Wind Advisory

LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA- CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST. HELENS...HILLSBORO...OREGON CITY...
GRESHAM...SALEM...LONGVIEW...KELSO...BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL
1143 AM PDT WED MAY 19 2010

..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER AREA...THE CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY...AND THE I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.

* WINDS: SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED.

* TIMING: BEGINNING LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING UNTIL
AROUND MIDNIGHT.

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

* IMPACTS: HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
AND POSSIBLE TREE DAMAGE.


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.