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High Wind Warning 13, NWS Seattle, WA

November 14, 2006San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Nov 14, 2006, 2:50 PM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 14, 2006, 9:38 PM PST. It was in force for 21 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Nov 14, 2006, 2:50 PM PST (22:50 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 14, 2006, 9:38 PM PST
Expired
Nov 15, 2006, 6:27 PM PST
In force
21 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

County San Juan County, WA

The radar

The Seattle radar (KATX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Nov 15, 11:41 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 59Friday Harbor, WAGUST TO 59 MPH AT FRIDAY HARBOR ASOS BEFORE TEMPORARY SENSOR FAILURE.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Quillayute State, WA (KUIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 127 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Quillayute State, WA at 12:00Z on 2006-11-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Quillayute State, WA at 12:00Z on 2006-11-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 117 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-16 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
670 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
117 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
183 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS76 KSEW 142250
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
250 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2006

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN
VANCOUVER ISLAND TONIGHT...BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AND A
CHANCE OF HIGH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. A STRONG FRONT WILL
MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON..BRINGING
GUSTY WINDS...THOUGH NOT HIGH WINDS...TO THE REST OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON.

WAZ516-517-150700-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0007.061115T0800Z-061115T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0013.061115T0600Z-061115T2200Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
250 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WILL
OCCUR ON THE COAST LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. WINDS
WILL DIMINISH BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

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

$$

WAZ515-150700-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0013.061115T0600Z-061115T2200Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
250 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WILL
OCCUR AT THE WESTERN END OF THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO
OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. THE TOWN OF SEKIU OFTEN GETS HIGH
WIND DURING SOUTHERLY WIND EVENTS LIKE THESE.

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

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-150700-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.A.0007.061115T0600Z-061115T2200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
250 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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.

$$
BURKE
7 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 150538
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
938 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2006

.A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTHEAST INTO NORTHERN
VANCOUVER ISLAND TONIGHT...BRINGING HIGH WINDS TO THE COAST AND TO
THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER
PUGET SOUND. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON..BRINGING GUSTY WINDS...THOUGH NOT HIGH
WINDS...TO THE REST OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.

WAZ001-503-506-510-151345-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0007.061115T0600Z-061115T2200Z/
/O.EXA.KSEW.HW.W.0013.061115T0600Z-061115T2200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
938 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH WIND
WATCH FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR TO A HIGH WIND WARNING. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

STRONG DAMAGING SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE
TREES...CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ515>517-151345-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0013.061115T0600Z-061115T2200Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
938 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COAST AND THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA UNTIL 2
PM PST WEDNESDAY.

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH...WILL
OCCUR ALONG THE CENTRAL AND PARTICULARLY THE NORTH COAST...LATE
TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO
OCCUR BETWEEN 4 AM AND 7 AM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BELOW HIGH WIND
CRITERIA WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

ALONG THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...STRONG SOUTH WINDS 30
TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE AREA MOST
LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED IS THE WEST PART IN THE VICINITY OF SEKIU.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE
TREES...CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ507-508-511-151345-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.061115T1200Z-061115T2200Z/
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
938 PM PST TUE NOV 14 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE PUGET SOUND REGION...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4
AM TO 2 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE NORTH OF ABOUT A NORTH SEATTLE TO SILVERDALE LINE.
SOUTH OF THIS LINE THE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER...MAINLY 15 TO 25 MPH
WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 

$$

KAM
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 151241
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
441 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ONTO CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST MIDDAY
THEN MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE INLAND WATERS DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH WINDS ALONG THE NORTH COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL SPREAD ONTO THE CENTRAL COAST AND INTO THE NORTH
INTERIOR WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE PUGET SOUND AREA LATER THIS MORNING.

WAZ515>517-152045-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
441 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

STRONG DAMAGING SOUTH WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH...
WILL OCCUR ALONG THE CENTRAL AND PARTICULARLY THE NORTH COAST...
THROUGH MIDDAY. WIND WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SLOWLY DIMINISH
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. 

STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...ESPECIALLY IN
THE VICINITY OF SEKIU.

AT 4 AM...THE TATOOSH ISLAND HEADLAND ON THE NORTH COAST WAS
REPORTING SOUTH WINDS OF 52 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 67 MPH.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-152045-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
441 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

STRONG DAMAGING SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

AT 4 AM...WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION WAS REPORTING A
SOUTHEAST WIND OF 32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 49 MPH.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ507-508-511-152045-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
441 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE NORTH OF ABOUT A NORTH SEATTLE TO SILVERDALE LINE. SOUTH
OF THIS LINE THE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER... MAINLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

$$

ALBRECHT
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 151314
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
514 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE ONTO CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST MIDDAY
THEN MOVE RAPIDLY THROUGH THE INLAND WATERS DURING THE EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. HIGH WINDS ALONG THE NORTH COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL SPREAD ONTO THE CENTRAL COAST AND INTO THE NORTH
INTERIOR WELL AHEAD OF THE FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL MOVE INTO THE PUGET SOUND AREA LATER THIS
MORNING.

WAZ514-151915-
/O.EXA.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
514 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

AT 5 AM...A SPOTTER IN SEQUIM REPORTED WIND GUSTS TO 70 MPH.
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ515>517-151915-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
514 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE ALSO
EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...ESPECIALLY IN
THE VICINITY OF SEKIU.

AT 4 AM...THE TATOOSH ISLAND HEADLAND ON THE NORTH COAST WAS
REPORTING SOUTH WINDS OF 52 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 67 MPH.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-151915-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
514 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

AT 4 AM...WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION WAS REPORTING A
SOUTHEAST WIND OF 32 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 49 MPH.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ507-508-511-151915-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
514 AM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED BEGINNING MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE NORTH OF ABOUT A NORTH SEATTLE TO SILVERDALE LINE. SOUTH
OF THIS LINE THE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER... MAINLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 152042
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1242 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED ACROSS THE
VANCOUVER ISLAND COAST AND IS CURRENTLY CAUSING STRONG DAMAGING
WIND IN PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON. 

WAZ514-152145-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
1242 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

$$

WAZ511-160000-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061115T2200Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0000Z/
HOOD CANAL AREA-
1242 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A SPOTTER IN QUILCENE REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 66 MPH AROUND 1225 PM PST. WIND SPEEDS IN THIS RANGE WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH ABOUT 4 PM AND THEN START TO SUBSIDE.

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

$$

WAZ515>517-160000-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0000Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1242 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG SOUTH WINDS AROUND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE IN
PROGRESS AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 4 PM. AFTER 4
PM...WIND SPEEDS SHOULD START TO SUBSIDE. 

AT 12 NOON...THE TATOOSH ISLAND HEADLAND ON THE NORTH COAST WAS
REPORTING SOUTH WINDS OF 71 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 86 MPH.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-160000-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
1242 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

AT 12 NOON...WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION WAS REPORTING A
SOUTHEAST WIND OF 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 62 MPH. WIND SPEEDS AROUND
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL 4 PM
AND THEN START TO SLOWLY FALL.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ507-508-160000-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061116T0000Z/
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
1242 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE NORTH OF ABOUT A NORTH SEATTLE TO SILVERDALE LINE. SOUTH
OF THIS LINE THE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER...MAINLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

$$

HANER

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 152313
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
313 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

.A RAPIDLY DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS MOVED ACROSS THE
VANCOUVER ISLAND COAST AND IS CURRENTLY CAUSING STRONG DAMAGING
WIND IN PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.

WAZ515>517-160100-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0100Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
313 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

STRONG SOUTH WINDS AROUND 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH ARE IN
PROGRESS AND EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 4 PM. AFTER 4 PM...
WIND SPEEDS SHOULD START TO SUBSIDE.

AT 12 NOON...THE TATOOSH ISLAND HEADLAND ON THE NORTH COAST WAS
REPORTING SOUTH WINDS OF 71 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 86 MPH.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-511-160300-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0300Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
313 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

AT 12 NOON...WHIDBEY ISLAND NAVAL AIR STATION WAS REPORTING A
SOUTHEAST WIND OF 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 62 MPH. WIND SPEEDS AROUND
40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL 4 PM
AND THEN START TO SLOWLY FALL.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ504-505-509-512-160600-
/O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061116T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-TACOMA AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
313 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE NORTH OF ABOUT A NORTH SEATTLE TO SILVERDALE LINE. SOUTH
OF THIS LINE THE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER...MAINLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

$$

WAZ507-508-160600-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061116T0600Z/
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-
313 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS
WILL BE NORTH OF ABOUT A NORTH SEATTLE TO SILVERDALE LINE. SOUTH
OF THIS LINE THE WINDS WILL BE WEAKER...MAINLY 15 TO 25 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 160047
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
447 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

.AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVED ACROSS VANCOUVER ISLAND
THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS FILLING THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES INTO THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA MAINLAND. STRONG DAMAGING WIND HAS ENDED ON THE
COAST BUT STILL HAS A FEW HOURS TO RUN OVER THE NORTH INTERIOR OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON.

WAZ515>517-160200-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0100Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
447 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. HIGH WIND IS NO LONGER OCCURRING ON THE COAST AND
ALONG THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.

HIGHEST WINDS OBSERVED DURING THE STORM:
TATOOSH ISLAND SUSTAINED 72 MPH...GUST 91 MPH.
DESTRUCTION ISLAND SUSTAINED 67 MPH...GUST 76 MPH.
HOQUIAM SUSTAINED 43 MPH...GUST 68 MPH.
GRAYS HARBOR SUSTAINED 40 MPH...GUST 60 MPH.
SEKIU SUSTAINED 45 MPH...GUST 87 MPH.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-511-160300-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0300Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
447 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS
EVENING. 

STRONG DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 7 PM. HIGH WIND
HAS BEEN RECORDED AT BELLINGHAM...FRIDAY HARBOR...WHIDBEY
ISLAND...AND ANACORTES. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH...WILL CONTINUE UNTIL A FRONT PASSES AROUND 7 PM. WINDS
WILL SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN SLOWLY
FALL DURING THE NIGHT.

HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES...TOPPLE TREES...
CAUSE POWER OUTAGES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.

$$

WAZ504-505-507>509-512-160600-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061116T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
447 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 50
MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

$$
BURKE
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 160227
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
627 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

.THE STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON HAS JUST
MOVED EAST OF THE WESTERN WASHINGTON LOWLANDS AND IS HEADED INTO
THE CASCADES. WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL STILL
PRODUCE VERY WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.

AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE CENTER MOVED ACROSS VANCOUVER ISLAND
THIS AFTERNOON. IT IS FILLING THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES INTO THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA MAINLAND. STRONG DAMAGING WIND HAS ENDED ON THE
COAST BUT STILL HAS A FEW HOURS TO RUN OVER THE NORTH INTERIOR OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON.

WAZ506-510-160600-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0300Z/
/O.EXA.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061116T0600Z/
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
627 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED. 

WEST WINDS 25 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM TONIGHT. THESE WEST WINDS ARE BEING CHANNELLED
THROUGH THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND WILL AFFECT THE AREA ON WHIDBEY
AND FIDALGO ISLANDS FROM ROUGHLY ANACORTES DOWN TO A LITTLE SOUTH
OF KEYSTONE.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD
ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN...STRONG CROSS WINDS.

$$

WAZ001-503-511-160330-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0013.000000T0000Z-061116T0300Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-HOOD CANAL AREA-
627 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

THE FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH AND WINDS HAVE WEAKENED. SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

$$

WAZ514-515-160600-
/O.EXA.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061116T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
627 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

WEST WINDS 25 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH ABOUT 10 PM TONIGHT. THESE WEST WINDS ARE BEING CHANNELLED
THROUGH THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND WILL AFFECT THE OLYMPIC
PENINSULA AREAS FROM SEKIU EASTWARD TO PORT TOWNSEND.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

$$

WAZ504-505-507>509-512-160600-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-061116T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
627 PM PST WED NOV 15 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH WILL OCCUR THROUGH THE EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE BY LATE EVENING.

WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR
SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

$$

KAM

The office that day

Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 13, 10:00 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchSEWSan Juan24 hr
Nov 14, 3:45 AM PSTFlood WatchSEWClallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more49 hr
Nov 14, 2:55 PM PSTSnow AdvisorySEW15 hr

Nearby

High Wind Warnings in Washington, 2006Every high wind warning in 2006

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.