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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
100 PM PST SAT DEC 14 2002

TODAYS WARNING VERIFICATION...

.EVENT...HIGH WIND WARNING FOR COAST AND COAST RANGE

.SYNOPSIS...
A DEEP LOW PRESSURE AREA OFFSHORE...WITH A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED 
INTO WESTERN OREGON PRODUCED HIGH WINDS ALONG THE PACIFIC NW COAST.

.WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED...
HIGH WIND WARNING ISSUED AT...140 PM PST FRIDAY DEC 13.

.WEATHER REPORTS...COASTAL AREA
FOLLOWING WIND OBSERVATIONS REPORTED TODAY:
LOCATION                     TIME (PST)  MAX SUSTAINED    PEAK GUST
OCEAN SHORES, WA                730 AM       35 MPH        55 MPH
OCEAN SHORES, WA                825 AM       --            50 MPH
HOQUIAM, WA                     800 AM       --            58 MPH
BAY CENTER, WA                               40 MPH        60 MPH
ILWACO, WA                                   --            60 MPH
ILWACO, WA (SPOTTER)            745 AM       --            55 MPH
COLUMBIA RIVER BOUY (29)        750 AM       52 MPH        65 MPH
STONEWALL BANK BOUY (50)        750 AM       54 MPH        69 MPH

ASTORIA AIRPORT                1243 AM       28 MPH        49 MPH
ASTORIA (CITY)                  800 AM       --            40 MPH
ASTORIA (SPOTTER)               808 AM       --            43 MPH
CANNON BEACH                    745 AM       --            60 MPH
GARIBALDI                                    51 MPH        82 MPH
LINCOLN CITY/ROADS END          639 AM       --            49 MPH
CAPE FOULWEATHER GIFT SHEP                   --            52 MPH
NEWPORT (SPOTTER)               650 AM       40 MPH        58 MPH
NEWPORT AIRPORT                 710 AM       35 MPH        54 MPH
NEWPORT/HATFIELD CNTR                        --            62 MPH
YACHATS (SPOTTER)               645 AM       --            56 MPH
SIUSLAW JETTY/FLORENCE                       39 MPH        59 MPH
DUNES RAWS NR FLORENCE         1114 AM       27 MPH        48 MPH

.WEATHER REPORTS...COASTAL MOUNTAINS AREA
FOLLOWING WIND OBSERVATIONS REPORTED TODAY:
LOCATION                      TIME (PST)  MAX SUSTAINED    PEAK GUST
CEDAR RAWS/NR HEBO              613 AM        14 MPH        54 MPH
WILKINSON RAWS/NR ALSEA        1139 AM        32 MPH        62 MPH
CANNIBAL MT/NR DENZER BR        712 AM        16 MPH        57 MPH
BURNT MOUNTAIN RAWS             530 AM        14 MPH        39 MPH

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

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