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High wind warnings issued for overnight
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 A Coast Guard lifeboat rides the surf of a recent storm The National Weather Service has issued high wind warnings for Thursday night and Friday morning as another cold front moves onshore along the Wild Rivers Coast. The Weather Service says south and southwest winds will increase to to 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 50 and 60 mph late Thursday afternoon, with gusts up to 80 mph on coastal headlands. Friday morning the winds will shift to southwest and west, lower in force but still above warning levels.
The Weather Service warning runs from 4 p.m. Thursday through 10 a.m. Friday, followed by a 90 to 100 percent chance of rainfall through Saturday night.
As always, the Curry Coastal Pilot's Web site carries links to both the National Weather Service forecasts and the detailed AccuWeather forecast as well as the current conditions from the Pilot's weather station in downtown Brookings.
A Pilot News Alert has been sent to more than 1,600 readers about the warning. Click here to sign up for the News Alert service.
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