..HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MEDFORD HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS SATURDAY…SOUTH 50 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 70 MPH. WINDS MAY REACH HURRICANE FORCE AT TIMES. HEADLANDS AND
EXPOSED AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST COULD SEE GUSTS OF 80 TO 100 MPH. * TIMING…DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
* LOCATIONS INCLUDE…PORT ORFORD…BANDON…AND EXPOSED AREAS OF HIGHWAY 101. * IMPACTS…STRONG WINDS COULD DAMAGE TREES AND CAUSE POWER INTERRUPTIONS…AND UNSECURED OBJECTS MAY BE LOST OR DAMAGED. TRAVEL ALONG HIGHWAY 101 MAY BECOME DIFFICULT OR EVEN
IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. WINDS ON SATURDAY MAY BE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS…AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG HIGHWAY 101.
