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Monday, November 12, 2007 

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT

 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA

 248 PM PST MON NOV 12 2007

 

 ...SUMMARY OF WINDS REPORTED AROUND WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY...

 

 97 MPH PEAK GUST 5 MILES EAST OF I-5 ON MT BAKER HIGHWAY ( 900 AM )

 92 MPH PEAK GUST SEKIU ( 730 AM )

 84 MPH PEAK GUST LAKE LAWRENCE ( 930 AM )

 74 MPH PEAK GUST BELLINGHAM AIRPORT ( 809 AM )

 73 MPH PEAK GUST VICINITY ANACORTES ( 900 AM )

 71 MPH PEAK GUST HOQUIAM AIRPORT ( 736 AM )

 70 MPH PEAK GUST NAS WHIDBEY ISLAND ( 0907 AM )

 67 MPH PEAK GUST GRAYLAND ( 720 AM )

 63 MPH PEAK GUST FRIDAY HARBOR AIRPORT ( 918 AM )

 62 MPH PEAK GUST VICINITY FERNDALE ( 730 AM )

 58 MPH PEAK GUST PORT ANGELES AIRPORT ( 303 AM )

 57 MPH PEAK GUST FORKS ( 600 AM ) LAST OB BEFORE POWER WENT OUT

 

 45 MPH SUSTAINED OAK HARBOR (930 AM )

 36 MPH SUSTAINED SEATTLE-TACOMA AIRPORT ( 1151 AM )

 35 MPH SUSTAINED OLYMPIA AIRPORT ( 1044 AM )

 33 MPH SUSTAINED GIG HARBOR ( 1057 AM )

 32 MPH SUSTAINED PAINE FIELD EVERETT ( 1231 PM )

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...FINAL SUMMARY

 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

 340 PM PST MON NOV 12 2007

 

 ...A STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM BROUGHT STRONG WINDS TO NORTHWEST OREGON

 AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON ...

 

 THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST...COAST

 RANGE...AND INLAND VALLEYS HAS MOVED OFF TO THE NORTH INTO BRITISH

 COLUMBIA. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT HAS MOVED EAST OF THE

 CASCADES...AND HAS TAKEN ANY MORE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS WITH

 IT.

 

 LISTED ARE SOME OF THE HIGHEST WIND GUST OBSERVATIONS FROM THIS

 SYSTEM.

                                     

 LOCATION                          WIND GUST (MPH) SUSTAINED (MPH)

    

 .......WASHINGTON.......

 ...COAST...

 TOKE POINT (NORTH END OF WILLAPA BAY)..77.............58

 BAY CENTER.............................70

 OYSTERVILLE............................69

 OCEAN PARK.............................58

 SOUTH BEND.............................52

 LONG BEACH.............................51

 

 ...WILLAPA HILLS...

 ABERNATHY MTN..........................69.............38

 

 ...CASCADE FOOTHILLS...

 CANYON CREEK RAWS......................53

 

 ...SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON INTERIOR...

 NEAR KELSO.............................57

 LACENTER...............................48

 KELSO AIRPORT..........................46

 LONGVIEW TIDE GAGE.....................44

 INTERSTATE 5 BRIDGE IN VANCOUVER.......44

 CAMAS..................................42

 KALAMA.................................40

 

 

 ......OREGON......

 ...NORTH COAST...

 CAPE MEARES (TYPICALLY HIGH BIAS)......92.............59

 CLATSOP SPIT...........................86.............73

 GARIBALDI..............................83.............63

 CANNON BEACH...........................73

 ROCKAWAY BEACH.........................70

 TILLAMOOK BAY TIDE GAGE................64.............40

 ASTORIA AIRPORT........................63.............41

 WARRENTON..............................58

 ARCH CAPE..............................54

 TILLAMOOK AIRPORT......................54

 ASTORIA................................52

 

 ...CENTRAL COAST...

 YAQUINA BRIDGE.........................79.............61

 SEA LION CAVES.........................75.............49

 DEPOE BAY..............................74

 LINCOLN CITY...........................72.............38

 YAQUINA HEAD...........................72

 NEWPORT JETTY..........................73.............54

 NEAR NEWPORT...........................66

 YACHATS................................64

 FLORENCE JETTY.........................62.............50

 NEWPORT AIRPORT........................60.............44

 ROADS END..............................55

 HATFIELD SCIENCE CENTER................54

 SOUTH BEACH............................52

 

 

 ...COAST RANGE...

 ROCKHOUSE RAWS.........................73.............39

 MT. HEBO...............................80

 CEDAR RAWS.............................64

 SOUTH FORK RAWS........................48

 WILKINSON RAWS.........................47

 

 ...WILLAMETTE VALLEY...

 SALEM AIRPORT..........................48

 ALOHA..................................48

 MCMINNVILLE AIRPORT....................46

 SHERWOOD...............................46

 PORTLAND AIRPORT.......................46

 AURORA AIRPORT.........................46

 INTERSTATE 205 AT DIVISION.............44

 HILLSBORO AIRPORT......................43

 FINLEY WILDLIFE REFUGE (CORVALLIS).....42

 TROUTDALE AIRPORT......................41

 EAGLE CREEK............................41

 SCAPPOOSE..............................40

 EUGENE AIRPORT.........................38

 STAYTON................................38

 INTERSTATE 405 AT FREMONT BRIDGE.......36

 

 ...CASCADE FOOTHILLS...

 YELLOWSTONE MTN........................55

 BRUSH CREEK RAWS.......................54

 WANDERERS PEAK.........................54

 FIELDS (NEAR OAKRIDGE).................46

 HORSE CREEK RAWS.......................44

 SANDY..................................36

 

 ...BUOYS...

 BUOY 50 (OFF NEWPORT)..................67

 BUOY 89................................64

 BUOY 29 (COLUMBIA RIVER BAR)...........62

 

 IN ADDITION...THIS STORM BROUGHT POWER OUTAGES TO THOUSANDS OF

 CUSTOMERS IN NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. AT ONE

 TIME...ABOUT 45000 CUSTOMERS THROUGHOUT THE AREA WERE WITHOUT POWER.

 MOST POWER OUTAGES WERE DUE TO DOWNED TREES TAKING OUT POWER LINES.

 DOWNED TREES ALSO CAUSED ROAD CLOSURES TO A HANDFUL OF HIGHWAYS

 THROUGHOUT THE AREA...MAINLY UP IN THE COAST RANGE. MULTIPLE DAMAGE

 REPORTS WERE ALSO RECEIVED...INCLUDING ONE OF A ROOF HAVING BEEN

 BLOWN OFF THE FIRE STATION IN GEARHART OREGON.


-- posted by Pat Timm @ 4:52 PM,

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