980  
WWUS76 KPQR 170114  
NPWPQR  
 
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
514 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
ORZ101>103-WAZ201-171200-  
/O.CON.KPQR.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-251217T1400Z/  
CLATSOP COUNTY COAST-TILLAMOOK COUNTY COAST-CENTRAL COAST OF  
OREGON-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SEASIDE, WALDPORT, RAYMOND, ROCKAWAY  
BEACH, FLORENCE, TOKELAND, CANNON BEACH, NEWPORT, LONG BEACH,  
NASELLE, WARRENTON, OCEAN PARK, LINCOLN CITY, ASTORIA, TILLAMOOK,  
MANZANITA, NESKOWIN, AND PACIFIC CITY  
514 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...DAMAGING WINDS WILL BLOW DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES.  
WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT,  
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST ALONG  
BEACHES AND HEADLANDS, AS WELL AS ON EXPOSED RIDGES OR PEAKS.  
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO GENERATE ERRATIC STRONG WIND GUSTS  
THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT, ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ108>118-WAZ204>207-171200-  
/O.EXB.KPQR.WI.Y.0007.251217T0600Z-251217T1200Z/  
LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER-TUALATIN VALLEY-PORTLAND WEST HILLS AND  
CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN-INNER PORTLAND METRO-EAST PORTLAND METRO-OUTER  
SOUTHEAST PORTLAND METRO-WEST CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-EAST  
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-BENTON COUNTY LOWLANDS-LINN COUNTY  
LOWLANDS-LANE COUNTY LOWLANDS-COWLITZ COUNTY LOWLANDS-NORTH CLARK  
COUNTY LOWLANDS-INNER VANCOUVER METRO-EAST CLARK COUNTY LOWLANDS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ST. HELENS, SANDY, TROUTDALE, HAPPY  
VALLEY, STAYTON, FOREST GROVE, OREGON CITY, FAIRVIEW, CRESWELL,  
EVERGREEN, CASTLE ROCK, BORING, WILSONVILLE, SPRINGFIELD, KELSO,  
LONGVIEW, SALMON CREEK, HILLSBORO, SALEM, JUNCTION CITY, TIGARD,  
WOODLAND, SILVERTON, DALLAS, CHEHALEM MOUNTAIN, MONMOUTH,  
PORTLAND, ALBANY, RIDGEFIELD, EAGLE CREEK, GRESHAM, HARRISBURG,  
LA CENTER, NEWBERG, BRUSH PRAIRIE, PHILOMATH, WASHOUGAL, BATTLE  
GROUND, MOLALLA, SYLVAN HILL, EUGENE, LAKE OSWEGO, SHERWOOD,  
SHERIDAN, VANCOUVER, CAMAS, RAINIER, KALAMA, MONROE, MCMINNVILLE,  
HOCKINSON, KEIZER, SELLWOOD, COTTAGE GROVE, CLATSKANIE,  
SCAPPOOSE, CORVALLIS, SKYLINE DRIVE, WOODBURN, BROWNSVILLE,  
ESTACADA, ROCKCREEK, AND LEBANON  
514 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025  
 
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...GREATER PORTLAND/VANCOUVER METRO, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN  
WILLAMETTE VALLEY, AND LOWER COLUMBIA RIVER AND COWLITZ RIVER  
VALLEYS.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST ON  
EXPOSED RIDGES OR PEAKS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO GENERATE  
ERRATIC STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND  
OTHER OBJECTS THAT CAN EASILY BLOW AROUND.  
 

 
 

 
 
ORZ104>107-123>125-WAZ202-203-208-171200-  
/O.CON.KPQR.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-251217T1400Z/  
NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE LOWLANDS-CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE  
LOWLANDS-NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE-CENTRAL OREGON COAST RANGE-  
CLACKAMAS COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS-CASCADE FOOTHILLS OF MARION  
AND LINN COUNTIES-LANE COUNTY CASCADE FOOTHILLS-WILLAPA AND  
WAHKIAKUM LOWLANDS-WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE  
FOOTHILLS-  
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF MCKENZIE BRIDGE, HORTON, TOUTLE,  
VERNONIA, WELCHES, MAPLETON, CHERRYVILLE, GLENWOOD, ALMA, WILSON  
RIVER SUMMIT, JEWELL, KNAPPA, CATHLAMET, GRAND RONDE INDIAN  
RESERVATION, DETROIT, GRAND RONDE, ROSBURG, MARY'S PEAK, HOSKINS,  
VIDA, BRIGHTWOOD, AMBOY, ALSEA, BROOKLYN, NECANICUM,  
RHODODENDRON, MILL CITY, WILLAPA, LAKE MERWIN, OAKRIDGE, LEBAM,  
SILVER FALLS, YACOLT, SUNSET SUMMIT, AND VALSETZ  
514 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025  
   
..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COAST RANGE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS OF  
OREGON, FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES,  
WILLAPA HILLS AND ADJACENT RIVER VALLEYS OF PACIFIC AND WAHKIAKUM  
COUNTIES, AND SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS WILL BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS. TREE  
LIMBS COULD BE BLOWN DOWN AND A FEW POWER OUTAGES MAY RESULT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST ON  
EXPOSED RIDGES OR PEAKS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO GENERATE  
ERRATIC STRONG WIND GUSTS THROUGH TONIGHT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
USE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING, ESPECIALLY IF OPERATING A HIGH  
PROFILE VEHICLE. SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND  
OTHER OBJECTS THAT CAN EASILY BLOW AROUND.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT  
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND  
 
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