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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
730 PM PST FRI NOV 28 2003

WARNING VERIFICATION

.EVENT...WED NOV 26 2003...
         HIGH WIND WATCH ISSUED FOR THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING
         FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...THE NORTH OREGON COAST...THE 
         SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...

.SYNOPSIS...A DEEP PACIFIC LOW NEAR NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND
MOVED INLAND INTO CANADA AND SLOWLY WEAKENED. THE ASSOCIATED STRONG 
MOIST COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA 
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. 


.WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ISSUED...
   ...THU NOV 27 2003...
   HIGH WIND WATCH UPGRADED TO A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THURSDAY EVENING 
   AND FRIDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...THE NORTH OREGON COAST...THE 
   SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

   ...205 PM PST FRI NOV 28 2003...
   HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELED FOR THE NORTH OREGON COAST...THE SOUTH 
   WASHINGTON COAST. CONTINUED FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST.

   ...654 PM PST FRI NOV 28 2003...
   HIGH WIND WARNING CANCELLED FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST...                              
                                                            
.WEATHER REPORTS...

LOCATION                       PEAK GUSTS 

CLATSOP SPIT                   38 MPH
ASTORIA (AIRPORT)              61 MPH
ASTORIA (WEST SLOPE)           58 MPH
SEASIDE                        51 MPH
CANNON BEACH                   78 MPH
BUOY 29 (COLUMBIA RIVER)       50 MPH
GARIBALDI                      73 MPH
LINCOLN CITY (ROADS END)       46 MPH
LINCOLN CITY (NORTH END)       46 MPH
NEWPORT (HATFIELD CENTER)      44 MPH
NEWPORT JETTY                  45 MPH
NEWPORT (AIRPORT)              48 MPH
BUOY 50 (STONEWALL BANK)       54 MPH
SEA LION CAVES                 49 MPH

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

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