Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Warnings in 2008
High Wind Warning 2, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Jan 4, 2008, 9:31 AM PST. It was in force for 20 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 4, 2008, 9:31 AM PST (17:31 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 5, 2008, 5:51 AM PST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KSEW 041731 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 931 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 WAZ516-517-050000- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0001.080105T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0002.080105T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 931 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE COAST... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE COAST FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH ISSUED EARLIER. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN BECOME SOUTH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. SECURE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ WAZ515-050000- /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0002.080104T1731Z-080105T0000Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 931 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE WESTERN STRAIT VALID UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPOTTER IN CLALLAM BAY HAS RECORDED SUSTAINED EAST WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 52 MPH THIS MORNING. THE STRONG AND GUSTY EAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL PERSIST BEFORE DECREASING AND BECOMING SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. SECURE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ WAZ001-503-506-510-050000- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0001.080105T0600Z-080105T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.080105T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 931 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. THIS REPLACES THE HIGH WIND WATCH ISSUED EARLIER. SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN INCREASE FURTHER TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 55 MPH OVERNIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SATURDAY MORNING. 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. $$ WAZ505-050000- /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.080104T1731Z-080105T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- 931 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. AREAS OF GUSTY EAST WINDS TO 40 MPH HAVE BEEN OCCURRING IN THE FOOTHILLS THIS MORNING. GUSTS WILL LIKELY REACH 50 MPH LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING AND BECOME SOUTHERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. THE SOUTHERLY WINDS HOWEVER WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING SATURDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. $$ WAZ504-507>509-511-512-050000- /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.080105T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA- TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 931 AM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE PUGET SOUND AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE PUGET SOUND...INCLUDING THE KITSAP PENINSULA AND HOOD CANAL AREA...AND THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...INCLUDING THE LOWER CHEHALIS RIVER VALLEY...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING. 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. $$ WEATHER.GOV
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KSEW 050006 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 406 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 WAZ515-050800- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T0800Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 406 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDS HAVE DROPPED OFF ACROSS THE AREA BEHIND A FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PICK UP AGAIN THIS EVENING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH BEFORE DIMINISHING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATER TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. SECURE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ WAZ516-517-050815- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 406 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE COAST... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 EARLY TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. SECURE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE... AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ WAZ001-503-504-506>512-050815- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA- TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 406 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE PUGET SOUND REGION...NORTHWEST INTERIOR...AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WERE ALREADY GUSTING TO 45 MPH ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR WHERE WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 55 MPH LATER TONIGHT. EXPECT THE STRONG WINDS TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE SATURDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN...STRONG CROSS WINDS. $$ WAZ505-050815- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- 406 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR THE EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT BEFORE GRADUALLY DECREASING SATURDAY MORNING. 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. $$ WEATHER.GOV
000 WWUS76 KSEW 050711 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1111 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 WAZ515-051415- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1111 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM SATURDAY MORNING BUT REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH RANGE. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. SECURE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ WAZ516-517-051415- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 1111 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ARE EXPECT THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON SATURDAY. THE WINDS WILL SWITCH TO SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM SATURDAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH RANGE. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS HIGH WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES. SECURE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...AND OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS. $$ WAZ001-503>512-051415- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 1111 PM PST FRI JAN 4 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN...STRONG CROSS WINDS. $$ FELTON WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
000 WWUS76 KSEW 051351 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 551 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 WAZ515>517-051500- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 551 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST...AND FOR THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AS DEEP LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS MOVES AWAY AND WEAKENS. $$ WAZ001-503>512-051800- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080105T1800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 551 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN...STRONG CROSS WINDS. $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 4:19 AM PST | High Surf Warning | SEW | 41 hr | |
| Jan 4, 9:31 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 24 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.