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WWUS46 KPDT 221646
WSWPDT

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
946 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...LATE SPRING STORM WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS
INTO THIS AFTERNOON...

.A UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OVER THE
AREA TODAY AND DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS SYSTEM IS COLD
ENOUGH FOR SNOW TO FALL AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 300O FEET WITH
ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET.

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NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TOLLGATE...SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT
946 AM PDT WED MAY 22 2013

...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON ABOVE 4000 FEET...

THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 3 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS: 2-4 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET WITH AN INCH OR
  LESS POSSIBLE AT LOCATIONS BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET.

* ELEVATION: ABOVE 4000 FEET.

* TIMING: SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUING INTO MID AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: SKI BLUEWOOD RESORT...TOLLGATE

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 10 TO 15 MPH

* IMPACTS: OREGON HIGHWAY 204 WILL HAVE SNOW BETWEEN MILEPOSTS 15
  AND 32 AND MAY BE HAZARDOUS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SNOW IS OCCURRING OR IS
EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND ACCUMULATE. TRAVEL MAY BE HAZARDOUS. MOTORISTS
ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION...AND SLOW DOWN TO ADJUST FOR
RAPIDLY CHANGING DRIVING CONDITIONS AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES. FOR
ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

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