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...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE...AND THE WILLAPA HILLS IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 65 MPH. STRONGEST WIND OVER EXPOSED AND ELEVATED TERRAIN.

* TIMING: FROM LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PEAK WIND PERIOD EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS: EXPECT TREE DAMAGE OR FALLING TREES AND POWER DISRUPTIONS. TRAVEL WILL BE HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

* 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.