Batten down the hatches.We are going to be getting some high winds.It is just starting now and it is 60 degrees outside.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/11/high-winds-expected-move-inland/
High winds are also forecast to hit the Oregon Coast on Thursday morning and move inland Thursday afternoon and evening.
Winds in the Willamette Valley and Portland-Vancouver area are expected in the 20 mph to 30 mph range with gusts up to 60 mph possible.
The National Weather Service says the winds will be strong enough to bring trees down onto power lines, causing outages. Holiday decorations could go flying.
Forecasters are warning of winds gusting as high as 85 mph on the coast, including the coast of southwest Washington.
Forecasters also are warning of 25 mph to 40 mph winds and gusts to 60 mph in parts of central and eastern Oregon, including Bend.
Western Washington
After several days of heavy rains, high winds expected Thursday evening could topple trees onto power lines causing outages in Western Washington.
The National Weather Service says the Puget Sound urban area from Bellingham to Olympia could see winds of 30 mph to 40 mph with gusts to 65. Higher winds are possible on the coast and northwest interior.
Forecasters say it could be a major windstorm, but not as powerful as the 2006 Hanukkah eve storm that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of utility customers.
Temperatures remain above normal with highs in the 50s in both western and eastern Washington.
http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/dec/11/high-winds-expected-move-inland/
High winds are also forecast to hit the Oregon Coast on Thursday morning and move inland Thursday afternoon and evening.
Winds in the Willamette Valley and Portland-Vancouver area are expected in the 20 mph to 30 mph range with gusts up to 60 mph possible.
The National Weather Service says the winds will be strong enough to bring trees down onto power lines, causing outages. Holiday decorations could go flying.
Forecasters are warning of winds gusting as high as 85 mph on the coast, including the coast of southwest Washington.
Forecasters also are warning of 25 mph to 40 mph winds and gusts to 60 mph in parts of central and eastern Oregon, including Bend.
Western Washington
After several days of heavy rains, high winds expected Thursday evening could topple trees onto power lines causing outages in Western Washington.
The National Weather Service says the Puget Sound urban area from Bellingham to Olympia could see winds of 30 mph to 40 mph with gusts to 65. Higher winds are possible on the coast and northwest interior.
Forecasters say it could be a major windstorm, but not as powerful as the 2006 Hanukkah eve storm that knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of utility customers.
Temperatures remain above normal with highs in the 50s in both western and eastern Washington.
