THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST HEAVY PRECIPITATION
AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013
...PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO STREAM MOISTURE INTO THE
NORTHWESTERN STATES...
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE STILL IN EFFECT FOR
PARTS OF EASTERN WASHINGTON... CENTRAL OREGON... NORTHERN
NEVADA... AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE OLYMPICS... CASCADES... AND THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
FLOOD WATCHES AND ADVISORIES HAVE ALL ENDED ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST EXCEPT FOR SMALL AREAS IN NORTHWEST WASHINGTON AND
EXTREME COASTAL SOUTHWEST OREGON.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM PDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 987 MB...
29.15 INCHES... WAS CENTERED JUST OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL BRITISH
COLUMBIA. SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW... A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING INLAND
ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SOME AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN... AND
LOCALLY HEAVIER POCKETS OF RAIN... WERE FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH LIGHT SNOW IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.
ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST... SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WAS FALLING IN WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM PDT FRI SEP
27 THROUGH 700 AM PDT MON SEP 30...
...CALIFORNIA...
GASQUET 6 ESE 9.65
STATE CREEK RAWS 6.11
PETROLIA 5.93
SMITH RIVER AT DR FINE BRIDGE 5.76
ELK VALLEY 5.60
NOTCHKO RAWS 4.95
WESTSIDE 4.92
CRESCENT CITY 4.74
BRUSH MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT 3.89
MCKINLEYVILLE 7.3 ESE 3.45
KNEELAND 0.4 NNW 3.40
ORICK 5.9 SSW 3.35
ORLEANS 2.28
ARCATA AIRPORT 1.87
...IDAHO...
HIDDEN LAKE 5.60
BEAR MOUNTAIN 5.10
BONNERS FERRY 20 NW 5.00
SADDLE PASS 4.19
SCHWEITZER BASIN 3.20
MCCALL 9.3 SSE 2.77
HOPE 9.7 NNE 2.70
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...
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE 7.87
LEES CAMP 2 WSW 7.84
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E 7.38
ASTORIA 6.93
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE 6.54
COOS BAY 7 ESE 5.77
MT HEBO 5.39
HASKINS DAM 5.20
SADDLE MOUNTAIN 5.20
CEDAR 4.91
LITTLE MEADOWS 4.80
QUAIL PRAIRE 4.34
ELKTON 4 SSW 4.00
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 3.51
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT 3.36
...WASHINGTON...
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 7.28
OLYMPIA 7.3 WSW 7.20
SWIFT CREEK 6.90
DRY CREEK 6.65
RAYMOND 0.8 ESE 6.10
MONTESANO 4.2 NW 6.02
JEFFERSON CREEK 4.81
LONE PINE 4.80
TOMS CREEK 4.73
CANYON CREEK 4.56
WYNOOCHEE LAKE 4.18
QUILLAYUTE 4.13
SNOQUALIMIE PASS 4.10
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 2.35
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
GASQUET 6 ESE 59
...IDAHO...
GRANGEVILLE 4.0 S 69
EVARO 5.0 E 52
...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 80
CASCADE 76
LIVINGSTON AIRPORT 67
STAR-BROWNING AIRSTRIP 67
CUT BANK AIRPORT 66
STARR-BROWNING AIRSTRIP 66
BYNUM 13.0 W 64
LEWISTOWN MUNI ARPT 60
LOLO 50
...NEVADA...
OROVADA 15 WNW 55
MIDAS 31 N 53
...OREGON...
MARYS PEAK 85
HEBO 5 E 84
GARIBALDI 75
LINCOLN CITY 72
TILLAMOOK 1 SE 71
MORO 2 WNW 68
JEWELL 66
JACKSONVILLE 3 ESE 65
NEWPORT 65
PATJENS RAWS 65
DESCHUTES RIVER WOODS 25 ESE 64
HEPPNER 4 SSW 64
JOSEPH 1 WNW 63
KNAPPA 1 S 60
YACHATS 60
ASTORIA 59
CLATSOP SPIT 58
ARLINGTON 11 S 57
PENDLETON MUNI ARPT 54
...WASHINGTON...
NASELLE RIDGE 90
HURRICANE RIDGE 85
WEST RICHLAND 19 NNW 75
HIGHLAND 2 S 71
DIRTY FACE MOUNTAIN 68
AENEAS 64
ALDER RIDGE 62
MISSION RIDGE-TOP 62
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 61
THIS IS THE LAST IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORM SYSTEMS TO IMPACT
THE NORTHWESTERN STATES. THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
ACROSS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES THIS AFTERNOON BRINGING MORE RAIN AND
HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW TO PARTS OF THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
PLENTY OF UPPER LEVEL ENERGY WILL ALSO CONTINUE THE LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINS... AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW... TO THE COASTAL
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN... WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON
AND OREGON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH LIGHTER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS
THAN 2 INCHES EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UP TO 6 INCHES ARE STILL POSSIBLE AT
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
DAYS. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 80 MPH ARE POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
MONARSKI
Last Updated: 1102 AM EDT MON SEP 30 2013