High Wind Watch 21, NWS Portland, OR

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

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CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
PST MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE LATER THIS
  AFTERNOON...BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70
  MPH...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 4 PM AND 10 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY
  WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY.

* TIMING: SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON
  HIGHWAYS 20...34...AND 126 ARE URGED CAUTION DUE TO ERRATIC
  WINDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PST MONDAY FOR THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA
HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM PST MONDAY.


* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL INCREASE SUNDAY
  EVENING...BECOMING SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 70 MPH
  POSSIBLE...MAINLY ON EXPOSED RIDGES. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WESTERLY
  WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING...AND MAY
  IMPACT MORE THAN JUST THE EXPOSED RIDGES.

* TIMING: SUNDAY LATE AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES CAN EXPECT
  GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS...INCLUDING ON HIGHWAYS 26...6...47 IN
  OREGON...ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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ORZ005>007-010-WAZ022-039-040-161945-
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LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...
OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...SANDY...
SWEET HOME...LONGVIEW...KELSO...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...
CAMAS...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
MONDAY FOR GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...LOWER
COLUMBIA...INTERSTATE 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...NORTH OREGON
AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS...AND THE CENTRAL
WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: INCREASING THIS EVENING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
  BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 6 AM. 

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. WITH SATURATED
  GROUND...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE
  DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE
  5...205...84...AND OTHER HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STRONG
  WINDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
1 PM PST MONDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE
  RAPIDLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH
  WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 70 TO 75 MPH
  POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE SOUTH
  WASHINGTON COAST AND FAR NORTH OREGON COAST. STRONG WINDS
  CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING...THEN EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH EVEN
  INTO MONDAY MORNING.

* TIMING: AFTER 1 PM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 7 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
  MONDAY. THESE WINDS WILL BE WESTERLY...AND WILL IMPACT MORE THAN
  THE LOCATIONS TYPICALLY IMPACTED IN A HIGH WIND COASTAL EVENT.

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... ESPECIALLY ON
  EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101 AND ON THE MEGLER
  BRIDGE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 10 AM PST MONDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 AM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE 
  RAPIDLY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 35 TO 50 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS 65 TO 75 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST 
  LATER SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 
  MPH. 

* WINDS: COASTAL INTERIOR...SOUTH WIND WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BECOME SOUTH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. WINDS WILL TURN WEST TO SOUTHWEST LATER
  SUNDAY NIGHT...BUT REMAIN STRONG WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING: AFTER 1 PM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 2 PM AND 6 PM SUNDAY. ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 8 AM MONDAY
  BUT THESE WILL BE WESTERLY. 

* IMPACTS: POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY. DAMAGE TO TREES IN WIND
  EXPOSED AREAS MAY ALSO OCCUR. THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
  NEED TO BE PREPARE FOR SUDDEN STRONG WIND GUSTS... ESPECIALLY ON
  EXPOSED HEADLANDS...AS WELL AS ON HIGHWAY 101.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

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SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY
332 AM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON PST
MONDAY FOR THE SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY..

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON
PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...EASING IN THE
  MORNING MONDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY

* IMPACTS: LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE DUE TO MINOR TREE
  DAMAGE. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF
THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA
PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE
CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

&&

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