60 mph coastal winds threaten outages from Washington to Oregon

High wind warnings were posted Saturday for the Washington and Oregon coasts, where the National Weather Service said gusts could reach 60 mph by late afternoon and evening. On the northern Washington coast and the Grays Harbor County coast, the warning runs from 4 p.m. Saturday to 4 a.m. Sunday PST, and forecasters said downed tree limbs and scattered power outages were possible. Warning details from NWS Seattle.

Farther south, a high wind warning covers Clatsop County, Tillamook County and the south Washington coast from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday. The Portland office said south winds of 20 to 30 mph could gust to 60 mph, strong enough for scattered tree damage, power outages and difficult travel for high-profile vehicles. Warning details from NWS Portland.

The storm was already causing problems in British Columbia. BC Hydro said Saturday that strong winds had knocked out power for customers on Bowen, Keats and Texada islands and in parts of Sechelt and Powell River, while a separate transmission outage was affecting northern Vancouver Island. BC Hydro outage list.

On the west side of Vancouver Island, the Village of Zeballos issued an evacuation order for 101 to 118 Maquinna Avenue and 202 to 216 Pandora Crescent because of landslide danger. An evacuation alert was also in effect for some properties on Ferris Road, according to EmergencyInfoBC. EmergencyInfoBC notice.

The storm also brings dangerous surf. A high surf warning for the south Washington and north Oregon coasts runs from 4 a.m. Sunday to 10 p.m. Sunday, with breakers up to 33 feet that could wash over beaches, jetties and low-lying shorelines. High surf warning details.

The broader pattern stays active into next week. The Seattle and Portland forecast offices said a series of North Pacific cold fronts will bring more gusty wind, lowland rain and mountain snow to the Pacific Northwest through the weekend and into next week.