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...STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTS... .A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE MOST LIKELY SCENARIO INDICATES STRONGEST WIND GUSTS IN THE 50 TO 55 MPH RANGE ALONG THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND THE NORTH OREGON COASTS SLIGHTLY BEFORE DAYBREAK. UNFORTUNATELY...WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK AND TIMING OF THE LOW PRESSURE AREA AND ACCOMPANYING FRONT. WITH THIS UNCERTAINTY...WE ALSO SEE SOME POTENTIAL FOR GUSTS 60 TO 65 MPH...WHICH IS ABOVE THE 58 MPH THRESHOLD. THE SLOWER TIMING SCENARIO HAS WINDS PEAKING AROUND MID MORNING. IN EITHER CASE...THE STRONGER WINDS SHOULD ONLY LAST A FEW HOURS AND BE CONCENTRATED AHEAD OF AND IMMEDIATELY WITH THE COLD FRONT CROSSING. WE WILL NOT RECEIVE MUCH MORE FORECAST DATA BETWEEN NOW AND THE ONSET OF THE HIGHER WINDS TONIGHT SO WE HAVE OPTED TO ISSUE THIS HIGH WIND WATCH DESPITE THE LOWER CONFIDENCE WITH HOPES THAT PREPARATIONS COULD BE MADE IF NECESSARY. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 55 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH MIGHT OCCUR PRIMARILY NORTH OF TILLAMOOK.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS WILL MOST LIKELY OCCUR FROM ABOUT 3 AM TO 7 AM...ALTHOUGH THEY MAY OCCUR LATER IN THE MORNING.

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

* IMPACTS: TREES WITH REMAINING FOLIAGE WILL BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE OR TOPPLING. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE IS ALSO POSSIBLE.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTH OREGON COAST

Instructions:

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.