-- Statement as of 3:10 PM PDT on August 20, 2001

....Unseasonably Strong Storm Headed For The Pacific Northwest...
An unusually strong weather system in the Gulf of Alaska will
approach the Pacific northwest on Tuesday. The first front will
move onto the Oregon and southwest Washington coast early
Tuesday...with light rain spreading inland during the afternoon.

Heavier rain is expected by Tuesday night and Wednesday as the
main system reaches Oregon and southwest Washington.
Rainfall amounts of 0.50 to 1 inch are expected in the Willamette
Valley and southwest Washington interior...with up to 2 inches
possible in the Columbia River gorge...Coast Range...and along
the north Oregon and South Washington coast.

Unseasonably strong winds will also develop over the coastal
waters and along the north Oregon and South Washington coastal
regions Tuesday night and Wednesday morning. Boaters should
continue to check the latest National Weather Service forecast
for possible marine advisories or warnings.

-- end of statement

This could mean good things for well positioned sea and shorebird
watchers.

--
Mike Patterson Alas, to wear the mantle of Galileo,
Astoria, OR it is not enough to be persecuted
celata at pacifier.com by an unkind establishment,
you must also be right.
---Robert Park
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