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...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING FOR THE COAST AND COAST RANGE OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON INCLUDING THE WILLAPA HILLS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH.

* TIMING: STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH ALONG THE COAST AND COAST RANGE SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* CONFIDENCE: HIGH.

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

* IMPACTS: TREE DAMAGE AND POWER DISRUPTIONS ARE LIKELY IF THIS STORM COMES IN AS FORECAST. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE LARGE TREES OR LIMBS TO FALL. FALLING TREES OR LIMBS CAN BE DEADLY. TRAVEL MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY FOR TRUCKS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER 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 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.