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Monday, April 5, 2010

Wind Advisory from National Weather Service

LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...SALEM...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...LONGVIEW...
KELSO...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL
411 PM PDT MON APR 5 2010

..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...CLARK COUNTY...LOWER COLUMBIA...AND I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY...CLARK COUNTY...LOWER COLUMBIA...AND I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY.

* WINDS: 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING: UNTIL 6 PM.

* LOCATIONS INCLUDE: EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SALEM...
HILLSBORO...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...ST. HELENS...BATTLE
GROUND...WASHOUGAL...LONGVIEW...KELSO

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 45 AND 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES MAY CAUSE MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WITHOUT EXTRA PRECAUTIONS. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WINDS SUBSIDE.

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