Full Notification

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 65 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY EVENING UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP FIRST ON THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND SPREAD NORTHWARD TO THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COASTS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY SUNDAY EVENING.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: FLORENCE...ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...RAYMOND... LONG BEACH.

* IMPACTS: WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME TREE DAMAGE AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS.

* 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.