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...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT.

* WINDS: HEADLANDS AND BEACHES...SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 55 TO 65 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS BEGINNING EARLY IN THE EVENING...THEN DECREASING AROUND MIDNIGHT.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: CAPE MEARES...ARCH CAPE.

* IMPACTS: THE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES ON ROADS SUCH AS HIGHWAY 101 ALONG THE COAST...AS WELL AS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS TRUCKS AND VEHICLES PULLING TRAILERS. THE WINDS MAY CAUSE SOME LOCAL TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS.

* 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.