Speacial Weather Statement For North Oregon Coast

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

514 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-

COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-

CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-

GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-

SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-

CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-WILLAPA HILLS-

SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-

GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...

LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...VERNONIA...JEWELL...TRASK...

GRANDE RONDE...TIDEWATER...SWISSHOME...ST. HELENS...CLATSKANIE...

HILLSBORO...PORTLAND...OREGON CITY...GRESHAM...SALEM...

MCMINNVILLE...DALLAS...EUGENE...CORVALLIS...ALBANY...SANDY...

SILVER FALLS STATE PARK...SWEET HOME...VIDA...LOWELL...

COTTAGE GROVE...FRANCES...RYDERWOOD...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...

CATHLAMET...LONGVIEW...KELSO...CASTLE ROCK...VANCOUVER...

BATTLE GROUND...WASHOUGAL...TOUTLE...ARIEL...COUGAR

514 AM PST SAT NOV 17 2012

...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST ON SUNDAY LATER AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

...VERY STRONG AND LOCALLY DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST

MONDAY...

...WINDY CONDITIONS INLAND ON MONDAY...

A SERIES OF STRONG FRONTS WILL BRING INCREASINGLY WINDY WEATHER

TO THE REGION...BEGINNING SUNDAY. THE FIRST FRONT IS EXPECTED TO

BRING LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE COAST...WITH THE COASTAL

HEADLANDS FAVORED FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS. CONFIDENCE IS NOT HIGH

ENOUGH WITH THIS FIRST FRONT FOR WIDESPREAD HIGH WINDS...BUT THE

POTENTIAL EXISTS. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FRAME FOR HIGH WINDS WOULD

BE IN THE MID AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING SUNDAY. GUSTS TO 60 MPH

OR SLIGHTLY MORE WOULD BE POSSIBLE.

A SECOND EVEN STRONGER FRONT WILL MOVE IN ON MONDAY. THIS FRONT

HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BRING DAMAGING WINDS ALONG THE COAST...

INCLUDING THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES. AT THIS TIME...GUSTS TO 70 MPH

APPEAR POSSIBLE IN THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES...WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH OR

HIGHER ON THE BEACHES AND HEADLANDS. IT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISING TO

SEE HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WITH THIS STORM...PARTICULARLY

ALONG THE BEACHES AND EXPOSED HEADLANDS...WHERE GUSTS TO 80 MPH OR

HIGHER ARE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT ALONG

HIGHWAY 101 AND OTHER COASTAL HIGHWAYS. CONFIDENCE ON THE STRENGTH

OF THIS FRONT IS MODERATE TO HIGH.

THERE WILL ALSO BE VERY STRONG WINDS IN THE COAST RANGE...ESPECIALLY

IN THE HIGHER EXPOSED ELEVATIONS WHERE SIMILAR GUSTS TO THOSE

EXPECTED ON THE HEADLANDS MAY OCCUR. LOWER COAST RANGE ELEVATIONS

MAY SEE GUSTS TO 60 MPH.

FOR THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY AND INTERIOR LOCATIONS...MONDAY WILL

ALSO BE WINDY. AT THIS TIME...SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WITH

GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED...THOUGH LOCAL HIGHER GUSTS ARE A

POSSIBILITY IF THE STORM TRACK CHANGES.

RESIDENTS AND TRAVELERS ON THE BUSY HOLIDAY TRAVEL WEEK SHOULD STAY

TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECASTS...AS FUTURE WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE

EXPECTED

FERC Calls Them "Zones of Concern", Sandia National Labs Calls Them "Hazard Zones"

The White Swath? - The 600 foot wide Main Shipping Channel passing by Astoria on The Columbia River.

The Red Lines? - Each side, 0.3(500 meters) of a mile off the center of the shipping channel.
Potential threat to Life, Health, Property, Environment and Exisitng Use that accompany LNG Tankers.
* Death by cryogenic freezing
* Death by fire or explosion
*Death by suffocation
* Cascading LNG containment failure(3 0r more of the LNG Tankers containers would likely fail)
* Destruction of the LNG Tanker and crew
* Everything within the zone would likely be destroyed
* Death to surface plankton
* Death to surface and diving birds
* Death to flying birds
* Death to fish near the surface
* Death to surfacing sea mammals(Whales, Dolphins, Sea Lions, Porpoise, Seals)
* Grass fires

The Yellow Lines? - Each side , 1 Mile(1600 meters) off the center of the main shipping channel.
Potential threat to Life, Health, Property, Environment and Existing Uses that accompany LNG Tankers. (This consumes most, if not all, of Astoria and Warrenton/Hammond won't fare much better)* Death by cryogenic freezing
* Death by suffocation
* Death or injury by fire or explosion
* 2nd degree burns within 30 seconds of exposure
* Property damaged or destroyed by fire or explosion
* Death to surface plankton
* Death to surface and diving birds
* Injury or death to flying birds
* Serious injury or death to to surfacing sea mammals
* Forest and grass fires
Further out 2.2 Miles(3500 meters) the damage and destruction continues
But, of course the Pro-LNG Pundit/Experts tell you that LNG is in no way Flamable, right?