Full Notification

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING 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 FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL BEGIN INCREASING LATE FRIDAY MORNING AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND LIKELY PEAK MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY THROUGH A GOOD PART OF FRIDAY EVENING.

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

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE ALONG THE COAST... CAUSING SOME POWER DISRUPTIONS. THE WINDS WILL CAUSE DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AS WELL...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... 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.