High Wind in South Coast, Washington

High Wind January 5, 2019 – January 6, 2019 · South Coast, Washington

69 mph

Measured gust (60 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

A weather station on Cape Disappointment recorded sustained winds up to 51 mph with gusts up to 69 mph. Another weather station on Megler Bridge recorded sustained winds up to 49 mph with gusts up to 65 mph. Ocean Park also saw wind gusts up to 62 mph.

The wider storm

A strong low pressure system moving up the coast from the south brought strong southerly winds across all of southwest Washington. The strongest winds were recorded along the coast, but winds observed in the southwest interior weren't much weaker than what was observed along the coast.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 802478. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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