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High Wind Warning 5, NWS Seattle, WA

November 11, 2007San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Nov 11, 2007, 3:29 PM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 11, 2007, 7:27 PM PST. It was in force for 19 hr. 2 reports 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 11, 2007, 3:29 PM PST (23:29 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2007, 7:27 PM PST
Expired
Nov 12, 2007, 2:26 PM PST
In force
19 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 23:32 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 12, 7:02 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Friday Harbor, WAPEAK WIND GUST OF 61 MPH AT 605 AM PST
Nov 12, 7:02 AM PSTNON-TSTM WND GST 58Friday Harbor, WA

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, 11.5 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 2007-11-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 2007-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 86 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-5 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
703 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
86 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
118 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 112329
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
329 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...A 992 MB LOW APPROXIMATELY 700 NM WEST OF OF NORTH BEND OREGON
WILL MOVE NORTH TONIGHT AND DEEPEN. BY LATE MONDAY MORNING THE LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE OF VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE NEAR 982 MB. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL REACH THE
WASHINGTON COAST MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE IN THE MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED
AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE NORTHWEST
INTERIOR WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
LOWLAND WITH AND JUST AFTER THE FRONT.

WAZ001-503-506-510-516-517-120730-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0005.071112T1200Z-071113T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0005.071112T1200Z-071112T2100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
329 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. SOUTHERLY WINDS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST AS HIGHS AS 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COAST BEGINNING AROUND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING. THE WIND WITH EASE
TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH MIDDAY. 

FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 7 AM MONDAY
MORNING. THE WINDS WILL EASE TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE FURTHER
INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ504-505-507>509-511-512-120730-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0006.071112T1200Z-071113T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
329 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND
THE FRONT. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN A THREE HOUR WINDOW BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4
PM MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER 4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS STRONG.

HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

FELTON
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
6 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 112358 CCA
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
358 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

.A 992 MB LOW APPROXIMATELY 700 NM WEST OF NORTH BEND OREGON WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND DEEPEN. BY LATE MONDAY MORNING THE LOW WILL
MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE OF VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE
NEAR 982 MB. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL REACH THE
WASHINGTON COAST MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE IN THE MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED
AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE NORTHWEST
INTERIOR WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
LOWLAND WITH AND JUST AFTER THE FRONT.

WAZ001-503-506-510-516-517-120815-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0005.071112T1200Z-071113T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0005.071112T1200Z-071112T2100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
358 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST MONDAY. THE
HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. SOUTHERLY WINDS
OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST AS HIGHS AS 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COAST BEGINNING AROUND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING. THE WIND WITH EASE
TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH MIDDAY. 

FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN AROUND 7 AM MONDAY
MORNING. THE WINDS WILL EASE TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN
THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE FURTHER
INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ504-505-507>509-511-512-120815-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0006.071112T1200Z-071113T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
358 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL STRENGTHEN
TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND
THE FRONT. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN A THREE HOUR WINDOW BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4
PM MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER 4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS STRONG.

HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

FELTON
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 120327
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
727 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

.A 990 MB LOW APPROXIMATELY 600 NM WEST OF NORTH BEND OREGON WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND DEEPEN. BY LATE MONDAY MORNING THE LOW
WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE OF VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE NEAR 982 MB. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL REACH THE
WASHINGTON COAST MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE IN THE MORNING. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED
AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE NORTHWEST
INTERIOR WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE
LOWLAND WITH AND JUST AFTER THE FRONT.

WAZ001-503-506-510-120800-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0005.071112T0327Z-071112T2100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
727 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY...

THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.

FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL EASE TO
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE FURTHER
INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ516-517-120800-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.071112T1200Z-071112T2100Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
727 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST AS HIGHS AS 70 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING AROUND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING.
THE WIND WITH EASE TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH MIDDAY.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST WILL CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE FURTHER
INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO
OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND
STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ504-505-507>509-511-512-120800-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.071112T1200Z-071113T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
727 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES
BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS
LIKE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN A THREE HOUR WINDOW BETWEEN
10 AM AND 4 PM MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER
4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

33
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 120641
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1041 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

.A 985 MB SURFACE LOW 575 NM WEST OF NORTH BEND OREGON WILL
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST THIS EVENING. BY MID
MORNING THE LOW WILL MOVE INTO THE MIDDLE OF VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH
A CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR 970 MB. THE LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE
NORTHEAST MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
REACH THE WASHINGTON COAST MONDAY MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH THE
INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON LATE IN THE MORNING. STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE
NORTHWEST INTERIOR...WITH STRONG WINDS POSSIBLE OVER THE REMAINDER
OF THE LOWLANDS WITH AND JUST AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

WAZ001-503-506-510-121200-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071112T2100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
1041 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST MONDAY. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. THE WINDS WILL EASE TO
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE
FURTHER INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ516-517-121200-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.071112T1200Z-071112T2100Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1041 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST
MONDAY. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF
40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUST AS HIGHS AS 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE
COAST BEGINNING AROUND 4 AM MONDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WITH EASE TO
WEST 15 TO 25 MPH MIDDAY.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE
FURTHER INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ504-505-507>509-511-512-121200-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.071112T1200Z-071113T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
1041 PM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST MONDAY THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON. 

A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL
STRENGTHEN THIS EVENING AS IT MOVES NORTHEAST.

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA LATE MONDAY MORNING WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES
BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS
LIKE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN A THREE HOUR WINDOW BETWEEN
10 AM AND 4 PM MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER
4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS FROM THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

$$

33
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 121200
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
400 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

.A 977 MB SURFACE LOW ABOUT 300 MILES WEST OF QUILLAYUTE WILL
CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES ASHORE OVER CENTRAL VANCOUVER
ISLAND LATE THIS MORNING. A FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL
REACH THE WASHINGTON COAST BY LATE THIS MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH
THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG
WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST AND
OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR...WITH STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE LOWLANDS WITH AND JUST AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

WAZ505-507>509-511-122000-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0006.000000T0000Z-071113T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0005.071112T1800Z-071113T0000Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
400 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES
BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS
TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS
LIKE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN A THREE HOUR WINDOW BETWEEN 10
AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER 4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE
FURTHER INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.


$$

WAZ516-517-122000-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071112T2100Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
400 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING AROUND 4 AM THIS MORNING. THE
WINDS WITH EASE TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON AFTER
THE FRONT PASSES.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE
FURTHER INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-122000-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071112T2100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
400 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. THE WINDS WILL EASE TO
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE
FURTHER INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ504-512-122000-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0006.000000T0000Z-071113T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0012.071112T1800Z-071113T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
400 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA AROUND MIDDAY WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE
FRONT. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN A THREE HOUR WINDOW BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4
PM MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER 4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 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. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN...STRONG CROSS
WINDS.

$$
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 121653
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
853 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

.A 975 MB SURFACE LOW NEAR THE NORTHERN TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND WILL
MOVE INTO CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA THIS AFTERNOON. A FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WILL REACH THE WASHINGTON COAST BY LATE
THIS MORNING AND MOVE THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON
EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD AND WITH THE
FRONT ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR...WITH
STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE LOWLANDS WITH AND
JUST AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.

WAZ504-130000-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0012.071112T1800Z-071113T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0005.071112T1653Z-071113T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
853 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...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. 

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA AROUND MIDDAY WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND
THE FRONT. AHEAD OF THE FRONT SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 65 MPH ARE EXPECTED EAST OF YELM WITH LIGHTER WINDS OVER
THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA. RIGHT WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT
SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED FOR THE ENTIRE AREA. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER
4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

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

$$

WAZ505-507>509-511-130000-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.071112T1800Z-071113T0000Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
853 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

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

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

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES
BEHIND THE FRONT. SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS
TO 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH
WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS
LIKE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN A THREE HOUR WINDOW BETWEEN
10 AM AND 4 PM. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER 4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE
FURTHER INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ516-517-122100-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071112T2100Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
853 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 70 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST BEGINNING AROUND 4 AM THIS MORNING. THE
WINDS WITH EASE TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH BY LATER THIS AFTERNOON
AFTER THE FRONT PASSES.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE
FURTHER INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-122100-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071112T2100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
853 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. 

SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH POSSIBLE GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. THE WINDS WILL EASE TO
SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

THE SEATTLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTING OFFICE WILL
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS STORM AND ISSUE
FURTHER INFORMATION AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR VISIT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS REGARDING THIS STORM.

$$

WAZ512-130000-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0012.071112T1800Z-071113T0000Z/
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
853 AM PST MON NOV 12 2007

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

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS LOW IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
THE AREA AROUND MIDDAY WITH STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND
THE FRONT. SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE
EXPECTED WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. THE HIGH WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO LAST VERY LONG. AT THIS TIME IT LOOKS LIKE THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE IN A THREE HOUR WINDOW BETWEEN 10 AM AND
4 PM MONDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER 4 PM.

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME
STRUCTURES. POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WINDS THIS
STRONG.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN 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. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN...STRONG CROSS
WINDS.

$$

FELTON
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
000 
WWUS76 KSEW 122226
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
226 PM PST MON NOV 12 2007

.A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE PUGET SOUND AREA AROUND NOON.
STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRED WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS
ACROSS THE AREA WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS
EVENING AS THE FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE EAST.

WAZ504-505-507>509-511-122330-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-071113T0000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
226 PM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH THE AREA AROUND NOON
WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HIGH
WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH TO DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 MPH BY THIS EVENING.

A SUMMARY OF THE PEAK WINDS WILL BE SENT OUT IN A PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENT ( PNSSEW ) IN THE NEXT HOUR.

$$

WAZ512-122330-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-071113T0000Z/
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
226 PM PST MON NOV 12 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT WENT THROUGH THE AREA AROUND
NOON WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SUMMARY OF THE PEAK WINDS WILL BE SENT OUT IN A PUBLIC
INFORMATION STATEMENT ( PNSSEW ) IN THE NEXT HOUR.

$$

FELTON
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Nov 11, 9:45 AM PST, 5 hours 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 11, 9:45 AM PST, 5 hours 44 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
945 AM PST SUN NOV 11 2007

.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS WILL DECREASE ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN WASHINGTON
THIS MORNING...AS THE SOUTHERN EDGE OF A WEATHER SYSTEM MOVING
THROUGH BRITISH COLUMBIA MOVES EAST. A MUCH STRONGER SYSTEM IS
EXPECTED TO BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON ON
MONDAY ALONG WITH ANOTHER DOSE OF RAIN. THE UNSETTLED PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEKEND KEEPING THE THREAT OF RAIN IN THE
FORECAST.

&&

.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SURFACE LOW APPROACHING THE
QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS WITH THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
MOVING INTO VANCOUVER ISLAND. THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE BY TO THE
NORTH TODAY WITH JUST THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE FRONT NICKING THE
NORTHWEST CORNER OF WASHINGTON. MAIN FEATURE OF CONCERN THIS MORNING
IS THE DEVELOPING LOW BACK OUT NEAR 40N/150W. THIS FEATURE...FUELED
BY A VERY STRONG...180 KNOTS...JET WILL CONTINUE TO DEEPEN TODAY AND
BY 12Z MONDAY WILL BE NEAR BUOY 5...ABOUT 250 NM WEST OF ASTORIA.
VERY STRONG WINDS ALOFT WITH THE LOW WITH THE 12Z MODELS CONTINUING
TO INDICATE 70 KNOT SW WINDS AT 925 MB AND 850 MB. THE LOW WILL
CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEAST REACHING VANCOUVER ISLAND AROUND 18Z
MONDAY WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE NEAR 980 MB. AROUND THIS TIME EXPECT
THE STRONGEST WINDS ALONG THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR. HIGH WIND
WATCH ALREADY ISSUED BY THE MIDSHIFT HAS THE SCENARIO COVERED WELL.
CONFIDENCE AT THIS POINT RUNNING PRETTY HIGH THAT WE WILL NEED A
HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COAST AND POSSIBLY THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR
WITH THIS FEATURE IN LATER FORECAST PACKAGES. FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH
THE LOW REACHING THE COAST 15Z-18Z MON...KSEA 18Z-21Z...AND THE
CASCADES BY 00Z TUE. STRONGEST WINDS FOR THE INTERIOR NOT INCLUDING
THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR WILL BE WITH AND RIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
STRONG SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT. WITH THE LOW
TRACKING INTO CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA THOUGHT IS AT THIS POINT THAT
WINDS WILL BE BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA BUT IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH OF
A CHANGE IN THE LOW TRACK TO CHANGE THAT IDEA. SHOWERS SHOULD
DECREASE BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A WEAK RIDGE
SLIDES ACROSS THE AREA. CURRENT FORECAST IN GOOD SHAPE. NO UPDATES
THIS MORNING.

.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS. THE EXTENDED MODELS
CONTINUE TO DISAGREE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE GFS CONTINUES
WITH DEVELOPING SOME SPLIT FLOW OFF THE COAST WHILE THE EURO AND
CANADIAN KEEP MORE CONSOLIDATED FLOW. THE MODELS SEEM TO COME INTO
BETTER AGREEMENT TOWARD THE END OF THE WEEK WITH A SERIES OF SYSTEM
MOVING THROUGH THE REGION...JUST LIKE WE WOULD EXPECT IN NOVEMBER. 27

&&

.AVIATION...RADAR INDICATES SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND THIS AM. WITH
THEM ARE CIGS GENERALLY 025-030 FT AND MIN VSBYS 4-5SM -SHRA BR.
THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE MORNING WITH CIGS
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING GENERALLY 040-060 FT WITH ISOLD -SHRA.
TONIGHT...AFTER 06Z MOST PLACES...RAIN WILL DEVELOP ALONG WITH 2-3K
FT CEILINGS AND WINDY CONDITIONS. WIND AT KSEA SOUTHERLY ALL DAY IN
THE 10G20 KT RANGE. STRONGEST WIND AT KSEA WILL NOT OCCUR UNTIL
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE...SAY 22Z MONDAY. PRANGE

&&

.MARINE...WINDS HAVE PICKED UP A BIT ALL AREAS AND HAVE SCAS FLYING
EVERYWHERE. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGHOUT THE DAY IN
RESPONSE TO AN APPROACHING DEEP LOW AND SHOULD EASILY REACH GALES
ALL WATERS MONDAY WITH A GOOD CHANCE OF STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE
COAST. FOR NOW GALE WARNINGS UP FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT PUGET SOUND.
IN PUGET SOUND GALE FORCE WINDS LATE MONDAY AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE.
ON MONDAY NIGHT A WESTERLY SURGE DOWN THE STRAIT...ALSO GALE
FORCE...FOLLOWS FRONTAL PASSAGE. AFTER THAT THINGS CALM DOWN A BIT
WITH LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW BY MIDWEEK. PRANGE

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY ALL WATERS.
GALE WARNING TONIGHT AND MONDAY ALL WATERS EXCEPT PUGET SOUND.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH GRAYS HARBOR BAR.

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 11, 4:03 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchSEWSan Juan12 hr
Nov 11, 2:36 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisorySEW36 hr
Nov 11, 3:29 PM PSTHigh Wind WatchSEW13 hr

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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.