The first thing to do is try and avoid flying at times when the winds are up, on the Coast they usually start 11-12:00am.
If you need to take-off build up speed on the runway or in ground effect, the guy in the video looked like he did a short-field with flaps. As has been said he was slow with a high AOA, he was really at the mercy of the wind and gusts. I think people get intimidated with the trees and mountain at Nehalem and feel they need to get up as soon as they can, it's a 2300ft+ runway so it's not THAT short. We have no way of knowing what the loading was on the Cessna that may have played it's part in the near miss as well.
It's obviously easier getting an idea of the winds and fog conditions flying into Nehalem than getting out, although you may not be experiencing any turbulence at approach altitude. However, seeing the terrain to the north and the treelines you should be aware of the potential for turbulence and rotors at the threshold of 33 if the wind is significant. I've experienced them at a windspeed as low as approx. 10kts, prevailing winds in the area are from the north/northwest so they are pretty predictable.
