PM PST SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO
11 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT TILL 11 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM 8 AM TO 12 PM PST AND 8PM TO 11 PM PST SATURDAY.

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS WILL BE AROUND 8 FEET THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. HOWEVER...SEAS DURING THE MAXIMUM EBBS WILL BE
NEAR 11 FEET THIS EVENING...NEAR 12 FEET SATURDAY MORNING...AND
NEAR 11 FEET SATURDAY EVENING. THE TIME OF MAXIMUM EBB CURRANT
THIS EVENING WAS AROUND 845 PM PST...WITH OTHERS AROUND 930 AM PST
SATURDAY AND 930 PM PST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$







COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
830 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.

PZZ350-356-370-376-171115-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
830 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 10 FT
AT 17 SECONDS.
.SAT...SE WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO N IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 9 FT AT 16 SECONDS.
.SAT NIGHT...NE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL
9 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.SUN...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 9 FT.
.SUN NIGHT...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL
9 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 9 FT.
.MON NIGHT...S WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO E AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 9 FT.
.TUE...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 TO
8 FT.
.WED...NE WIND 10 KT...BACKING TO SW. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W
SWELL 6 FT.

$$
MWJ







URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
218 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

PZZ350-356-370-376-171130-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0007.090117T0000Z-090117T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
218 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST SATURDAY.

MIXED WESTERLY SWELL...10 FEET AT 17 SECONDS AND 2 TO 4 FEET AT
12 SECONDS...WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR SMALL CRAFT LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. THE SHORTER PERIOD SWELL TRAIN SHOULD
DIMINISH OVERNIGHT LEAVING ONLY THE LONGER PERIOD SEAS BY
SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.

&&

$$









Dense Fog Advisory


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
841 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ023-024-026-171700-
/O.CON.KMFR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090117T1700Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...
GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
841 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD DENSE FREEZING FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
ROGUE... ILLINOIS...AND UMPQUA VALLEYS. IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD
VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE...THE COMBINATION OF SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND DENSE FOG WILL CREATE ICY SURFACES AND ROADS.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE
MORNING.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE AIR UNDERNEATH THE
INVERSION IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY STAGNANT. FOG...SMOKE...AND
INCREASING PARTICULATES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE TRAPPED LAYER.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT POLLUTION WILL INCREASE
DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT WITHIN AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
549 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ007-008-171330-
/O.NEW.KPQR.FG.Y.0005.090117T0149Z-090117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090120T0100Z/
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...
CORVALLIS...ALBANY
549 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST
MONDAY FOR THE LOWER INLAND VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. AN AIR
STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST MONDAY.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...TRAPPING COLD AND
MOIST AIR IN THE LOW ELEVATION VALLEYS OF INTERIOR NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. LIGHT WINDS AND STAGNANT
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW POLLUTANTS TO ACCUMULATE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH DENSE FOG LIKELY
DEVELOPING DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

DENSE FOG...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...HAS
ALREADY STARTED TO DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE
VALLEY THIS EVENING. AIRPORT AND SPOTTER REPORTS CONFIRM
VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
WILLAMETTE RIVER AND EASTWARD. EXPECT THE AREA OF DENSE FOG TO
EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY
OVERNIGHT...THEN LINGER WELL INTO THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING...SO SOME ICY PATCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE FOG. VISIBILITY WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE
LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE FOG GRADUALLY LIFTS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD
OF YOU.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LOCALLY ESTABLISHED
CRITICAL VALUES OF TRANSPORT WINDS...MIXING HEIGHT...AND
VENTILATION ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS. THIS
PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY 24 HOURS WHEN CONDITIONS
EXIST OR ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

$$




Freezing Fog Advisory


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ042-504-171300-
/O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPDT.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T2300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY.

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN
OREGON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT WINDS AND STRONG TEMPERATURE
INVERSIONS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE MIXING OF THE AIR...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR POLLUTANTS TO BE TRAPPED NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT
OF AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...POLLUTION WILL INCREASE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR POSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AS WELL AS ACROSS NORTHERN WHEELER AND
SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES. THEREFORE...AREAS OF FREEZING FOG...
WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURRIES AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
CONTINUE. THE DENSEST FREEZING FOG WILL OCCUR BETWEEN THE
ELEVATIONS 1500 FEET AND 3000 FEET WHERE THE STRATUS DECK
INTERACTS WITH HILLY TERRAIN. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND
ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME WHILE TRAVELING AS ROADWAYS MAY BE
SLIPPERY...AND VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR
LESS IN PLACES.

A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR ICE
FORMING ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ043-171300-
/O.EXA.KPDT.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T2300Z/
/O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/
CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...
...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY. AN AIR
STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY.

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN
OREGON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT WINDS AND STRONG TEMPERATURE
INVERSIONS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE MIXING OF THE AIR...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR POLLUTANTS TO BE TRAPPED NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT
OF AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...POLLUTION WILL INCREASE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR POSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MUCH OF
CENTRAL OREGON. THEREFORE...AREAS OF FREEZING FOG...WITH
OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURRIES AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME WHILE
TRAVELING AS ROADWAYS MAY BE SLIPPERY...AND VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN PLACES.

A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR ICE
FORMING ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ044-501-WAZ026>029-171300-
/O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPDT.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T2300Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...
HEPPNER...PENDLETON...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA...CONNELL...
PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY.

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT WINDS
AND STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE MIXING OF
THE AIR...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR POLLUTANTS TO BE TRAPPED NEAR
GROUND LEVEL.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT
OF AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...POLLUTION WILL INCREASE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR POSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS.
THEREFORE...AREAS OF FREEZING FOG...WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURRIES
AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE. THE DENSEST FREEZING
FOG WILL OCCUR BETWEEN THE ELEVATIONS 1500 FEET AND 3000 FEET
WHERE THE STRATUS DECK INTERACTS WITH HILLY TERRAIN. DRIVERS ARE
URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME WHILE TRAVELING AS
ROADWAYS MAY BE SLIPPERY...AND VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN PLACES.

A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR ICE
FORMING ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

$$




Air Stagnation Advisory


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ041-WAZ024-171300-
/O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...THE DALLES...WHITE SALMON
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY.

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT WINDS
AND STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE MIXING OF
THE AIR...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR POLLUTANTS TO BE TRAPPED NEAR
GROUND LEVEL.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT
OF AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...POLLUTION WILL INCREASE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR POSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

$$







URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ042-504-171300-
/O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPDT.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T2300Z/
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DUFUR...MADRAS...MAUPIN...MORO...
CONDON...FOSSIL...SPRAY
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY.

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN
OREGON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT WINDS AND STRONG TEMPERATURE
INVERSIONS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE MIXING OF THE AIR...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR POLLUTANTS TO BE TRAPPED NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT
OF AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...POLLUTION WILL INCREASE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR POSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MUCH OF
NORTH CENTRAL OREGON AS WELL AS ACROSS NORTHERN WHEELER AND
SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES. THEREFORE...AREAS OF FREEZING FOG...
WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURRIES AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL
CONTINUE. THE DENSEST FREEZING FOG WILL OCCUR BETWEEN THE
ELEVATIONS 1500 FEET AND 3000 FEET WHERE THE STRATUS DECK
INTERACTS WITH HILLY TERRAIN. DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND
ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME WHILE TRAVELING AS ROADWAYS MAY BE
SLIPPERY...AND VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR
LESS IN PLACES.

A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR ICE
FORMING ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ043-171300-
/O.EXA.KPDT.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T2300Z/
/O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/
CENTRAL OREGON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEND...LA PINE...PRINEVILLE...REDMOND
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY...
...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PENDLETON HAS ISSUED A FREEZING
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY. AN AIR
STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST TUESDAY.

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN
OREGON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT WINDS AND STRONG TEMPERATURE
INVERSIONS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE MIXING OF THE AIR...WITH THE
POTENTIAL FOR POLLUTANTS TO BE TRAPPED NEAR GROUND LEVEL.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT
OF AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...POLLUTION WILL INCREASE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR POSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGH MUCH OF
CENTRAL OREGON. THEREFORE...AREAS OF FREEZING FOG...WITH
OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURRIES AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME WHILE
TRAVELING AS ROADWAYS MAY BE SLIPPERY...AND VISIBILITIES MAY DROP
TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN PLACES.

A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR ICE
FORMING ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ044-501-WAZ026>029-171300-
/O.CON.KPDT.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPDT.ZF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090117T2300Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ARLINGTON...BOARDMAN...HERMISTON...
HEPPNER...PENDLETON...ELLENSBURG...SUNNYSIDE...YAKIMA...CONNELL...
PROSSER...TRI-CITIES...DAYTON...WAITSBURG...WALLA WALLA
900 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY...
...FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST
TUESDAY. A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY.

A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND EASTERN OREGON INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. LIGHT WINDS
AND STRONG TEMPERATURE INVERSIONS WILL RESULT IN LITTLE MIXING OF
THE AIR...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR POLLUTANTS TO BE TRAPPED NEAR
GROUND LEVEL.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT
OF AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA...POLLUTION WILL INCREASE.
CHECK WITH YOUR LOCAL AIR QUALITY AGENCY FOR POSSIBLE
RESTRICTIONS IN YOUR AREA. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...
CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING THROUGHOUT THE
LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND SURROUNDING FOOTHILLS AND VALLEYS.
THEREFORE...AREAS OF FREEZING FOG...WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURRIES
AND LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE. THE DENSEST FREEZING
FOG WILL OCCUR BETWEEN THE ELEVATIONS 1500 FEET AND 3000 FEET
WHERE THE STRATUS DECK INTERACTS WITH HILLY TERRAIN. DRIVERS ARE
URGED TO SLOW DOWN AND ALLOW FOR EXTRA TIME WHILE TRAVELING AS
ROADWAYS MAY BE SLIPPERY...AND VISIBILITIES MAY DROP TO ONE
QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS IN PLACES.

A FREEZING FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND
LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. ALSO...BE ALERT FOR ICE
FORMING ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. FOR ADDITIONAL
WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
841 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ023-024-026-171700-
/O.CON.KMFR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.FG.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090117T1700Z/
CENTRAL DOUGLAS COUNTY-EASTERN CURRY COUNTY AND JOSEPHINE COUNTY-
JACKSON COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ROSEBURG...SUTHERLIN...GREEN...
GRANTS PASS...MEDFORD...ASHLAND
841 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST SATURDAY...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST
SATURDAY.

WIDESPREAD DENSE FREEZING FOG IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
ROGUE... ILLINOIS...AND UMPQUA VALLEYS. IN ADDITION TO WIDESPREAD
VISIBILITY BELOW A QUARTER MILE...THE COMBINATION OF SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND DENSE FOG WILL CREATE ICY SURFACES AND ROADS.
DRIVERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY LATE
MORNING.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE AND STRONG VALLEY INVERSIONS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE REGION THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. THE AIR UNDERNEATH THE
INVERSION IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY STAGNANT. FOG...SMOKE...AND
INCREASING PARTICULATES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE TRAPPED LAYER.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT POLLUTION WILL INCREASE
DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT WITHIN AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
841 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ029>031-171700-
/O.CON.KMFR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T1800Z/
KLAMATH BASIN-
NORTHERN AND EASTERN KLAMATH COUNTY AND WESTERN LAKE COUNTY-
CENTRAL AND EASTERN LAKE COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALTAMONT...KLAMATH FALLS...BEATTY...
BLY...CHEMULT...CRESCENT...GILCHRIST...SPRAGUE RIVER...LAKEVIEW
841 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
WEDNESDAY.

STATIONARY HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE REGION WILL ALLOW A STRONG
INVERSION TO PERSIST OVER THE VALLEYS AND THIS WILL CAUSE THE AIR
UNDERNEATH THE INVERSION TO BECOME INCREASINGLY STAGNANT.

FOG...SMOKE...AND INCREASING PARTICULATES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
TRAPPED LAYER. STAGNANT CONDITIONS WILL BE THE MOST PREVALENT IN
THE KLAMATH AND LAKEVIEW BASINS.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY INDICATES THAT POLLUTION WILL INCREASE
DUE TO LIMITED MOVEMENT WITHIN AN AIRMASS ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA.

$$








URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
549 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ005-006-009-014-WAZ022-023-039-171330-
/O.CON.KPQR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090120T0100Z/
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO...
PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...HOOD RIVER...CASCADE LOCKS...
MULTNOMAH FALLS...PARKDALE...ODELL...LONGVIEW...KELSO...
CASTLE ROCK...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
WASHOUGAL
549 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST
MONDAY FOR THE LOWER INLAND VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST
MONDAY.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...TRAPPING COLD AIR
IN THE LOW ELEVATION VALLEYS OF INTERIOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. LIGHT WINDS AND STAGNANT CONDITIONS WILL
CONTINUE TO ALLOW POLLUTANTS TO ACCUMULATE IN THE ADVISORY AREA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

AIR IN AND NEAR THE WEST END OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE WILL NOT
BE AS STAGNANT AS EAST WINDS HELP TO MIX THE AIR NEAR GROUND
LEVEL.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LOCALLY ESTABLISHED
CRITICAL VALUES OF TRANSPORT WINDS...MIXING HEIGHT...AND
VENTILATION ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS. THIS
PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY 24 HOURS WHEN CONDITIONS
EXIST OR ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

$$

WEAGLE





URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
549 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ007-008-171330-
/O.NEW.KPQR.FG.Y.0005.090117T0149Z-090117T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090120T0100Z/
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...
CORVALLIS...ALBANY
549 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...
...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST
MONDAY FOR THE LOWER INLAND VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. AN AIR
STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST MONDAY.

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK...TRAPPING COLD AND
MOIST AIR IN THE LOW ELEVATION VALLEYS OF INTERIOR NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. LIGHT WINDS AND STAGNANT
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO ALLOW POLLUTANTS TO ACCUMULATE IN THE
ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH DENSE FOG LIKELY
DEVELOPING DURING THE NIGHT AND MORNING HOURS.

DENSE FOG...REDUCING VISIBILITY TO ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS...HAS
ALREADY STARTED TO DEVELOP IN THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE
VALLEY THIS EVENING. AIRPORT AND SPOTTER REPORTS CONFIRM
VISIBILITY DOWN TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE
WILLAMETTE RIVER AND EASTWARD. EXPECT THE AREA OF DENSE FOG TO
EXPAND THROUGHOUT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY
OVERNIGHT...THEN LINGER WELL INTO THE MORNING HOURS SATURDAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING...SO SOME ICY PATCHES
ARE POSSIBLE ALONG WITH THE FOG. VISIBILITY WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE
LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE FOG GRADUALLY LIFTS.

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE
REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN...
USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD
OF YOU.

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LOCALLY ESTABLISHED
CRITICAL VALUES OF TRANSPORT WINDS...MIXING HEIGHT...AND
VENTILATION ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS. THIS
PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AT LEAST EVERY 24 HOURS WHEN CONDITIONS
EXIST OR ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1054 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY...

WAZ001-503>512-514-171330-
/O.CON.KSEW.AS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090120T0800Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
1054 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT...

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
MONDAY NIGHT.

PEOPLE IN WESTERN WASHINGTON SHOULD BE AWARE THAT BANS ON OUTDOOR
BURNING ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WEEK AHEAD. BE SURE TO CHECK WITH
YOUR LOCAL POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY. IN THE SEATTLE AREA YOU CAN
CONTACT THE PUGET SOUND CLEAN AIR AGENCY OR VISIT THEIR WEBSITE
AT WWW.PSCLEANAIR.ORG

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...DO NOT BURN TRASH AND BE
AWARE OF LOCAL REGULATIONS FOR BURNING. PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY
DIFFICULTIES SUCH AS ASTHMA MAY FIND THAT STRENUOUS EXERCISE
OUTDOORS IN THIS INCREASINGLY STAGNANT AIR MASS MAY WORSEN THE
CONDITION.

$$
BURKE






Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
940 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

UPDATED TO ADD CENTRAL TO FREEZING FOG ADVISORY

ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-WAZ024-026>030-501-502-171415-
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-
940 PM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

FREEZING FOG
     KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
     WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON,
     NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON,
     FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN
     WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES, WALLOWA VALLEY,
     CENTRAL OREGON

HIGH PRESSURE WILL DOMINATE THE AREA`S WEATHER...WITH CONDITIONS
BEING MOSTLY DRY. A STRONG INVERSION WILL CONTINUE IN PLACE TO KEEP
THE AIR MASS AIR ACROSS THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN AND SURROUNDING
AREAS STAGNANT. IN ADDITION...FOG WILL PERSIST AT THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS...GENERALLY AT AND BELOW 3500 FEET. WITH TEMPERATURES AT
OR BELOW FREEZING...FREEZING FOG WITH OCCASIONAL SNOW FLURRIES AND
LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT IN THE YAKIMA AND
KITTITAS VALLEYS...THE LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN...THE FOOTHILLS OF THE
BLUE MOUNTAINS...NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES...
CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...AND THE WALLOWA VALLEY. FREEZING
FOG ADVISORIES AND AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS. PLEASE REFER TO PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE
DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

FREEZING FOG
     KITTITAS VALLEY, YAKIMA VALLEY, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF
     WASHINGTON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON,
     NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON,
     FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, NORTHERN
     WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES, WALLOWA VALLEY,
     CENTRAL OREGON

HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE THE AREA`S WEATHER WITH DRY
CONDITIONS AND VALLEY FOG THROUGH MOST OF NEXT WEEK. THE AIR
STAGNATION ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FREEZING
FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE REFER TO
PRODUCT ID PDXNPWPDT FOR MORE DETAILS.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED DUE TO FREEZING FOG THROUGH
SATURDAY.

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.

$$






HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
514 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

ORZ005>009-014-WAZ022-023-039-171400-
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
514 AM PST FRI JAN 16 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FOR THE CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE VALLEY.
AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS FOR THE LOWER INLAND VALLEYS OF
NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE
COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE EAST OF CASCADE LOCKS AND THE UPPER HOOD
RIVER VALLEY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

AN AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST
SUNDAY FOR THE LOWER INLAND VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...INCLUDING THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE EAST OF
CASCADE LOCKS...AND THE UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER REPORTS ARE NOT LIKELY TO BE NEEDED TODAY.

$$











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