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...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: NEAR BEACHES AND HEADLANDS...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 60 MPH. COASTAL COMMUNITIES...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 55 MPH.

* TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON THEN BRIEFLY PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT CROSSES.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: ASTORIA...TILLAMOOK...LINCOLN CITY... NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...OCEAN PARK

* IMPACTS: 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 ALSO CAUSE LOCAL TREE DAMAGE AND LOCAL POWER DISRUPTIONS.

* AFFECTED AREAS: CENTRAL OREGON COAST ... 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.