THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009
 
...A POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM CONTINUES TO IMPACT 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 WATCHES
AND WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS
OF WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AND THE SIERRA NEVADA.. HIGH
WIND...GALE...AND STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG THE COAST OF
WASHINGTON AND OREGON.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 600 PM PST...A 984 MB...29.05 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC ABOUT 250 MILES OFF THE COAST OF
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED THAT PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED IN THE
VICINITY OF A WARM FRONT ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON
STATE...NORTHWESTERN OREGON...AS WELL AS PARTS OF EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED NOV
18 THROUGH 600 PM PST THU NOV 19...

...WASHINGTON...
FORKS 6.9 WSW                         4.27                     
QUILLAYUTE                            4.21                     
ELKS MEADOW                           3.90
POTLATCH 0.1 NW                       3.88                     
WYNOOCHEE LAKE                        3.59
ABERDEEN 0.7 WSW                      3.06                     
SHELTON 10.6 WNW                      2.84                     
SEABECK 3.8 SW                        2.78                     
ELMA 0.5 W                            2.49                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED NOV
18 THROUGH 600 PM PST THU NOV 19...

...IDAHO...
LOOKOUT SKI                           5.0                     
MOSES MTN                             5.0                     
SCHWEITZER BASIN                      5.0                     
BEAR MOUNTAIN                         3.0                     

...WASHINGTON...
PARK CREEK RIDGE                     12.0                     
POPE RIDGE                           12.0                     
EASTON 7 NNW                         11.0                     
FORTY-NINE DEGREES SKI               11.0                     
STEVENS PASS                         11.0                     
LYMAN LAKE                            8.0                     
BUNCHGRASS MEADOWS                    6.0                     
SPRINGDALE 9 W                        5.5                     
QUARTZ PEAK                           5.0                     
NEWPORT 5 WNW                         4.0                     
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                     
CAPE FOULWEATHER                        67                     
GARIBALDI                               64                     
WARRENTON                               58                     
NEWPORT                                 57                     
ASTORIA                                 55                     
ASTORIA                                 55                     
CAPE MEARES                             55                     

...WASHINGTON...
HURRICANE RIDGE                        107                     
TOKE POINT                              77                     
LOPEZ VILLAGE                           72                     
VAIL 4 ENE                              66                     
DESTRUCTION ISLAND                      63                     
BELLINGHAM                              61                     
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 AND MAKE LANDFALL NEAR VANCOUVER ISLAND EARLY
ON FRIDAY. IN ADDITION...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ONSHORE
SHORTLY THEREAFTER AND 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 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

KONG




Last Updated: 951 PM EST THU NOV 19 2009