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...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE ALONG THE COASTAL BEACHES AND HEADLANDS AND IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE COAST RANGE...MAINLY SOUTH OF TILLAMOOK.

* TIMING: STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 1 AM TO 5 AM THURSDAY.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: PACIFIC CITY...LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...YACHATS...FLORENCE

* IMPACTS: THE WIND MAY BE STRONG ENOUGH TO DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER DISRUPTIONS. HIGHLY SATURATED SOIL FROM HEAVY RAIN EARLIER THIS WEEK MAY MAKE TREES MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DAMAGE THAN THEY NORMALLY WOULD BE. CROSS WINDS ON AREA BRIDGES COULD CREATE PROBLEMS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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