High Wind Watch 2, NWS Seattle, WA

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NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1135 AM PST MON DEC 26 2005

...STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE COAST AND IN THE NORTH INTERIOR
LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE TO THE COAST EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING AND MOVE INLAND BY MIDDAY. THIS FRONT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE STRONG DAMAGING WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND OVER PORTIONS
OF THE NORTH INTERIOR.

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NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1135 AM PST MON DEC 26 2005

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...

SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST TUESDAY MORNING.
THE WINDS WILL EASE AND BECOME SOUTHWEST BY AFTERNOON.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
60 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

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SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-NORTHWEST INTERIOR-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
1135 AM PST MON DEC 26 2005

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO EASE DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS
HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF
60 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

ALBRECHT
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

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WWUS76 KSEW 270502
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
902 PM PST MON DEC 26 2005

...STRONG WINDS AT THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG FRONTAL WAVE WILL BRUSH THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY MORNING. 

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SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-NORTHWEST INTERIOR-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
902 PM PST MON DEC 26 2005

...HIGH WIND WATCH IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WATCH. 

HOWEVER...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE STILL EXPECTED TO DEVELOP EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS REACHING THE 25 TO 35 MPH
RANGE WITH PEAK GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS ARE
NO LONGER EXPECTED TO REACH HIGH WIND CRITERIA.

$$

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NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
902 PM PST MON DEC 26 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST TUESDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE ALONG THE
CENTRAL AND NORTH WASHINGTON COAST LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH PEAK WIND GUSTS
OF UP TO 60 MPH. THE MOST VULNERABLE LOCATIONS FOR EXPERIENCING
THE HIGH WIND WILL BE IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG THE NORTH COAST.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES.

$$

HANER

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
310 AM PST MON DEC 26 2005

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL BRING WET UNSETTLED
WEATHER TO THE AREA OVER THE NEXT WEEK. AN ESPECIALLY VIGOROUS
SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BRING WIND AND RAIN TUESDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...UPPER TROUGH MOVING THROUGH TODAY. SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST. BRIEF LULL TONIGHT. STRONG SYSTEM TUESDAY. MODEL SURFACE
WIND AT COAST 35-40 KNOTS...PEAKING AROUND 15Z TUE. WILL ISSUE A
HIGH WIND WATCH. WILL INCLUDE THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. WIND DOES NOT
LOOK AS STRONG THERE BUT CLOSE ENOUGH TO WARRANT A WATCH. ANOTHER
ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IN THE OLYMPICS TUESDAY. 850 MB WIND 70-80
KNOTS. SAVING GRACE IS THE FRONT WILL BLOW THROUGH PRETTY FAST SO
PRECIPITATION MAY NOT LAST LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING...EXCEPT
FOR THE SKOKOMISH OF COURSE. WILL LET DAY SHIFT DECIDE IF A FLOOD
WATCH IS NEEDED ANYWHERE. SKOKOMISH STILL ABOVE FLOOD STAGE FROM
LAST RAIN EVENT SO A WATCH WOULD JUST BE CONFUSING NOW ANYHOW. RAIN
WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS TUESDAY AS THE FRONT MOVES INLAND. TUESDAY
NIGHT LOOKING PRETTY DRY IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. A WAVE WILL SPREAD
PRECIPITATION OVER THE AREA FROM THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY. MODELS BRING A
SURFACE LOW THROUGH NORTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM THE SOUTHWEST ON
WEDNESDAY...CLASSIC ROUSHA HIGH WIND PATTERN FOR PUGET SOUND. IT IS
STILL PRETTY FAR OUT BUT THIS LOOKS TROUBLESOME. SCHNEIDER

.LONG TERM...MORE OF THE SAME THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY ALTHOUGH NOT
AS STORMY. SEVERAL SYSTEMS ARE FORECAST TO MORE THROUGH. DETAILS
IMPOSSIBLE TO PIN DOWN AT THIS POINT BUT IT LOOKS GENERALLY WET.
SCHNEIDER

&&

.AVIATION...FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH PGTSND ARND 15Z.  LIGHT/MOD RAIN
DECREASING AFT 15-16Z.  MAINLY VFR CONDS...BUT AREAS OF MVFR W/ MOD
RAIN UNTIL THE FRONT PASSES.  KSEA...SE WIND 4-8 KT INCREASING TO SS
WIND 7-11KT AFT 15Z.

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
    .SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY COAST AND WEST ENTRANCE TODAY.
    .GALE WARNING COAST AND WEST ENTRANCE THIS EVENING.
    .SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EAST ENTRANCE THIS MORNING.
    .FLOOD WARNING FOR THE SKOKOMISH RIVER IN MASON COUNTY.
    .HIGH WIND WATCH COAST AND NW INTERIOR LATE TONIGHT AND TUE.

&&

.KATX...VCP21/CSR21 OPERATIONAL.

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE