THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009
...A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM IS AFFECTING THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
WITH HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...AND HEAVY SNOW...
WINTER STORM AND AVALANCHE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
WASHINGTON CASCADES AND OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. WINTER STORM WARNINGS
AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
WASHINGTON STATE. HIGH WIND...GALE...AND STORM WARNINGS ARE IN
EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON. IN
ADDITION...WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SIERRA
NEVADA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 PM PST...A 990 MB...29.24 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC ABOUT 300 MILES OFF THE COAST OF
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT PRECIPITATION WAS COVERING MUCH
OF WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN OREGON ASSOCIATED WITH
A WARM FRONT. THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION WAS AFFECTING MUCH OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED NOV
18 THROUGH 1200 PM PST THU NOV 19...
...WASHINGTON...
ELKS MEADOW 3.90
WYNOOCHEE LAKE 3.59
QUILLAYUTE 3.43
HOODSPORT 1.45
PACKWOOD 1.18
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED NOV
18 THROUGH 1200 PM PST THU NOV 19...
...WASHINGTON...
EASTON 7 NNW 11.0
CLAYTON 3 SW 3.0
LEAVENWORTH 12 N 2.5
METALINE FALLS 9 NNE 2.5
NORTHPORT 5 NE 2.5
COOLIN 7 NNW 2.0
ELK 6 NE 1.5
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...OREGON...
MOUNT HEBO 72
CLATSOP SPIT 68
GARIBALDI 64
WARRENTON 58
ASTORIA 55
...WASHINGTON...
TOKE POINT 74
VAIL 4 ENE 66
BELLINGHAM INTL ARPT 58
FRIDAY HARBOR AIRPORT 58
ANACORTES 2 WNW 52
OCEAN PARK 52
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 49
NEWPORT MUNI ARPT 43
EVERETT/PAINE FIELD 41
THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST SHOULD
CONTINUE TO DEEPEN FOR THE REST OF TODAY AS IT MOVES TOWARD
VANCOUVER ISLAND AND THE CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST BY FRIDAY
MORNING. THIS LOW AND THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT STRETCHING
SOUTHWARD OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL
HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO
8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM COASTAL NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA...NORTHWARD ALONG THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COASTS.
HEAVY SNOW IS LIKELY INLAND...WITH 1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE THROUGH
THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADES AND INTO THE MOUNTAINS OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY SNOWS...AVALANCHES
WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE OVER THE OLYMPICS AND THE CASCADE MOUNTAINS
OF WASHINGTON. HIGH WINDS EXCEEDING 50 MPH ARE LIKELY ALONG THE
COAST OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 343 PM EST THU NOV 19 2009