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Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
419 AM PDT FRI OCT 3 2008

ORZ001-002-011-013-WAZ021-032330-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK..
LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT..
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS..
RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...CATHLAMET
419 AM PDT FRI OCT 3 2008

...A STRONG STORM WILL BRING GUSTY SOUTH WINDS TO THE NORTH AND
CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST THIS AFTERNOON
AND EVENING...FOLLOWED BY DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE
COAST SATURDAY..

A STORM MOVING THROUGH THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TOWARD THE WEST COAST WILL
BRING HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND...AND HIGH SURF TO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO AROUND 6000 FT
BY SUNDAY MORNING.

SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST TODAY. WINDS WILL
GENERALLY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. COASTAL
HEADLANDS WILL BRIEFLY SEE GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

WESTERLY SWELL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE ON SATURDAY TO HIGHEST
LEVELS SINCE EARLY LAST SPRING...REACHING UP TO 18 FT. THIS WILL
CREATE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS. LARGE SURF CREATES DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS...AND CAN HURL DEBRIS AND LOGS ENDANGERING PEOPLE ON THE
BEACH.

SNOW LEVELS IN THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT WILL FALL TO AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY AND TO
6000 FEET BY LATE IN THE DAY WITH LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS AROUND THE 6000
FOOT LEVEL BUT MORE ABOVE THAT.

IF YOU PLAN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AT THE COAST OR IN THE CASCADES
TODAY AND SATURDAY.. BE AWARE OF THIS EXPECTED CHANGE IN THE
WEATHER AS THE FIRST STORM OF FALL MOVES IN.

Ok, what do you take out to plan for 25-35 and gusts to 60? There isn't a kite for that is there? Maybe the bag my beamer came in? Nah, that's too big.

4m yakuza on 20m lines....or 5 sq ft single line parafoil....haven't made up my mind yet..

I let my friends fly a 1.5m Might Bug or IMP on dual line bar and 300# lines...

Gust to 60 ???? :!: 1/2 m nasa wing:bigok:

lol, what... that's like a postage stamp with four strings attached to it

Last year at nabx the winds were 40 in the morning and 50 in the evening one day. I flew a npw5 0.8 that morning and it was too big for the 50 mpn winds that evening and that was on handles. Go small or go home.

Susan (npw goddess)

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Originally posted by USA_Eli_A 4m yakuza on 20m lines

I would go with the 4M and since its a south wind you should have... what ...13 miles to recover before you get to the Columbia. :wee: That bit might get a little nasty, but by the time you get to Cape Disappointment at least you have a place to land the kite against!!!

8 foot rm speedfoil or flexifoil. whole lot-o-fun. lol

Lt Rain, Fog

57°F
(14°C) Humidity: 93 %
Wind Speed: WSW 22 G 31 MPH

Barometer: 29.35 in (993.70 mb)
Dewpoint: 55°F (13°C)
Wind Chill: 53°F (12°C)
Visibility: 1.75 Miles
Other Local Obs 3 Day History


aaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh,,,,wind need to blow when it isn't raining so hard!!!

What are you waiting for? Get out in the #@%$#!e! I love the ocean in those conditions. I wish i lived by the Ocean. and then still would not have the donuts to get out in it. Good luck with a 4m in those conditions to do that you must have at least a dozen donuts:D

no just two big ones

geezzziss, the other day I helped Discover paragliding host 20 red bull reps for tandem paragliding and buggy rides...the day started off raining but when the ceiling lifted it brought 20mph sw winds...so the tandems PG flights were pretty wild, and I got to pull about 15 people with my 5m haka on tandem buggies...One person said slow down, and another passenger that wanted me to push it, well, lets just say he scored his first OBE, that is what I get for hitching a FLexi buggy as a trailer...and thats what he gets for asking for more....lol...a roll over at 25mph

:eekdrull: Eli, You dumped him? I hope he is ok. Let the good times roll.

Oh he is good, I couldn't pry him out of the buggy, 'wanna go again' yeah yeah

Right on! Thats the spirit. Good for him.

Good Job Eli !

A relationship with Red Bull can be very valuable ! As long as you keep them alive.