Thursday, January 03, 2008

.HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT

FROM FRI MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING FOR THE NO. & CNTL OR COAST & THE SOUTH
WA COAST.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH.WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

A VERY STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH VANCOUVER ISLAND
FRIDAY THROUGH SAT MORNING POTENTIALLY BRINGING STRONG SOUTH
WINDS TO THE NO. & CNTL OR COAST & THE SOUTH
WA COAST. SO. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH MAY DEVELOP DURING
THE DAY WITH GUSTS TO 60 TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE BY LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SAT MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE
SATURDAY MORNING AS THE LOW MOVES INLAND ACROSS VANCOUVER ISLAND.


A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH.OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS.

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