THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST HEAVY PRECIPITATION
AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013

...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STREAM MOISTURE INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN STATES...     

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE CASCADES AND NORTHERN ROCKIES

FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR NORTHWEST AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON
AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN IDAHO... SOUTHWEST OREGON...AND
EXTREME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 700 PM PDT...A STRONG SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 976 MB... 28.81 INCHES... WAS LOCATED JUST OFF
THE COAST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND. A SECOND LOW WAS LOCATED IN CENTRAL
ALBERTA WITH A COLD FRONT STRETCHING FROM EASTERN MONTANA TO
SOUTHERN OREGON. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
FALLING IN VICINITY OF THE COLD FRONT IN IDAHO AND MONTANA.
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS FALLING ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...OREGON...AND WASHINGTON AND WESTWARD TO THE
COAST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM PDT FRI SEP
27 THROUGH 700 PM PDT SUN SEP 29...

...CALIFORNIA...
GASQUET 6 ESE                         5.16                    
ELK VALLEY                            2.96                    
ORLEANS                               2.28                    

...IDAHO...
HIDDEN LAKE                           5.60                    
BEAR MOUNTAIN                         5.10                    
BONNERS FERRY 20 NW                   5.00                    
SADDLE PASS                           4.19                    
SCHWEITZER BASIN                      3.20                    
HOPE 9.7 NNE                          2.17                    
LOOKOUT                               2.10                    
MULLAN PASS                           2.06                    
SPIRIT LAKE                           1.88                    
CLARK FORK 3.5 SE                     1.83                    
MOSQUITO RIDGE                        1.80                    
SPIRIT LAKE 3.6 E                     1.62                    

...OREGON...
LEES CAMP 2 WSW                       7.84                    
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE                     6.54                    
MT HEBO                               5.39                    
HASKINS DAM                           5.20                    
SADDLE MOUNTAIN                       5.20                    
TILLAMOOK                             5.00                    
CEDAR                                 4.91                    
LITTLE MEADOWS                        4.80                    
ASTORIA                               4.75                    
LEES CAMP                             4.50                    
QUAIL PRAIRE                          4.34                    
LOG CREEK                             3.81                    
FALLS CITY                            3.70                    
GRAND RONDE 3.5 NW                    3.54                    
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE                    3.50                    
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT               2.29                    

...WASHINGTON...
SWIFT CREEK                           6.90                    
DRY CREEK                             6.65                    
JEFFERSON CREEK                       4.81                    
LONE PINE                             4.80                    
TOMS CREEK                            4.73                    
CANYON CREEK                          4.56                    
WYNOOCHEE LAKE                        4.18                    
SNOQUALIMIE PASS                      4.10                    
FINNEY CREEK                          4.02                    
OWL MOUNTAIN                          4.00                    
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                       3.83                    
HAYWIRE RIDGE                         3.68                    
GRAYS RIVER 0.9 SSE                   3.60                    
OLYMPIA AIRPORT                       3.12                    
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT              1.69                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...IDAHO...
GRANGEVILLE 4.0 S                     69                    
EVARO 5.0 E                           52                    

...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE                80                    
STARR-BROWNING AIRSTRIP               66                    
BYNUM 13.0 W                          64                    
LOLO                                  50                    

...OREGON...
HEBO 5 E                              83                    
GARIBALDI                             75                    
JEWELL                                66                    
JACKSONVILLE 3 ESE                    65                    
NEWPORT                               65                    
JOSEPH 1 WNW                          63                    
KNAPPA 1 S                            60                    
YACHATS                               60                    
HEPPNER 4 SSW                         59                    
CLATSOP SPIT                          58                    
NEWPORT MUNI ARPT                     55                    
ASTORIA                               54                    
PENDLETON MUNI ARPT                   54                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         52                    

...WASHINGTON...
NASELLE RIDGE                         90                    
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT                   61                    


AS THE COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE INTERIOR WEST... A
SECOND STORM SYSTEM WILL COME ASHORE ON THE NORTHWEST COAST
TONIGHT... BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN TO MUCH OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 1 AND 5
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING... WITH THE
HIGHER AMOUNTS GENERALLY BEING CONFINED TO HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
ADDITIONALLY... HEAVY SNOWS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
MONDAY NIGHT AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES AND CENTRAL
IDAHO. ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST... STRONG GUSTY WINDS OF 30 TO
50 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS... ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 AM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1039 PM EDT SUN SEP 29 2013