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.AN UNUSUALLY STRONG LATE AUGUST STORM SYSTEM IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY LIKELY TO MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING AND PRODUCE STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COAST AND OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL MOUNTAINS. ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND THE WILLAPA HILLS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND OVER EXPOSED LOCATIONS.

* TIMING: LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: VERNONIA...VENETA

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DAMAGE TREES AND PRODUCE POWER DISRUPTIONS.

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

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.