High Wind — South Coast, Washington

2019-01-05 to 2019-01-06 · South Coast, Washington

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 802478. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.