One product issued by NWS for: Portland OR
Wind Advisory
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 227 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 .A DEVELOPING PACIFIC STORM MAY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH WINDS TO THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-220630- /O.NEW.KPQR.WI.Y.0009.091122T0300Z-091122T1500Z/ LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...HILLSBORO... PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS... EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK... VANCOUVER...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL 227 PM PST SAT NOV 21 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREAS..THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY INCLUDING THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREAS..THE LOWER COLUMBIA AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PST SUNDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT...FOLLOWED BY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AFTER THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE. && $$