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Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Washington
Issued by the National Weather Service
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South Washington Coast
high wind watch
High Wind Watch
South Washington Coast (Washington)
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
250 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
.A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
MOVE ONSHORE THURSDAY NIGHT. A STRONG LOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE FRONT AND MOVE NORTH ALONG THE COAST...MOVING ONSHORE
NEAR VANCOUVER ISLAND OR THE NORTHWEST TIP OF WASHINGTON AROUND
MIDNIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT.
ORZ001-002-WAZ021-102300-
/O.NEW.KPQR.HW.A.0005.100211T2200Z-100212T0900Z/
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...FLORENCE...
RAYMOND...LONG BEACH
250 AM PST WED FEB 10 2010
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL
OREGON COASTS...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS...EXPECT SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH
MAINLY ALONG BEACHES AND HEADLANDS.
* TIMING...THE STRONG WINDS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND
EARLY EVENING ON THURSDAY...THEN DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT
THURSDAY NIGHT.
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.
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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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