Expires:201312021400;Remove:201312021400;430144 WWUS86 KPQR 012140 SPSPQR SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 140 PM PST SUN DEC 1 2013 ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-021400- NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON- CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA- GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY- SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE- NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES- CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY- UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK... LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK... GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE... HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM... MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...HOOD RIVER... CASCADE LOCKS...MULTNOMAH FALLS...SANDY... SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME...GOVERNMENT CAMP... DETROIT...SANTIAM PASS...VIDA...LOWELL...COTTAGE GROVE... MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...PARKDALE...ODELL... COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS...FRANCES... RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO... CASTLE ROCK...STEVENSON...SKAMANIA...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND... WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR 140 PM PST SUN DEC 1 2013 ...VERY COLD AIR TO REMAIN OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ALL WEEK... A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A MIX OF RAIN...SNOW...AND WIND TO THE REGION TONIGHT ALONG WITH MUCH COLDER WEATHER. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. EXPECT AN EVEN COLDER SURGE OF TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. HIGHS WILL STRUGGLE TO GET ABOVE FREEZING AFTER TUESDAY. THE COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO BLOW IN THROUGH THE GORGE MAY PUSH WIND CHILL VALUES QUITE LOW AT TIMES THIS WEEK IN AREAS EXPOSED TO THE EAST WINDS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE GENERALLY NOT EXPECTED ON THE VALLEY FLOOR MONDAY NIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW FOR THE AREA ON FRIDAY...BUT CONFIDENCE IN THIS PART OF THE FORECAST IS QUITE LOW AT THIS POINT. THERE IS HIGH CONFIDENCE IN CONTINUED COLD WEATHER ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST THROUGH THE WEEKEND. AS IT OFTEN IS...FORECASTING WINTER WEATHER IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST CAN BE CHALLENGING. STAY INFORMED BY MONITORING WEATHER FORECASTS CLOSELY THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THIS SITUATION EVOLVES. $$