686  
WWUS76 KPDT 241628  
NPWPDT  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR  
928 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
ORZ041-044-507-508-510-WAZ024-027-521-250600-  
/O.NEW.KPDT.WI.Y.0031.260925T1500Z-260926T0600Z/  
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF  
OREGON-FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-  
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL  
OREGON-EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-YAKIMA VALLEY-  
SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MAUPIN, FOSSIL, ATHENA, PENDLETON, YAKIMA,  
WHITE SALMON, ARLINGTON, BICKLETON, SUNNYSIDE, DUFUR, HERMISTON,  
PILOT ROCK, BOARDMAN, TOPPENISH, GOLDENDALE, IONE, MORO, HEPPNER,  
NACHES, THE DALLES, AND CONDON  
928 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2026  
   
..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 TO 55 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON,  
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON, LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF  
OREGON, NORTH CENTRAL OREGON, YAKIMA VALLEY, AND SIMCOE HIGHLANDS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 
SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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