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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Burlington VT
1028 PM EST Tue Jan 16 2024
.SYNOPSIS...
A widespread powdery snow will quickly taper off this evening,
leading to a mainly dry but cold night. Another lake effect
snow event in northern New York will impact southern St.
Lawrence County at times tomorrow through tomorrow night, but it
will not be as prolific as the previous one. Following quiet
and seasonably cold weather on Thursday, expect a punch of
bitter cold Friday through Sunday morning. Moderating
temperatures will follow early next week.
&&
.NEAR TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
1020 PM UPDATE...
Steady snowfall associated with the winter storm has come to an
end as the 994mb surface low lifts eastward into the Bay of
Fundy. So have let the Winter Weather Advisories expire as
scheduled. As of this writing, we have 6.0 inches of snow here
at BTV. In general, widespread 4-6 inches fell across the
Champlain Valley with the jackpot area being Rutland county into
central VT, which received 7-10 inches of snow. Snow to liquid
ratios are closer to 20 to 1 so a nice fluffy, relatively low
impact snow event to make it look more like winter across North
Country. There remains areas of slick travel so be sure to take
it easy out there. Otherwise, forecast remains largely on track.
Nighttime microphysics satellite imagery shows partial clearing
developing as weak high pressure builds in from the west. With
a fresh snow cover on the ground and 925mb temperatures around
-12C, expect temperatures to dip into the single digits once
clouds scatter and winds slacken.
PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
Our widespread snowfall is ongoing with reports of 2 to 5" so
far trickling in, with snowfall rates this afternoon near an
inch at times. Locally heavier amounts of snow based on quasi-
stationary mesoscale banding oriented over much of Vermont
(except for northwestern areas) have likely panned out, so there
should be many happy snow lovers out there. RAP analysis at 3
PM showed a 1002 millibar surface low pressure near Martha`s
Vineyard while mid-level frontogenesis continued to promote snow
back across our region. As a strong upper level shortwave
impinges from the west and the low pressure system continues to
push northeastward, the back end of snow will quickly push
eastward this evening. However, increasing low level northerly
flow could help maintain accumulating snow linger a bit longer
in the northern Champlain Valley this evening.
Overall, without rapid deepening of the low or arriving of
strong high pressure from the west, we won`t see too much wind
overnight behind the storm. As such, not much upslope snow
potential. That being said, favorable fetch off of Lake Ontario
has already gotten the lake effect snow machine going again, and
that will be our main story through the rest of the near term
period. No real change to the thinking from the previous
forecast in which it will be rather localized event, focused
near and south of Route 3 in northern New York. A Lake Effect
Snow Warning is now in effect for southeastern St. Lawrence
County for 7 AM Wednesday through 1 AM Thursday where storm
totals could approach a foot during the event. Ingredients are
favorable for a good extent of a lake-parallel band, but it
will tend to waver over time as low level flow modifies with
subtle changes in the fast mid-level flow. The height of the
event looks to be in the latter part of the day tomorrow, and
then the band overnight will sink south of St. Lawrence County.
During the height of the event, some snow showers may extend
across much of northern New York into the high terrain of
northern Vermont with light accumulations expected.
Winds tomorrow actually should increase relative to tonight with
more of a gradient wind develops with broad low pressure to our
north and high pressure to our south. Southwesterly winds again,
like on Monday, will be fairly dry aside from the lake moisture,
so a mix of sun and clouds is expected for much of the day in
central and southern portions of Vermont. Temperatures will be
much like today, mainly in the upper teens to low 20s for highs.
Both tonight and tomorrow night will be seasonably cold, with
potential for near or below zero readings in the typical coldest
spots in the Adirondacks
&&
.SHORT TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...
As of 341 PM EST Tuesday...Relatively quiet conditions are expected
for Thursday. Lapse rates between 7 and 8.5 deg C/km in the sfc to
850 mb range could support some widely scattered convective
afternoon snow showers, though deep moisture is lacking and thus
limits potential snow chances. Best chance for some afternoon snow
showers will be in the Adirondacks, east of Lake Ontario due to
locally enhanced low moisture. However, generally zonal west-to-
east flow will keep any organized Lake Effect snow bands shunted to
our south and thus not expecting any accumulating snow in our
area beyond a dusting. Temperatures will top out in the 20s
during the afternoon and drop into the single digits Thursday
night/Friday morning.
&&
.LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...
As of 341 PM EST Tuesday...Beginning of the long term forecast period
will feature a brief but intense cold spell as troughing over the
eastern US strengthens, with increasingly negative height anomalies
Friday going into Saturday. Arctic air mass will be somewhat
modified by the time it drops into our forecast area, but still cold
enough that much of our forecast area will see the coldest
temperatures of the season thus far early this weekend. Friday will
be dry but cold, with temperatures struggling to rise above the mid
to upper teens. Friday night/Saturday morning will be the coldest
night of the stretch as the modified arctic air moves into the
region. Low temperatures a few degrees either side of zero look
reasonable with 6-12 mph winds and resultant wind chills 5 to 15
below throughout the area. In addition to the shot of cold air,
expect some widely scattered light snow showers Saturday as a front
pushes through, though accumulations would generally be minimal due
to lack of moisture and cloud temperatures too cold to support
dendrites.
Temperatures will only warm to 5-12 degrees above zero during the
day Saturday, but some increasing wind gusts during the daylight
hours will keep bitter cold conditions in place. Wind chills will
remain below zero areawide during the day on Saturday. Coldest wind
chills Saturday morning through Sunday morning will be over the
northern Adirondacks (10 to 15 below) and across the higher summits
of the Greens and Adirondacks (20 to 30 below zero). Anyone
heading outside this weekend, especially anyone headed to the
mountains, should prepare accordingly for the dangerous wind
chills.
Sunday will be a transition day with building heights marking a
significant pattern change toward positive upper-level height
anomalies and warmer conditions to start next week. Temperatures
will still be cold Sunday (highs only in the teens), and especially
cold overnight in eastern Vermont (near 0) where the coldest air
mass will still be in place. Areas west of the Greens will start to
see subtle warm air advection Sunday night, with lows generally
around 10 deg F expected.
Look for temperatures to return to near/above normal by Monday as
high pressure shifts to our east and return southwesterly flow
develops. There are several chances for showers early next week as
several boundaries move through the area, but no impactful weather
is expected through Tuesday.
&&
.AVIATION /03Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...
Through 00Z Thursday... The steady snow is currently exiting the
region from west to east, and it should be out of the region by
midnight. Visibilities are improving from IFR as the steady snow
ends so all terminals should be MVFR or VFR by then. Some lingering
light snow showers could keep visibilities at MVFR for a time this
evening into the early overnight hours, but all terminals should
improve to VFR by the pre dawn hours. Ceilings have also been rising
rapidly after the steady snow ends so they should be VFR across the
region by midnight. Winds are generally calm or northwesterly and
that should continue for most of the night. However, winds switch to
the southwest during the day tomorrow and increase, with gusts up in
the 15-20 KT range possible, especially at MSS. VFR conditions
should persist throughout the day tomorrow, except at SLK where
some lake effect snow showers could bring visibilities down
from time to time in the afternoon.
Outlook...
Wednesday Night: VFR. Slight chance SHSN.
Thursday: VFR. NO SIG WX.
Thursday Night: VFR. NO SIG WX.
Friday: VFR. Slight chance SN.
Friday Night: VFR. NO SIG WX.
Saturday: Mainly VFR, with local MVFR possible. Slight chance
SHSN.
Saturday Night: VFR. NO SIG WX.
Sunday: VFR. NO SIG WX.
&&
.BTV WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
VT...None.
NY...Lake Effect Snow Warning from 7 AM Wednesday to 1 AM EST
Thursday for NYZ029.
Winter Weather Advisory from 7 AM Wednesday to 1 AM EST
Thursday for NYZ087.
&&
$$
SYNOPSIS...Kutikoff
NEAR TERM...Chai/Kutikoff
SHORT TERM...Duell
LONG TERM...Duell
AVIATION...Myskowski
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
625 PM CST Tue Jan 16 2024
...New AVIATION...
.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Wednesday night)
Issued at 1259 PM CST Tue Jan 16 2024
Key points:
-A Wind Chill Advisory and a Hard Freeze Warning are in effect
through 10am Wednesday. Although winds tonight will be minimal and
wind chills will be much closer to the ambient temperatures, those
temps will tank quickly this evening with Wednesday morning lows in
the teens for most locations. A few spots could dip into the single
digits briefly. Although not every location will see wind chills
fall below 10 degrees, it will likely be the coldest night since Feb
2021 for most spots and so we`ll continue the headlines as-is.
-Continue to protect people, pipes, pets, and plants from this
dangerous cold.
Discussion:
Midday RAP analysis indicates a 1034mb surface high currently
centered near the Red River Valley, and it is forecast to drift
southward this evening. This will keep clear skies overhead and
allow winds to decouple over much of our region except perhaps near
the Rio Grande where weak southeasterlies will establish late
tonight. After daytime highs rising above freezing in many areas
today, we`ll quickly cool this evening. Dew points currently in the
single digits won`t rise much, maybe 2-5 more degrees, so this will
keep the floor for lows depressed. Expecting they will likely be in
the low to mid teens for most of our populated areas, with localized
areas perhaps dipping to 8 or 9 degrees briefly. Along the Rio
Grande, expect lows in the upper teens to low 20s.
Southerly winds will continue to develop through the day Wednesday
as the surface high shifts off to the east and a weak lee low
develops well off to our northwest. We`ll definitely see the streak
of freezing temperatures end for those areas that don`t quite get
there today, and most locations should rise into the 40s. Near 50
for some spots in our far SW counties! A gradual increase in surface
moisture will follow tomorrow evening into the overnight, but
probably not fast enough to preclude another night of freezing
temperatures in some of our western and northwestern areas, and
potentially for some locations near and just east of I-35 as well.
&&
.LONG TERM...
(Thursday through Tuesday)
Issued at 1259 PM CST Tue Jan 16 2024
The next cold front will push through South Central Texas Thursday
evening, but not before we manage to warm-up rather quickly, with
highs in the mid to upper 60s and lower 70s. A stark contrast
between Wednesday morning and Thursday afternoon, with nearly 50-60
degree temperatures differences within a 36 hour period. As winds
turn northeasterly Thursday night, colder air will filter in from
the north. Winds will pick up quickly shortly before sunrise Friday
as a reinforcing shot of cold air pushes in from the north. That
will likely result in wind chills in the 10s and 20s on Friday
morning. Due to an increased pressure gradient from the reinforcing
shot of cold air Friday, the afternoon is expected to be quite
breezy and may be close to advisory levels. Expect sustained winds
of 15-25 mph, gusting to 30-35 mph at times. This will make it feel
rather cold throughout the day as high temperatures struggle to get
out of the 40s for the northern half of the CWA.
By the time we get into the weekend, 500mb flow should start to turn
more zonal and then increasingly southwesterly by the end of the
weekend. On Saturday, a large storm system will make landfall on the
West Coast and start moving westward into the intermountain west.
Meanwhile, back here in South Central Texas, temperatures will
struggle to rebound on Saturday but we should start to see a steady
warmup beginning on Sunday afternoon and continuing into the start
of next week. At the same time, we should start to see a bit more
high cloud cover as the subtropical jet starts ushering in more mid-
level moisture ahead of deepening trough over the Four Corners on
Sunday. Ensemble guidance along the the latest 12Z NBM indicate
PWATS will approach 1-3 sigma above the mean Monday and Tuesday, and
the overall signal for a heavier rain event continues to increase
for the Monday-Tuesday time frame. Most guidance indicates we have a
rather decent shot at several inches of precip, but for now we will
temper our expectations somewhat. The latest NBM guidance for KAUS
indicates a 38% chance for >2" of precip on Monday, and up to a 33%
chance for >2" on Tuesday as well. The one thing will will need to
watch is for any arctic air to linger longer than currently
forecast. If that were to happen, there would be an outside shot at
some wintry precip mixing in Monday morning, but as it stands right
now, temperatures should be above freezing and all precip should
fall as liquid. Monday and Tuesday afternoon should warm into the
60s, which is much closer to seasonal normals.
&&
.AVIATION...
(00Z TAFS)
Issued at 616 PM CST Tue Jan 16 2024
VFR conditions are expected at area TAF sites through the current
forecast period. Winds will drop off considerably around 00Z, then
generally remain light and variable along I-35 overnight, with south
winds returning mid to late morning Wednesday. For DRT, light
northwest winds continue this evening, with light easterly winds
overnight. Southeast winds return by mid morning. Only high clouds
are anticipated through the forecast period.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry 13 45 34 68 / 0 0 0 0
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport 11 45 30 68 / 0 0 0 0
New Braunfels Muni Airport 12 46 31 70 / 0 0 0 0
Burnet Muni Airport 11 44 32 65 / 0 0 0 0
Del Rio Intl Airport 20 50 31 73 / 0 0 0 0
Georgetown Muni Airport 11 45 32 67 / 0 0 0 0
Hondo Muni Airport 13 47 29 72 / 0 0 0 0
San Marcos Muni Airport 10 46 30 69 / 0 0 0 0
La Grange - Fayette Regional 11 46 35 65 / 0 0 0 0
San Antonio Intl Airport 14 45 33 69 / 0 0 0 0
Stinson Muni Airport 14 47 32 70 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Hard Freeze Warning until 10 AM CST Wednesday for Atascosa-Bandera-
Bastrop-Bexar-Blanco-Burnet-Caldwell-Comal-De Witt-Dimmit-Edwards-
Fayette-Frio-Gillespie-Gonzales-Guadalupe-Hays-Karnes-Kendall-Kerr-
Kinney-Lavaca-Lee-Llano-Maverick-Medina-Real-Travis-Uvalde-Val
Verde-Williamson-Wilson-Zavala.
Wind Chill Advisory until 10 AM CST Wednesday for Atascosa-Bandera-
Bastrop-Bexar-Blanco-Burnet-Caldwell-Comal-De Witt-Dimmit-Edwards-
Fayette-Frio-Gillespie-Gonzales-Guadalupe-Hays-Karnes-Kendall-Kerr-
Kinney-Lavaca-Lee-Llano-Maverick-Medina-Real-Travis-Uvalde-Val
Verde-Williamson-Wilson-Zavala.
&&
$$
Short-Term...Platt
Long-Term...17
Aviation...Platt
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Green Bay WI
500 PM CST Tue Jan 16 2024
Updated aviation portion for 00Z TAF issuance
.KEY MESSAGES...
- A prolonged period of arctic air will continue to bring very
cold wind chills each night into early morning through the
weekend. Additional wind chill headlines are possible at times
during this period.
- Cold air will increase the potential for ice jams, potentially leading
to localized flooding.
- The deep freeze will come to an end early next week as a milder
airmass makes its way south across the Midwest. Watching
potential for a mixed precip and dense fog event early next
week given rising temperatures.
&&
.DISCUSSION...
Issued at 213 PM CST Tue Jan 16 2024
Short Term...Tonight and Wednesday
The latest RAP analysis and satellite/radar imagery show Arctic
high pressure centered over the southern Plains and low pressure
over far northern Manitoba and Ontario. Very cold temps with brisk
WSW winds continue early this afternoon with widespread wind
chills between 15 and 20 below zero. Cloud cover is streaming in
from the northwest ahead of shortwave energy north of
International Falls and over central Manitoba. Scattered flurries
and light snow are noted upstream as well. Forecast concerns
revolve around the bitter cold wind chills and light snow chances.
Clouds and light snow chances: The moderately strong shortwave
over Manitoba will swing southeast and across northern Wisconsin
and the Upper Peninsula tonight. While models have been terrible
depicting cloud cover in this arctic airmass, arrival of stronger
forcing and upper motion should result in more in the way of cloud
cover tonight. Low level saturation will remain difficult to
achieve, but perhaps ceilings will become low enough for some
flurries over far northern WI and will leave in the forecast.
Any flurries should be departing by 6 am Wed, and thinking skies
will return to mostly clear to partly cloudy for most of
Wednesday despite higher layer RH depicted in the guidance.
Temps, wind chills, and hazards: Due to more cloud cover tonight,
warmer air temps and wind chills are expected. Wind chills are
forecast to hold relatively steady in the 15 to 25 below range for
most of the area. This falls into the "close enough" category to
reissue the Wind Chill Advisory starting at 6 pm this evening and
ending at 9 am Wednesday. Temps will moderate slightly on
Wednesday with highs ranging from 5 to 12 degrees across the
region.
Ice Jam Potential:
Recent precip falling into the rivers combined with the Arctic
airmass sticking around this week will keep ice jam a
possibility. Experimental freeze-up ice jam potential forecasts
has the available sites on the Wisconsin, Oconto, and Menominee
at medium or high potential. Hydrographs showing a few spots
likely already experiencing some minor jamming the past couple of
days and this could continue as the rivers fully freeze up. Will
continue to highlight the threat in the HWO, Weather Story, and
social media.
Long Term...Wednesday Night Through Tuesday
Temperatures... Below normal temperatures and dangerously cold
wind chills continue to be the main focus of the extended forecast
period. High temperatures are only expected to reach into the
tens above zero into the end of the week with wind chills
remaining in the teens to 20s below zero during this time.
Coldest wind chills are expected during the late night into early
morning hours each day. Additional wind chill headlines are likely
through the end of the work week. The deep freeze is expected to
come to an end early next week as a milder airmass makes its way
south across the Midwest.
Precipitation... A calmer pattern looks to set up for the
majority of the extended following last week`s active weather.
Some light snow and flurries are possible mostly in northern
Wisconsin and Door county Thursday into Friday as a shallow and
transient piece of upper-level energy clips the upper Midwest on
Wednesday. Some lake enhancement will be possible as winds veer to
northwesterly over Lake Superior and a cold air advection regime
sets up across much of the Great Lakes region. Next chances for
light to moderate snow arrive to the forecast area Friday to
Saturday as a trough digs south into the upper Mississippi Valley.
Most models aren`t currently picking up on any significant snow
accumulation, but the presence of an inverted surface trough
hovering over Lake Michigan and pre-conditioned northerly flow
originating from Lake Superior warrants keeping an eye on as
additional models come in range. If this situation were to pan
out, highest snow amounts would likely be across northern
Wisconsin and in Manitowoc county where the inverted trough axis
points. Chances for mixed precip will also be likely to begin next
week as temperatures warm up across the region. There is still
considerable disagreement between models about timing and expanse
of precip this far out in the forecast, but temperature profiles
currently support mixed precip as prevailing southwesterly winds
advect warmer air up into the region.
&&
.AVIATION...for 00Z TAF Issuance
Issued at 500 PM CST Tue Jan 16 2024
VFR conditions are expected in most areas through Wednesday, with
middle and high clouds at times. Lake effect clouds and snow
showers generated over the bay will produce IFR conditions at
times over the northern part of the Door Peninsula, especially at
K2P2. Scattered to broken clouds with bases between 2000 and 3000
feet are also possible north of a RRL to IMT line.
&&
.GRB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
Wind Chill Advisory until 9 AM CST Wednesday for WIZ005-010>013-
018>022-030-031-035>040-045-048>050-073-074.
&&
$$
DISCUSSION.....MPC/Goodin
AVIATION.......RDM
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Portland OR
131 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2024
.SYNOPSIS...An approaching frontal system will bring widespread
freezing rain to inland areas below roughly 1500 ft, snow across the
high Cascades, and rain elsewhere. An Ice Storm Warning remains in
effect for much of the region through this evening and into
Wednesday morning. For midweek on, expect a return to climatological
conditions with milder temperatures and rain into the extended.
&&
.DISCUSSION...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...Satellite and radar as of
1 PM shows an area of low pressure near 43N/130W sending a stratus
shield northeast with a few hundredths of an inch of precipitation
accumulating in SW Oregon. Temperatures across SW Washington, NW
Oregon remain in the mid to 20s. The warm sector will overrun the
cold pool that currently sits in the interior lowlands and freezing
rain with start accumulating in the coming hours. Ice accumulations
will increase the closer one gets to the Columbia River Gorge which
is the source of the cold air drainage and the area in which the
cold pool is deepest. The current Ice Storm Warnings remain in place
throughout the region for significant ice accumulations.
The freezing rain will start in the southern Willamette Valley but
according to the HRRR the depth of the cold air in this area is
fairly shallow. Near Creswell it`s only 1200 ft and 1600 ft near
Eugene. It won`t take long for the warm southwesterly flow to scour
out the cold air but there will still be a few hours of freezing
rain so ice accumulations in that zone which reaches as far north as
Albany will see a range of 0.05 to 0.25" of ice with the higher
amounts to the north.
This will be the trend areawide, the closer you get to the source
i.e. the Gorge, the greater the ice accumulations. The cold pool
will scour out and once a site climbs above freezing it will remain
above freezing and freezing rain will transition to rain. The
exception will be sheltered pockets on the east side of the Coast
Range around Lees Camp and Timber. The cold air will be trapped and
ice accumulations will persist into the overnight hours.
The Greater Portland/Vancouver metro will see ice accumulations
between 0.25-0.50" of ice through late Tuesday night, early
Wednesday morning. The Columbia River Gorge will hold onto mixed
precipitation through Wednesday and into parts of Thursday as the
next system quickly approaches which will maintain east winds through
the Gorge.
In the Cascades snow levels will sit around 4500 feet and
accumulations between 10-20 inches from Tuesday through Wednesday
night is likely. Strong winds across the crest will reduce
visibility at times.
Daytime highs on Wednesday will push into the mid/upper 40s in the
Valley and 50s by the coast. Snow levels will be rising as well,
pushing up to near 6000 feet. While the Gorge continues to see
wintry precipitation due to cold air staying in place, most lowland
areas will just see rain.
Beyond Wednesday and into early next week, expect a return to
climatological temperatures with multiple rounds of precipitation
from an active NE Pacific. Persistent southwesterly flow will
maintain higher snow levels producing primarily rain across much of
the Cascades. -BMuhlestein
&&
.AVIATION...00Z TAFs: Precipitation on track with (most) models.
HRRR, RAP simulated radar seems best at this time. Not a whole lot
of changes to the forecast at this point with associated warm
front lifting northward across region tonight. Will see CIGS
lowering to lower VFR in the afternoon into early evening, with
widespread MVFR and pockets of IFR CIGS Tue night into early Wed
morning.
Precipitation continues to move northward, already across Lane
County with that moving northward reaching by 00Z Wed. With cold
air in lowlands, this will fall mainly as freezing rain though may
see a mix of sleet and snow initially. As warm air spreads into
the region from south to north tonight, will see threat of
freezing rain end, generally at KEUG around 03Z Wed, KSLE around
06Z, and KPDX around 12Z Wed. However, lighter offshore flow (east
winds) maintains cold air, with freezing rain likely lasting well
into Wed am near and in Columbia River Gorge.
PDX AND APPROACHES...Warm front approaches from the south, will
see CIGS lower to low VFR later today, with generally MVFR after
04Z Wed. IFR not out of the question after 12Z Wed with HREF
probabilities and model soundings indicating such.
Precipitation expected around 00Z mainly as freezing rain with
possibly a mix of sleet or snow to start. The brunt of the ice
accumulation expected from 00Z-06Z with 0.15 to 0.20 inch, then
up to 0.10 06-12Z Wed. Fortunately will be slowly rising
temperatures overnight. Appears will rise above 32 deg F 10-12Z
Wed /mh /Rockey
&&
.MARINE...Low pres over the north Pac will push a warm front
northward across the coastal waters tonight. Winds will pick up
behind the front as the low approaches the coast, with gusts to
35 kt on the waters to south of Cape Falcon. As such, will
maintain Gale Warning on the coastal waters from Cape Falcon
southward. To the north, gusts not as strong, so will maintain
Small Craft Advisory in that area. Seas will come up a bit with
the winds, generally to 10 to 14 ft. Trailing cold front will push
onshore on Wed.
Next system arrives on Thu, with another warm front lifting
northward across the region, with the trailing cold front arriving
on Fri. Gradients not quite a potent, and seem to be more favoring
east to southeast flow. So, potential of gales not quite as
favorable with such a pattern. Still, winds likely 20 to 25 kt.
with seas gradually building back to the mid-teens. Active weather
continues into the weekend with system following similar track to
recent systems.
/mh
&&
.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...Ice Storm Warning from 2 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Wednesday
for Central Willamette Valley-Coast Range of Northwest
Oregon-Greater Portland Metro Area.
Ice Storm Warning until 10 PM PST this evening for Central Coast
Range of Western Oregon-South Willamette Valley.
Ice Storm Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Wednesday
for Lower Columbia.
Wind Advisory until 7 PM PST this evening for Greater Portland
Metro Area.
Winter Weather Advisory from 1 PM this afternoon to 10 PM PST
Wednesday for Cascades in Lane County-Northern Oregon
Cascades.
Ice Storm Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 10 AM PST
Wednesday for Central Columbia River Gorge-Upper Hood River
Valley-Western Columbia River Gorge.
WA...Ice Storm Warning from 2 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Wednesday
for Greater Vancouver Area.
Ice Storm Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Wednesday
for I-5 Corridor in Cowlitz County.
Ice Storm Warning from 4 PM this afternoon to 10 AM PST
Wednesday for Central Columbia River Gorge-South Washington
Cascade Foothills-South Washington Cascades-Western
Columbia River Gorge.
Winter Weather Advisory from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST
Wednesday for Willapa Hills.
PZ...Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM PST Wednesday for Coastal waters
from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM-
Columbia River Bar.
Gale Warning until 7 AM PST Wednesday for Coastal waters from
Cape Foulweather OR to Florence OR out 10 NM.Coastal waters
from Cape Foulweather OR to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory until 7 AM PST Wednesday for Waters from
Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM.
&&
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