Weather

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AND SEAS
13 TO 15 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.

* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60
NM.

* WHEN...UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS SHOULD ALTER PLANS TO AVOID THESE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
REMAIN IN PORT, SEEK SAFE HARBOR, ALTER COURSE, AND/OR SECURE THE
VESSEL FOR SEVERE CONDITIONS.

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...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A

* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON, INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING AREAS, IN NORTHWEST
OREGON, COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND NORTH OREGON
COAST. IN SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON, SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST AND
WILLAPA HILLS.

* THROUGH THIS EVENING

* HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME SNOW MELT IN THE COAST RANGE WILL RESULT IN
AREA RIVERS RISING RAPIDLY TODAY. THE GRAYS RIVER NEAR ROSBURG
HAS ALREADY REACHED MINOR FLOOD STAGE. THE WILSON RIVER AT
TILLAMOOK AND THE NEHALEM RIVER AT FOSS STAND A GOOD CHANCE OF
REACHING FLOOD STAGE THIS AFTERNOON. FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG SMALLER CREEKS AND RIVERS AS WELL.

* PLEASE CONTINUE TO MONITOR AREA RIVER FORECASTS AND OBSERVATIONS
AND HEED ALL ROAD CLOSURES AND EVACUATION NOTICES PUT IN PLACE
BY LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGERS.



PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLOOD WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING BASED ON
CURRENT FORECASTS.

YOU SHOULD MONITOR LATER FORECASTS AND BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE
FLOOD WARNINGS. THOSE LIVING IN AREAS PRONE TO FLOODING SHOULD BE
PREPARED TO TAKE ACTION SHOULD FLOODING DEVELOP.

LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS ARE POSSIBLE DURING THIS FLOOD EVENT.
PEOPLE, STRUCTURES AND ROADS LOCATED BELOW STEEP SLOPES, IN
CANYONS AND NEAR THE MOUTHS OF CANYONS MAY BE AT SERIOUS RISK
FROM RAPIDLY MOVING LANDSLIDES.

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