STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST HEAVY PRECIPITATION
AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013

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

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

FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON...OREGON
AND EXTREME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS NORTHERN IDAHO. FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A FEW AREAS OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON.

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

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

AT 100 AM PDT...A SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 980
MB...29.94 INCHES...WAS CENTERED NEAR FANNY ISLAND...BRITISH
COLUMBIA. SOUTH OF THE LOW...A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING RAPIDLY
INLAND ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SEVERAL AREAS OF
PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST. AHEAD OF THE FRONT...MOST AREAS WERE EXPERIENCING LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN. COLDER AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WAS BEGINNING TO LOWER
SNOW LEVELS ACROSS WASHINGTON AND OREGON.                         
                       

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 500 AM PDT FRI SEP
27 THROUGH 100 AM PDT MON SEP 30...

...CALIFORNIA...
GASQUET 6 ESE                         5.16                    
ELK VALLEY                            2.96                    
ORLEANS                               2.28                    
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD         2.09                    
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                    
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                    
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                    
TILLAMOOK                             5.00                    
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...
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                    
QUILLAYUTE                            4.13                    
SNOQUALIMIE PASS                      4.10                    
FINNEY CREEK                          4.02                    
OWL MOUNTAIN                          4.00                    
OLYMPIA AIRPORT                       3.91                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          3.86                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT              3.36                    
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT              2.35                    

...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                    
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                    

...OREGON...
MARYS PEAK                            85                    
HEBO 5 E                              84                    
GARIBALDI                             75                    
LINCOLN CITY                          72                    
TILLAMOOK 1 SE                        71                    
JEWELL                                66                    
JACKSONVILLE 3 ESE                    65                    
NEWPORT                               65                    
HEPPNER 4 SSW                         64                    
JOSEPH 1 WNW                          63                    
KNAPPA 1 S                            60                    
YACHATS                               60                    
ASTORIA                               59                    
CLATSOP SPIT                          58                    
PENDLETON MUNI ARPT                   54                    

...WASHINGTON...
NASELLE RIDGE                         90                    
HURRICANE RIDGE                       85                    
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
RAPIDLY INLAND TODAY...CROSSING THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BY THIS
AFTERNOON. RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY BEFORE TAPERING OFF FOR MOST
AREAS EXCEPT THE COASTAL RANGES BY TONIGHT. RAIN AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW WILL ALSO BEGIN TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES BY TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN IS
POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON AND OREGON THROUGH TONIGHT.
LIGHTER RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN 1 INCH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
6 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. 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 800 AM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN