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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Portland, OR

February 14, 2014

NWS Portland, OR issued this high wind warning at Feb 14, 2014, 1:49 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 15, 2014, 7:00 AM PST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 14, 2014, 1:49 PM PST (21:49 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 15, 2014, 7:00 AM PST
Expired
Feb 15, 2014, 7:22 PM PST
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

897 
WWUS76 KPQR 142149
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
149 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014


ORZ002-151500-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0005.140215T1500Z-140216T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0004.140215T1500Z-140216T0200Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
149 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...IN EFFECT
FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: NEAR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 OR 70 MPH. IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH 
  WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING: FROM AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  EVENING. PEAK WINDS WILL BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  SATURDAY EVENING. AFTER A BREAK SATURDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND
  OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE 
  FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-151500-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0005.140215T1800Z-140216T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0004.140215T1800Z-140216T0200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
149 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING...IN EFFECT
FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH
OREGON COASTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: NEAR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 OR 70 MPH. IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH 
  WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. 

* TIMING: FROM LATE MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY
  EVENING. PEAK WINDS WILL BE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING
  SATURDAY. AFTER A BREAK SATURDAY NIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF
  STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
  NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE 
  DISAPPOINTMENT. 

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.

&&

$$

ORZ003-004-WAZ020-151500-
/O.UPG.KPQR.HW.A.0005.140215T2000Z-140216T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.W.0004.140215T2000Z-140216T0400Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
149 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY FOR
THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  OR 65 MPH...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OR EXPOSED AREAS. 

* TIMING: SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. PEAK
  WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SATURDAY
  EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY
  AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...SWISSHOME...LEES CAMP.

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.

&&

$$

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
5 follow-up statements
797 
WWUS76 KPQR 151302
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
502 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...STRONG WINDS TO IMPACT THE COASTAL AREAS AND COAST RANGE THIS
EVENING AND SUNDAY...

.A PAIR OF VERY STRONG STORMS WILL IMPACT THE COASTAL AND COAST
RANGE REGION. STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR WITH A COLD FRONT THIS
EVENING AND AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING.

ORZ002-160000-
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.140215T1500Z-140216T0200Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
502 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NEAR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO
  40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  SUNDAY...HIGHEST ALONG THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS.

* TIMING: PEAK WINDS TODAY WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING. AFTER A BREAK TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS
  IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE 
  FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-160000-
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.140215T1800Z-140216T0200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
502 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON
COASTS... 
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COASTS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NEAR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO
  40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY...HIGHEST ON THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS.

* TIMING: PEAK WINDS TODAY WILL BE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING. AFTER A BREAK TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS
  IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
  NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE 
  DISAPPOINTMENT 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ003-004-WAZ020-160000-
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.140215T2000Z-140216T0400Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
502 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM
PST THIS EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST COAST RANGE OF
OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF WASHINGTON...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST COAST RANGE OF
OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF WASHINGTON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70
  MPH...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OR EXPOSED AREAS. SIMILAR
  SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY.

* TIMING: PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY
  AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
158 
WWUS76 KPQR 151836
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1036 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...STRONG WINDS WILL IMPACT THE COASTAL AREAS AND COAST RANGE LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING...AND THEN EVEN STRONGER WINDS
WILL IMPACT THESE SAME AREAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...


ORZ002-160245-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
1036 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 


* WINDS: NEAR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 30 
  TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY...HIGHEST ALONG THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS. 

* TIMING: PEAK WINDS TODAY WILL BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING. AFTER A BREAK TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF EVEN STRONGER
  WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE 
  FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE 


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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-160245-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
1036 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.


* WINDS: NEAR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 30 
  TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY...HIGHEST ON THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS. 

* TIMING: PEAK WINDS TODAY WILL BE MID AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING. AFTER A BREAK TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS
  IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
  NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE 
  DISAPPOINTMENT 


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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ003-004-WAZ020-160245-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.140215T2000Z-140216T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
1036 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF OREGON AND WILLAPA HILLS...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE COAST RANGE OF OREGON AND WILLAPA HILLS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 


* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70
  MPH...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OR EXPOSED AREAS.
  SIMILAR...IF NOT SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE
  SUNDAY.

* TIMING: PEAK WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
  EVENING. ANOTHER ROUND OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE 
  SUNDAY AFTTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA


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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$
569 
WWUS76 KPQR 152157
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
157 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014


ORZ002-160600-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
157 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST... 
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.


* WINDS: NEAR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 30 
  TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY...HIGHEST ALONG THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS. 

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH 6 PM. AFTER A BREAK TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND
  OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE 
  FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE 


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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-160600-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
157 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.


* WINDS: NEAR HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH 
  WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. IN COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 30 
  TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. GUSTS OF 70 TO 85 MPH ARE 
  POSSIBLE SUNDAY...HIGHEST ON THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS. 

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH 6 PM. AFTER A BREAK TONIGHT...ANOTHER ROUND
  OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND
  SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
  NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE 
  DISAPPOINTMENT 


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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ003-004-WAZ020-160600-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
157 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE COAST RANGE OF OREGON AND WILLAPA HILLS...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE COAST RANGE OF OREGON AND
WILLAPA HILLS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 


* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OR EXPOSED AREAS. 
  SIMILAR...IF NOT SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE 
  SUNDAY. 

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH 8 PM. ANOTHER ROUND OF EVEN STRONGER WINDS
  IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA


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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ006>008-WAZ039-160600-
/O.NEW.KPQR.WI.Y.0007.140215T2300Z-140216T0600Z/
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...
ALBANY...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL
157 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND CLARK COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.


* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH
  WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH LIKELY THIS EVENING.

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM... 
  MCMINNVILLE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM... 
  TROUTDALE...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL 

* IMPACTS: LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.


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.

&&

$$
862 
WWUS76 KPQR 160201
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
601 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

ORZ002-161015-
/O.EXP.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE
601 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* TONIGHT: THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE AND WINDS HAVE
  DECREASED ALONG THE COAST. IT WILL STILL BE BREEZY...WITH WEST
  TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.

* SUNDAY: THE NEXT FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
  SOUTHERLY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 TO 60 MPH IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND UP TO 70 MPH
  BEACHES AND HEADLANDS BY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE LATE
  SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE FOULWEATHER...
  YACHATS...FLORENCE

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ001-WAZ021-161015-
/O.EXP.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
601 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
NORTH OREGON COAST AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON COAST...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A
HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TONIGHT: THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE AND WINDS HAVE
  DECREASED ALONG THE COAST. IT WILL STILL BE BREEZY...WITH WEST
  TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES.

* SUNDAY: THE NEXT FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG
  SOUTHERLY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS UP
  TO 50 TO 60 MPH IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND UP TO 70 MPH
  BEACHES AND HEADLANDS BY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE LATE
  SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
  NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH... CAPE 
  DISAPPOINTMENT 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ003-004-WAZ020-161015-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
601 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...THE
WILLAPA HILLS...AND THE NORTHWEST OREGON COAST RANGE...

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN
OREGON...THE WILLAPA HILLS...AND THE NORTHWEST OREGON COAST
RANGE...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 
  70 MPH...MAINLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN OR EXPOSED AREAS. 
  SIMILAR...IF NOT SLIGHTLY STRONGER WIND SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE 
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH 8 PM. ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG WINDS IS
  EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WILLAPA HILLS
  AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

ORZ006>008-WAZ039-160600-
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140216T0600Z/
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...TROUTDALE...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...
ALBANY...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL
601 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER
METRO AREA...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH 
  WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH LIKELY THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING: NOW THROUGH 10 PM THIS EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM...
  MCMINNVILLE...HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...
   TROUTDALE...VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...CAMAS...WASHOUGAL 

* IMPACTS: LOCALIZED POWER OUTAGES.

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.

&&

$$

WEAGLE
157 
WWUS76 KPQR 160322
NPWPQR

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
722 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014


ORZ003-004-WAZ020-161400-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-140216T0400Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-WILLAPA HILLS-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...VERNONIA
722 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTHWEST
OREGON COAST RANGE...CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...AND
WILLAPA HILLS...

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST OREGON COAST RANGE...
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON...AND WILLAPA HILLS...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING FOR THIS EVENING. A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* TONIGHT: THE FRONTAL SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR TODAYS STRONG WINDS
  HAS MOVED EASTWARD INTO THE CASCADES...AND WINDS ARE EASING.
  WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL STILL BE GUSTY TONIGHT... BUT GUSTS
  SHOULD GENERALLY RANGE BETWEEN 35 TO 45 MPH.

* SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN
  SUNDAY AFTERNOON...REACHING 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS
  75 MPH IN THE MOST EXPOSED LOCATIONS. SOMEWHAT LIGHTER WINDS
  ARE EXPECTED IN THE COAST RANGE VALLEYS.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WILLAPA HILLS
  AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE.

&&

$$

ORZ006>008-WAZ039-160430-
/O.CAN.KPQR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-140216T0600Z/
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
722 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND THE
GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THIS EVENING. 

WINDS HAVE EASED THIS EVENING BEHIND THE POTENT COLD FRONT WHICH
BROUGHT STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST
WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES...GENERALLY 15 TO 25 MPH...FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.

$$

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-161400-
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.A.0006.140216T2000Z-140217T1200Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...
CAPE FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT
722 PM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...THE
NORTH OREGON COAST...AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* TONIGHT: THE COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ONSHORE AND WINDS HAVE 
  DECREASED ALONG THE COAST. IT WILL STILL BE BREEZY...WITH WEST 
  TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES. 

* SUNDAY: THE NEXT FRONT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF STRONG 
  SOUTHERLY WINDS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL 
  INCREASE 30 TO 40 MPH BY LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS 
  UP TO 50 TO 60 MPH IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND UP TO 70 
  MPH BEACHES AND HEADLANDS BY EVENING. WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE 
  LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...CAPE 
  FOULWEATHER...YACHATS...FLORENCE...ASTORIA... CANNON BEACH...
  TILLAMOOK...NETARTS...PACIFIC CITY... RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
  CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WEAGLE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Feb 14, 9:40 AM PST, 4 hours 9 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 14, 9:40 AM PST, 4 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
940 AM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

.SYNOPSIS...A RATHER STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH
NORTHWEST OREGON WITH DECREASING RAIN AND WINDS. WILL BE BETWEEN
SYSTEMS THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE BREAK IN WET WEATHER
WILL BE SHORT LIVED AS AN EVEN STRONGER STORM SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE
AREA SATURDAY WITH STRONG WINDS FOR THE COAST...HEAVY RAIN AND SOME
SNOW IN THE HIGHER CASCADES IN THE FAR NORTH. POSSIBLY THE WETTEST
STORM OF THIS SERIES WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH LOWER
SNOW LEVELS IN THE CASCADES AND MORE AREAS OF WIND. A MUCH COOLER AND
SHOWERY PATTERN WILL DEVELOP NEXT WEEK...WITH SNOW LEVELS LIKELY
DROPPING INTO AT LEAST THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS AND COASTAL MOUNTAINS.
&&

.SHORT TERM...TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...THE NEXT FRONT IN THE CURRENT
SERIES WAS MOVING THROUGH OUR FORECAST AREA THIS MORNING...AND
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWS THAT IT IS TRYING TO
MOVE EAST OF EVEN LANE COUNTY A BIT FASTER THAN THE MODELS...AND HAVE
SPED THAT UP IN THE FORECAST FOR TODAY AND EASED BACK ON THE
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. WILL SEE SOME SHOWERS
TODAY ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS...BUT AMOUNTS DO
NOT LOOK VERY HIGH. WILL SEE THE SNOW LEVEL LOWER SOME TODAY...TRY TO
GET CLOSE TO PASS ELEVATIONS IN THE CASCADES...BUT AMOUNTS WILL BE
MODEST AND BELOW SNOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

THE LULL WILL BE RATHER SHORT LIVED AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES
TONIGHT. WILL LIKELY SEE SOME WARM FRONTAL PRECIPITATION START TO
SPREAD IN FROM THE SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT BUT THE MAIN EVENT WILL BE
SATURDAY AS THE MAIN OVERRUNNING PRECIPITATION SPREADS ONSHORE. IT
WILL AGAIN BE A WET SYSTEM WITH RATHER WARM SNOW LEVELS...GENERALLY
UP NEAR 6000 FEET OR HIGHER. PERHAPS AREAS NEAR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON
CASCADE CREST MIGHT HAVE A LITTLE LOWER SNOW LEVEL AND GET SOME SNOW
ACCUMULATION. THE MAIN STORY WILL BE RAIN AND WIND...AND THE
HYDROLOGY IS DISCUSSED BELOW.

THIS SYSTEM HAS STRONG 850 MB JET WITH IT...AND THE HIGH WIND WATCH
FOR THE COAST LOOKS REASONABLE. HAVE ADDED A BRIEF PERIOD TO THE
WATCH FOR THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS. THIS EVENT LOOKS TO BE CLOSE TO THE
STRENGTH OF THE ONE LAST TUESDAY NIGHT...BUT A LITTLE LESS.

THE COLD FRONT SWINGS THROUGH OUR AREA SATURDAY EVENING...WITH THE
WINDS AND RAIN DECREASING BEHIND THE FRONT. SNOW LEVELS DROP
DRAMATICALLY BEHIND THE FRONT SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...TO WELL
BELOW THE PASSES AND LIKELY INTO THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND THE
CASCADE FOOTHILLS. THERE APPEARS TO BE ENOUGH ONSHORE FLOW TO SEE
SOME PRETTY GOOD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...
POSSIBLY EXCEEDING ADVISORY THRESHOLDS.

THERE IS ANOTHER SLOWLY MOVING WET FRONT SPREADING DOWN FROM THE
NORTHWEST LATE SUNDAY...FOR MORE RAIN...WIND...AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN
SNOW AS SNOW LEVELS STAY RELATIVELY LOW FOR THIS SYSTEM. TOLLESON

.HYDROLOGY...WE HAD 1 TO 1.5 INCH RAIN AMOUNTS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PART OF OUR OREGON ZONES...AND THERE ARE SEVERAL RIVERS THAT MAY
REACH FLOOD STAGE. HAVE ISSUED A WARNING FOR THE MARYS RIVER... BUT
THE SIUSLAW AND LUCKIAMUTE RIVER MAY ALSO FLOOD. RAIN HAS DECREASED A
BIT EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT...SO THOSE MAY BE ONLY ONES THIS
TIME AROUND. THE NEXT SYSTEM FOR SATURDAY STILL LOOKS WET... AND WILL
LIKELY STILL HAVE MORE FLOODING. THEN WE HAVE ANOTHER WET SYSTEM
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY THAT COULD BRING ANOTHER SURGE OF POSSIBLE
FLOODING. WILL BE CONTINUING THE FLOOD WATCH THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
TOLLESON
&&

.LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...SUNDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL LOW WILL SET UP IN THE GULF OF
ALASKA THIS WEEKEND...USHERING IN A SERIES OF SHORTWAVES AND FRONTAL
SYSTEMS UNDER MOIST ONSHORE FLOW THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AFTER A SOGGY
WEEKEND...MODELS ARE SHOWING LITTLE RELIEF IN PRECIPITATION. THE LAST
BIT OF A STATIONARY FRONT WILL SAG SOUTH ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA
LATE SUNDAY...DRAGGING THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE CENTRAL
OR COAST RANGE...CENTRAL AND SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND LANE
COUNTY CASCADES. THIS FRONT STALLS OVER THE REGION INTO MONDAY
MORNING...POSSIBLY INTO MONDAY EVENING. MODELS ARE COMING TOGETHER
WITH THE NEXT FRONT ARRIVING MIDDAY TUESDAY... FOLLOWED BY YET
ANOTHER SYSTEM WEDNESDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE STUBBORN UPPER LOW OVER
ALASKA BEGINS TO FILL/WEAKEN AND SLIDE SOUTHWARD. THIS WILL ALLOW A
COOLER AIR MASS TO SETUP OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE IN THE WEEK.
SHOWERS CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY...AS COOLER TEMPERATURES RETURN. /27
&&

.AVIATION...UNSTABLE ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO GENERALLY VFR
CONDITIONS WITH ONLY OCCASIONAL MVFR CONDITIONS. THERE IS A CHANCE
CONDITIONS MAY DETERIORATE INTO IFR TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN TAF SITES AS
HIGH PRESSURE TEMPORARILY MOVES INTO THE REGION...BUT CONFIDENCE IS
LOW. EXPECT RAIN TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FROM THE SOUTHWEST AROUND
12Z SATURDAY...WITH MVFR CIGS LIKELY INCREASING AFTER THIS POINT.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...EXPECT MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WITH BRIEF PERIODS
OF MVFR CONDITIONS THROUGH 18Z SATURDAY. /NEUMAN
&&

.MARINE...INHERITED FORECAST APPEARS ON TRACK. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION
BELOW...

A SECOND AND EVEN STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS
THE WATERS SAT AFTERNOON/EVENING. LATEST GUIDANCE SHOWS THE POTENTIAL
FOR SOUTH WIND GUSTS TO 55 KT WITHIN THE COASTAL JET AHEAD OF THIS
FRONT. HAVE EXTENDED THE STORM WATCH NORTH BUT CONFIDENCE IS NOT AS
STRONG AS IN THE SOUTHERN WATERS GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE FLOW IS
OFFSHORE AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDING SURFACE LOW THAT PASSES BY NORTH AND
WEST. THAT SAID THERE WILL BE A SHORTER PERIOD OF TIME IN THE
AFTERNOON WHERE THE GRADIENT LOOKS TO OPEN UP ENOUGH TO SUPPORT
LIKELY GALES AND POSSIBLE STORMS...MOST LIKELY CLOSER TO SHORE.

CHAOTIC SEAS WILL BE BUILDING WITH THIS SECOND STORM...LIKELY TO
REACH 15-20 FEET BY LATER SAT NIGHT. ADDITIONALLY THIS SYSTEM WILL
HAVE A GOOD DYNAMIC FETCH AS IT PUSHES ONSHORE...SO THE SWELL BEHIND
IT MAY REACH THE 20-25 FT RANGE LATER SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY.

WHILE THE LARGE SWELL IS PUSHING IN...A MORE CLASSIC LOOKING COASTAL
JET IS SETTING UP FOR YET ANOTHER FRONT ON SUNDAY ON PAR WITH THE
STRENGTH OF THE SATURDAY SYSTEM WITH STORM FORCE WINDS LIKELY. THIS
IS THE LAST OF THE STRONG SYSTEMS...BUT CONTINUED WESTERLY FLOW WILL
GUIDE WEAKER SYSTEMS THROUGH THE WATERS NEXT WEEK. 20 FT SEAS EASE
LATER MONDAY BUT THESE SYSTEMS WILL KEEP SEAS ELEVATED WELL ABOVE 10
FT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY. /KMD
&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN
     LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF
     WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE
     VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-GREATER PORTLAND
     METRO AREA-NORTH OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE
     FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     EVENING FOR CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-COAST RANGE
     OF NORTHWEST OREGON.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR NORTH OREGON COAST.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

WA...FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
     EVENING FOR WILLAPA HILLS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
     FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR
     OUT 60 NM.

     STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST
     SATURDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO
     FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 7 AM
     PST SATURDAY.

&&

MORE WEATHER INFORMATION ONLINE AT..
    HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
    WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/US.NATIONALWEATHERSERVICE.PORTLAND.GOV
    WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSPORTLAND

THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM
THE CASCADE CREST TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE AREA IS COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE FORECAST AREA.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 14, 3:47 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchPQR10 hr
Feb 14, 5:46 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR8 hr
Feb 14, 5:46 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR22 hr
Feb 14, 8:12 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRBenton26 hr
Feb 14, 1:37 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR14 hr
Feb 14, 1:37 PM PSTStorm WarningPQR29 hr
Feb 14, 3:37 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisoryPQR8 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.