Wind Advisory in Pendleton, OR (December 20, 2014)

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR 916 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2014

...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

.A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA WITH TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ACROSS THE INTERIOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS WILL PICK UP LATE THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...BEFORE DIMINISHING SUNDAY MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ISOLATED STRONG GUSTS OVER 60 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS...CENTRAL AND NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...AND THE FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS.

WAZ027-210200- /O.CON.KPDT.WI.Y.0036.141220T2000Z-141221T2000Z/ YAKIMA VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NACHES...SUNNYSIDE...TOPPENISH...YAKIMA 916 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST SUNDAY.

WILL PEAK LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY. WINDS WILL DECREASE TOWARDS NOON SUNDAY.
 * TIMING: WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH TODAY. THE WINDS

MPH ARE EXPECTED. THESE GUSTS WILL LIKELY BE ALONG THE BASE OF THE YAKIMA VALLEY AS IT MEETS UP WITH THE SIMCOE HIGHLANDS...AND MAY NOT BE AS STRONG FURTHER INTO THE VALLEY.
 * WINDS: SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 55

ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LOOSE OBJECTS... INCLUDING HOLIDAY DECORATIONS...MAY SUDDENLY BECOME AIRBORNE.
 * IMPACTS: SUDDEN WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE TRAVELING DIFFICULT...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST BETWEEN 30 AND 39 MPH OR GUSTS RANGING FROM 45 TO 57 MPH. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE MAY ALSO OCCUR. FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PENDLETON.

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