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HWOPDT
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2008
ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-WAZ024-026>030-501-502-241145-
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-
500 AM PDT WED JUL 23 2008
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
DAY ONE
TODAY AND TONIGHT
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
DRY AND STABLE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT. BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE CASCADE EAST SLOPES...PASSES
AND ADJACENT VALLEYS. HOWEVER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. THE WINDS WILL DECREASE TONIGHT AFTER
SUNSET WITH CLEAR SKIES.
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT OVER THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WILL KEEP A SOUTHWEST
FLOW OVER THE REGION. SEVERAL WEAK DISTURBANCES WITH VERY LITTLE
MOISTURE ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION DURING THE PERIOD.
HOWEVER...CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN DRY AND WARM WITH JUST
SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS AT TIMES
THROUGH EARLY 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.
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