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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. $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLANDIssuing Weather Forecast Office Homepage
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