Put away the patio umbrella

Forecasters say it could get very windy Sunday evening around the region.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
351 AM PST SAT NOV 11 2006

HIGH WIND OUTLOOK FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON
FOR SUNDAY NIGHT..

COMPUTER MODELS ARE CONTINUING TO SHOW THE POSSIBILITY OF A SIGNIFICANT WIND EVENT FOR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON SUNDAY NIGHT. MOST COMPUTER MODELS SHOW A VERY DEEP LOW PRESSURE CENTER COMING ONSHORE ACROSS SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON SUNDAY NIGHT. IF THIS OCCURS...IT COULD PRODUCE VERY STRONG AND DAMAGING WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL MOUNTAINS AND EVEN IN THE CASCADES. WINDS COULD ALSO GUST TO AT LEAST 60 MPH IN THE INLAND VALLEYS...WHICH COULD PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY DAMAGE. DAMAGE COULD BE EXACERBATED BY THE VERY WET SOILS FROM THE PERSISTENT RAINFALL AND FLOODING OF THE PAST SEVERAL DAYS.

A HIGH WIND OUTLOOK IS ISSUED TO ALERT USERS OF THE POTENTIAL THAT A HAZARDOUS WINDSTORM MAY DEVELOP. IF CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO PROGRESS TOWARD DEVELOPING HIGH WINDS SUNDAY NIGHT THEN A HIGH WIND WATCH WILL BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. PEOPLE ARE ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND DISCUSSIONS ON THIS POTENTIALLY DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT.

The 1995 wind storm came on kind of suddenly, if I recall correctly. So at least we have some heads up, if this one happens.