High wind warning for the coast…
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From National Weather Service
..HIGH WIND WATCH UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNING…IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL HEADLANDS…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* TIMING: SOUTH WINDS SHOULD INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER THE BEACHES AND COASTAL HEADLANDS AS A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST.
* WINDS: WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE BEACHES AND COASTAL HEADLANDS TO 35 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS IN COASTAL COMMUNITES WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 45 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
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.
