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...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS AND THE EXPOSED HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE COAST RANGE.

* TIMING: WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE BETWEEN 4 AM AND 6 AM THEN SPREAD INTO THE NORTH OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE BETWEEN 6 AM AND 9 AM. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE SOMEWHAT BY LATE AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...FLORENCE...ASTORIA... TILLAMOOK...VENETA

* IMPACTS: WIND WILL MAKE IT DIFFICULT TO BE ON BEACHES AND HEADLANDS. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY FOR DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON ... CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON ... 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.