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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
700 PM PST WED DEC 11 2002

TODAYS WARNING VERIFICATION...

.EVENT...HIGH WIND WARNING

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG WARM FRONT LIFTED NORTH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING
...WITH STRONG GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OCCURRING ALONG AND BEHIND THE
WARM FRONT. STRONGEST WINDS WERE REPORTED ALONG THE COASTLINE...
WITH LIGHTER WINDS OVER THE INTERIOR. 

.WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED...
HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUED AT...125 PM PST TUESDAY DEC 10. 
HIGH WIND WARNING UPDATED AT...1020 PM TUESDAY AND
                                508 AM WEDNESDAY DEC 11.
HIGH WIND WARNING EXTENDED AT...1020 AM PST WEDNESDAY DEC 11.

.WEATHER REPORTS...
FOLLOWING WIND OBSERVATIONS REPORTED TODAY:

LOCATION                TIME (PST)  MAX SUSTAINED    PEAK GUST

HOQUIAM AIRPORT            345 PM    SW 25 MPH       SW 36 MPH
ASTORIA AIRPORT           1049 AM     S 20 MPH        S 33 MPH
ASTORIA CITY               356 PM       N/A          SW 32 MPH
COLUMBIA RIVER BUOY        800 AM     S 29 MPH        S 45 MPH
TILLAMOOK                  400 PM       NA            S 35 MPH 
CEDAR RAWS NR TILLAMOOK   1013 AM     S 11 MPH        S 41 MPH
LINCOLN CITY              1010 AM     S 25 MPH        S 45 MPH 
NEWPORT JETTY              900 AM     S 39 MPH        S 50 MPH 
HATFIELD SCIENCE CNTR     1011 AM       NA           SW 50 MPH 
NEWPORT AIRPORT           1010 AM     S 37 MPH        S 52 MPH 
STONEWALL BANK BUOY        700 AM     S 38 MPH        S 50 MPH 
FLORENCE/SIUSLAW JETTY    1215 PM     S 40 MPH        S 50 MPH
DUNES RAWS NR FLORENCE    1214 PM     S 21 MPH        S 42 MPH
LAUREL MOUNTAIN/FAA SITE   330 PM       N/A           S 69 MPH

...OTHER AREAS REPORTING SIGNIFICANT WINDS
PORTLAND AIRPORT           215 PM     S 15 MPH        S 25 MPH
AURORA                     353 PM     S 18 MPH        S 25 MPH
SALEM AIRPORT             1012 AM     S 17 MPH        S 35 MPH


FOR THIS AND OTHER STORM SUMMARIES...SEE OUR WEBPAGE AT:
      HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/PORTLAND/VERIFICATION.HTML   
(TYPE THIS URL IN ALL IN LOWER CASE LETTERS).

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