Preliminary Wind Reports
Thursday, October 18, 2007
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NOUS46 KPQR 182104 AAC
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
205 PM PDT THU OCT 18 2007
...FIRST STRONG WIND EVENT OF THE SEASON HITS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...
A HIGH WIND WATCH WAS ISSUED FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON
COASTS AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COASTS TUESDAY MORNING OCTOBER
16TH...AND THE COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND THE WILLAPA HILLS
WERE ADDED TO THE WATCH LATER THAT AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR
THE COAST RANGE OF CENTRAL OREGON WAS ISSUED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING
OCTOBER 17TH. ALL WATCHES WERE UPGRADED TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS THE
AFTERNOON OF OCTOBER 17TH AND ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.
A WIND ADVISORY WAS ISSUED FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE
VALLEY AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON EARLY THIS
MORNING.
A WIND ADVISORY WAS ISSUED THIS MORNING FOR THE SOUTHERN WILLAMETTE
VALLEY.
THE FOLLOWING WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN RECORDED SO FAR (IN MPH):
LINCOLN CITY.........................70
NEWPORT JETTY........................71
NEWPORT AIRPORT......................64 (PEAK WIND GUST)
LAUREL MOUNTAIN......................70
CAPE MEARES..........................80 (APPEARS WIND EQUIP WENT OUT)
GARIBALDI............................79 (PEAK WIND GUST)
CANNIBAL RAWS........................50
TILLAMOOK BAY........................56
SOUTH BEACH..........................46 ...CORRECTED...
...UPDATED AND NEW REPORTS AS FOLLOWS...
ABERNATHY RAWS.......................59
DUNES RAWS...........................53
MOUNT HEBO...........................83
YAQUINA BAY BRIDGE...................73
ASTORIA AIRPORT......................60
TILLAMOOK AIRPORT....................59
ROCKHOUSE RAWS.......................65
CLATSOP SPIT.........................62
FLORENCE.............................73 (PEAK WIND GUST)
SEA LION CAVES.......................81 ...UPDATED...
CAPE DISSAPOINTMENT..................69 ...UPDATED...
...ESTIMATED WIND GUSTS FROM SPOTTER REPORTS...
BLODGETT..........................39-54
FLORENCE..........................47-54
CORVALLIS............................45
...MEASURED WIND GUSTS FROM SPOTTER REPORTS...
OCEAN PARK...........................51
BAY CENTER...........................53
ASTORIA..............................55
-- posted by Pat Timm @ 3:43 PM,
