URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
252 PM PDT MON SEP 7 2020
NORTH OREGON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ASTORIA, CANNON BEACH, TILLAMOOK,
NETARTS, AND PACIFIC CITY
252 PM PDT MON SEP 7 2020
…HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY…
…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY…
* WHAT…STRONG EAST WINDS AND HOT TEMPERATURES EXPECTED.
* WHERE…NORTH OREGON COAST.
* WINDS…EAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 TO 60 MPH
EXPECTED FOR HIGHER TERRAIN NEAR THE COAST.
* TEMPERATURES…HIGHS IN THE UPPER 80S TO MID 90S, HOTTEST
TUESDAY FROM TILLAMOOK SOUTHWARD. LOWS TONIGHT MOSTLY IN THE
60S, THOUGH THERE MAY BE COOL SPOTS IN LOCATIONS PROTECTED FROM
THE EAST WINDS.
* WHEN…FOR THE HIGH WIND WARNING, UNTIL 1 PM PDT TUESDAY. FOR
THE HEAT ADVISORY, UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS…TREE LIMBS AND EVEN WHOLE TREES WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE
TO BEING BLOWN DOWN. BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES. TRAVEL
WILL BE DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. HOT
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE HEAT ILLNESSES TO OCCUR.
* FIRE CONCERNS…CONDITIONS WILL BE FAVORABLE FOR RAPID FIRE
SPREAD. USE EXTREME CAUTION WITH POTENTIAL IGNITION SOURCES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PEOPLE SHOULD AVOID BEING OUTSIDE IN FORESTED AREAS AND AROUND
TREES AND BRANCHES. IF POSSIBLE, REMAIN IN THE LOWER LEVELS OF
YOUR HOME DURING THE WINDSTORM, AND AVOID WINDOWS. USE CAUTION IF
YOU MUST DRIVE.
DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT
OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. YOUNG
CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE
OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1