T&T: No. Oregon Coast Storm, This Weekend.

[Mike Maurice]

> ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
>  ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
>  EVENING...
>  ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING
>  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
>  
>  .TONIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FT DOMINANT
>  PERIOD 11 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11
>  SECONDS. SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS IN THE EVENING. RAIN THROUGH THE
>  NIGHT.
>  .SUN...S WIND 40 TO 50 KT...BECOMING 45 TO 55 KT IN THE
>  AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 16 TO 20 FT IN THE MORNING DOMINANT
>  PERIOD 9 SECONDS THEN BUILDING TO 26 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN.
>  .SUN NIGHT...S WIND 30 TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING...BECOMING 55 TO
>  65 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS UP TO 80 KT. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO
>  32 TO 36 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS. RAIN.
>  .MON...S WIND 60 TO 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT... EASING TO
>  45 TO 55 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS 40 TO 45 FT. RAIN.
>  .MON NIGHT...S WIND 35 TO 45 KT. COMBINED SEAS 28 FT. RAIN IN THE
>  EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
>  .TUE...SW WIND 25 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 29 FT.
>  SHOWERS.
>  

Notice that the forecast has been upped, high winds to 85, seas to 45 
feet. That the gale warning, goes to storm warning then to hurricane 
force. That it will be late Tuesday before wave heights go below 30 feet.

Frankly, I suspect the forecast will be upped some more before this is 
all over. Keep in mind that wind conditions have become rough already 
and will not return to similar levels until Tues, that's 48-60 hours for 
winds over 25 knots; this not typical.


Mike

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Capt. Mike Maurice
Beaverton Oregon(Near Portland)