Wind Advisory 8, NWS Seattle, WA

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1102 AM PDT SAT MAR 24 2007

.A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY.

WAZ001-503-506-507-510-250200-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070325T0200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
1102 AM PDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

WINDS IN THE EVERETT AREA HAVE BEEN AROUND 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS
TO 50 MPH THIS MORNING. WINDY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. AREAS FROM ADMIRALTY INLET THROUGH THE SAN JUANS HAVE
NOT BEEN WINDY YET...BUT THE WINDS MAY YET PICK UP THIS AFTERNOON
AS THE STRONGEST PART OF THE FRONT MOVES OVER THE AREAS.

THESE WINDY AREAS DEVELOP WHEN STRONG WINDS ALOFT FLOW OVER THE
OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. A SMALL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS NEAR PORT
TOWNSEND. AREAS SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW USUALLY GET THE STRONGEST
WINDS...AND SO FAR TODAY THAT HAS BEEN THE NORTH PART OF PUGET
SOUND AND THE EVERETT AREA TODAY.

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
158 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2007

.THE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. 

WAZ001-503-506-507-510-242200-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-070325T0200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
158 PM PDT SAT MAR 24 2007

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. AREAS OF SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND 30 MPH HAVE OCCURRED 
MAINLY IN THE NORTH PART OF PUGET SOUND AND IN THE EVERETT AREA.
ELSEWHERE WINDS HAVE NOT BEEN AS STRONG AS FORECAST.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND OVER BRITISH COLUMBIA
TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM BEGINS TO MOVE INLAND.
EXPECT BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS UP TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
325 AM PDT SAT MAR 24 2007

.SYNOPSIS...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BRING RAIN
THROUGH THIS EVENING. A COOLER AIR MASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION
SUNDAY BEHIND THE FRONT. THE REGION SHOULD SEE DRY WEATHER FOR THE
FIRST PART OF THE WEEK...THEN WET AGAIN AFTER WEDNESDAY.

&&

.SHORT TERM...RAIN TURNS TO SHOWERS BEFORE MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT...PROBABLY AROUND 9PM PUGET SOUND. PRECIP IN THE CASCADES
TAPERS OFF AROUND MIDNIGHT AS THE SNOW LEVEL DROPS DOWN TO PASS
LEVELS. BREEZY THIS EVENING ACROSS WRN WA. DROPPED THE WIND ADVISORY
AND THE GALES HAVE BEEN TAKEN DOWN TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES.
SCATTERED SHOWERS TAPER OFF THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. MONDAY IS DRY AS
THE NEXT SYSTEM SPLITS AND HEADS TOWARD CALIF.

.LONG TERM...MOSTLY DRY AND PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY MONDAY AND
TUESDAY...AND PERHAPS WEDNESDAY. IT WILL BE COOL AND THE HEIGHTS
ONLY RISE TO ABOUT 546DAM 00Z WED SO WE MAY SEE AFTERNOON BUILDUPS
OVER THE MOUNTAINS. GFS HAS DRIBS AND DRABS OF PRECIP...BUT NOTHING
ORGANIZED UNTIL WED NITE OR EARLY THURSDAY. ON THURSDAY A 526DAM LOW
IS OVER THE QUEEN CHARLOTTES WITH COOL WET ZONAL FLOW INTO WA WITH
PERIODS OF RAIN AND SNOW LEVEL AROUND 3000 FEET. CURRENT GFS IS NOT
AS COOL AS EARLIER SOLUTIONS...AND THEN SHOWS A SOUTHERN STREAM
SYSTEM GETTING PULLED INTO THE FLOW AND REACHING WRN WA FRI NIGHT
FOR MORE RAIN THROUGH SATURDAY. JUST SHOWING RAIN LIKELY FOR THE
LOWLANDS AND CATEGORICAL SNOW OR RAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR NOW.
CERTAINLY LOOKS WET...WITH TEMPS PROBABLY NEAR NORMAL BY SAT. MM

&&

.AVIATION...FRONTAL PASSAGE TIMED FOR THE COAST AROUND 02Z...KSEA
04-06Z. AHEAD OF THE FRONT CEILINGS GENERALLY IN THE 1500 TO 2500
FOOT RANGE WITH ISOLATED 3-5SM IN MODERATE RAIN WITH CEILINGS LESS
THAN 1000 FEET. CEILINGS IMPROVING BEHIND THE FRONT TO 4000 TO 5000
FEET THEN LOWERING BACK DOWN AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING WITH THE LOW LEVEL
ONSHORE FLOW.

KSEA...CEILINGS GENERALLY AROUND 1500 FEET WITH VISIBILITIES
LOWERING TO 3-5 SM AND CEILINGS DROPPING BELOW 1000 FEET WITH
MODERATE RAIN AT TIMES UNTIL THE FRONT GOES THROUGH. CEILINGS RISING
TO NEAR 4000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT FOR THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. CEILINGS
LOWERING BACK DOWN 12Z-15Z SUNDAY MORNING TO 2000 TO 3000 FEET.
WINDS SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
WINDS SOUTHERLY 10 TO 15 KNOTS.

&&

.MARINE...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD
OF THE FRONT THEN WESTERLIES THROUGH THE STRAIT BEHIND THE FRONT.
WINDS EASING LATE TONIGHT AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
AREA. FELTON

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS.
.FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR PORTIONS OF WRN WA.

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1043 PM PDT FRI MAR 23 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1000 PM     HEAVY RAIN       1 N QUINAULT            47.48N 123.84W
03/23/2007  M2.72 INCH       GRAYS HARBOR       WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            2.72 INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN THE 24-HOUR PERIOD ENDING AT
            10 PM.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1243 AM PDT SAT MAR 24 2007

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1200 AM     HEAVY RAIN       3 WNW SEQUIM            48.09N 123.17W
03/24/2007  M2.00 INCH       CLALLAM            WA   TRAINED SPOTTER

            TWO INCHES OF RAIN FELL DURING THE CALENDAR DAY FOR
            FRIDAY.

&&