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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
700 PM PST THU DEC 12 2002

TODAYS WARNING VERIFICATION...

.EVENT...HIGH SURF ADVISORY AND STORM WARNING...

.SYNOPSIS...
A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS 
MORNING PRODUCING STORM FORCE WINDS AND BUILDING SIGNIFICANT SURF.

.WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED...
STORM FORCE WIND FIRST HIGHLIGHTED...830 PM MONDAY DECEMBER 9.
STORM WARNING ISSUED...230 PM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11.
STORM WARNING EXPIRED...230 PM THURSDAY DECEMBER 12.

HIGH SURF ADVISORY ISSUED...250 PM WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 11.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY EXPIRED...NO EXPIRED AS STILL UP. WILL EXPIRE 
                             LATER TONIGHT.


.WEATHER REPORTS...
FOLLOWING WIND OBSERVATIONS REPORTED TODAY:
LOCATION            TIME (PST)  MAX SUSTAINED    PEAK GUST

COLUMBIA RIVER BUOY    750 AM   S 43 MPH/37 KT   S 56 MPH/49 KT
NEWPORT JETTY          800 AM   S 27 MPH/23 KT   S 43 MPH/37 KT
STONEWALL BANK BUOY    850 AM   S 45 MPH/39 KT   S 62 MPH/54 KT


FOLLOWING WAVE OBSERVATIONS REPORTED TODAY:
LOCATION           TIME BEGAN  TIME END   INITIAL       PEAK

COLUMBIA RIVER BUOY    950 AM  STILL UP   21FT/14SEC  23FT/14SEC
STONEWALL BANK BUOY    750 AM  550 PM     21FT/13SEC  28FT/13SEC


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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