High wind watch, gale warning issued on Oregon Coast
A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT FOLLOWED BY A STRONG COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT.
THE WARM FRONT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASING SOUTH WINDS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE STRONG COLD FRONT.
SOUTH WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO STORM FORCE WINDS AS THE FRONT APPROACHES.
MEANWHILE...LARGE WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.
GALE WARNING
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
TODAY...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT... RISING TO 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT LATE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 14 TO 15 FT AT 13 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
TONIGHT...S WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KT...RISING TO GALES 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 50 KT. WIND WAVES 9 TO 11 FT. SWELL W 14 TO 16 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
THU...S GALES 40 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 KT. WIND WAVES 11 TO 13 FT. SWELL W 16 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
THU NIGHT...S GALES 40 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 KT. WIND WAVES 10 TO 13 FT. SWELL W 14 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
FRI...SW WIND 30 KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 45 KT...EASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 11 TO 13 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL W 14 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SWELL W 14 TO 15 FT. SHOWERS.
SAT...S WIND 20 KT...BECOMING SW 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT...BUILDING TO 12 FT. SWELL W 14 FT. .SUN...SW WIND 25 KT...EASING TO 15 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 8 FT...SUBSIDING TO 4 FT. NW SWELL 18 FT... BECOMING W 15 FT.
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HIGH WIND WATCH
...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED AT THE COAST WITH THE NEXT COLD FRONT.
ANOTHER STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST THURSDAY WITH WINDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THE NIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE AFTER DARK JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. WINDS WILL TAPER OFF LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT... COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH 209 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH AT THE COAST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THURSDAY NIGHT WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 40 TO 50 MPH JUST AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THEN WEAKEN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
