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.AN UNUSUALLY STRONG LATE AUGUST STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND PRODUCE STRONG WINDS NEAR THE COAST AND OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL MOUNTAINS...AND WINDY CONDITIONS IN THE INLAND VALLEYS. ...HIGH WIND WATCH UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING...IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS: BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH.

* TIMING: FROM 6 AM TO 2 PM SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE BETWEEN 7 AM AND NOON.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DAMAGE TREES AND PRODUCE POWER DISRUPTIONS. THESE WINDS COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR OUTDOOR EVENTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH TEMPORARY OUTDOOR FACILITIES SUCH AS TENTS AND CANOPIES.

* AFFECTED AREAS: NORTH OREGON COAST

Instructions:

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.