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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Portland OR
712 PM PST Tue Jan 9 2024


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North Oregon Coast-Central Oregon Coast-
Coast Range of Northwest Oregon-
Central Coast Range of Western Oregon-Greater Portland Metro Area-
Central Willamette Valley-South Willamette Valley-
Northern Oregon Cascade Foothills-Northern Oregon Cascades-
Cascade Foothills in Lane County-Cascades in Lane County-
Including the cities of Astoria, Cannon Beach, Tillamook, 
Netarts, Pacific City, Lincoln City, Newport, Cape Foulweather, 
Yachats, Florence, Vernonia, Jewell, Sunset Summit, Lees Camp, 
Trask, Grand Ronde, Burnt Woods, Tidewater, Swisshome, Veneta, 
Hillsboro, Portland, Wilsonville, Oregon City, Gresham, 
Troutdale, Salem, McMinnville, Woodburn, Stayton, Dallas, Eugene, 
Springfield, Corvallis, Albany, Lebanon, Sandy, Estacada, 
Silver Falls State Park, Sweet Home, Government Camp, Detroit, 
Santiam Pass, Vida, Jasper, Lowell, Cottage Grove, McKenzie Pass, 
McKenzie Bridge, Oakridge, and Willamette Pass
712 PM PST Tue Jan 9 2024

...BURST OF GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS TONIGHT...

Low pressure will continue to rapidly develop this evening and is
expected to move onshore along the north Oregon coast by 10 PM 
Tuesday night. Latest models show this system strengthening as it
moves on shore and pushes inland across northwest Oregon.
Therefore a brief period of gusty southwest winds is expected 
along a line from Tillamook to Oregon City and southward. 
Southwest wind gusts will approach 40 to 50 mph for the coastal 
communities, with gusts up to 60 mph possible for the beaches, 
headlands and nearby coastal ridges. 

Southerly winds are also expected to increase this evening 
through the central and southern Willamette Valley, as well as 
across the Cascade foothills, where gusts are expected to approach
40 to 50 mph. Winds will likely shift westerly behind the system.
Strongest winds will most likely occur between 8 PM and Midnight.
The period of strongest winds will only last a few hours and will
likely settle after midnight. Isolated power outages will be 
possible due to the gusty winds this evening. 

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