Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
500 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

ORZ041>044-049-050-501>506-WAZ024-026>030-501-502-171245-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
CENTRAL OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF OREGON-GRANDE RONDE VALLEY-
WALLOWA COUNTY-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHERN WHEELER AND SOUTHERN GILLIAM COUNTIES-JOHN DAY BASIN-
OCHOCO-JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-LOWER COLUMBIA BASIN OF WASHINGTON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS-
EAST SLOPES OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE SOUTHERN CASCADES OF WASHINGTON-
500 AM PST MON FEB 16 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OREGON
AS WELL AS SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DENSE FOG
     FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON, NORTH CENTRAL
     OREGON, CENTRAL OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF
     OREGON

AREAS OF FOG AND FREEZING FOG WITH VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE
QUARTER MILE AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE IN CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL
OREGON AND THE BLUE MOUNTAIN FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING.  A FREEZING FOG
AND DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS UNTIL 10 AM PST
THIS MORNING. DETAILS CAN BE FOUND IN THE NWS PRODUCT...PDXNPWPDT.

SCATTERED SNOW AND LOW ELEVATION RAIN SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF OREGON TODAY AND TONIGHT.  THE THREAT OF
PRECIPITATION DECREASES NORTH...AND MOST OF EASTERN WASHINGTON WILL
SEE LITTLE OR NO PRECIPITATION TODAY AND TONIGHT.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER
EASTERN OREGON AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHT.  DRIER CONDITIONS WILL FOLLOW WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE
THE NEXT SYSTEM BRINGS PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

GRAPHICAL FORECASTS OF WEATHER HAZARDS OUT TO SEVEN DAYS
ARE DISPLAYED ON THE WORLD WIDE WEB AT:

WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PDT/CURRENTHAZARDS/HWO.HTML

ALL LETTERS IN THE ABOVE URL ARE LOWER CASE...EXCEPT THE H IN
CURRENTHAZARDS.

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