Powerful low forms off Oregon coast line.

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This is a satellite Ir of a low pressure bombing off the Oregon coast line. The pressure is below 988 millibars...The Gfs shows this getting into the mid to upper 970s...This should stay offshore. Which is what most computer models are showing at this time. Right now it doe's not look like a inland wind storm because storm will not go inland to "our" north. Then Tueday night it will turn south with weaking. Landfall possible over northern California Wednesday. A high wind Advisory was issued for the southern Oregon coast.

Looking at the Buoy data shows a sharp drop off with the pressure. With tropical storm winds...This sytem should get interesting because a few years ago we saw a storm go just south of Portland which had over 60 to 80 mph winds. It was alot like a tropical storm or hurricane because it was compacted. Trees laying every where with houses damaged all over.

Another interesting thing is Portland was on the northern Quad of this. This low pressure was so strong that it pulled cold air down...We droped like 10 or 15 degrees...In it started to snow at my house. Only a few inches but hell its rare for that...


http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/satellite/shows ... =ir&size=4