Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Warnings in 2009
High Wind Warning 5, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Nov 18, 2009, 3:25 AM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 18, 2009, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 35 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
- Nov 18, 2009, 3:25 AM PST (11:25 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 18, 2009, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Nov 20, 2009, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 35 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 11:29 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Quillayute State, WA (KUIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.4 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 22 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -7 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 697 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 73 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS76 KSEW 181125 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 325 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT... .ANOTHER VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY INTO TONIGHT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL QUICKLY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AS A 970 TO 975 MB SURFACE LOW SWINGS NORTHEAST INTO THE QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND. THIS WILL RESULT IN STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOPING LATER TODAY AND PEAKING THIS EVENING. ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE REGION LATER THURSDAY. WAZ001-503-506-510-190000- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0007.091118T2000Z-091119T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0005.091118T2100Z-091119T0900Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 325 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR AND ADMIRALTY INLET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. IN AREAS SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS...EXPECT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH AND GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WOULD INCLUDE ISLAND AND SAN JUAN COUNTIES...THE AREA AROUND ADMIRALTY INLET AND FROM ARLINGTON UP THROUGH BELLINGHAM. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ516-517-190000- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0007.091118T2000Z-091119T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0005.091118T2100Z-091119T0900Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 325 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. PEAK SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER THE FRONT MOVES INLAND AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ507-508-511-512-514-515-190000- /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.091118T2100Z-091119T0900Z/ EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 325 AM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST THURSDAY. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TODAY...PEAKING LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS TO 40 TO 50 MPH...MAINLY THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR OVER THE NORTH HOOD CANAL ACROSS TO WESTERN SNOHOMISH COUNTY...THE ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT AND OVER THE LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ CERNIGLIA WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
6 follow-up statements
000 WWUS76 KSEW 190013 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 413 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED...PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR WITH THE PASSING OF EACH SYSTEM. WAZ001-503-506-510-190700- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 413 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH INTERIOR STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH INTERIOR. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT...THEN PICK BACK UP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE ONCE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ516-517-190700- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 413 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT...THEN PICK BACK UP LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE ONCE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ507-508-511-512-514-515-190700- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091119T0900Z/ EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 413 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY FOR THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...HOOD CANAL...LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AND PUGET SOUND AREA INCLUDING SEATTLE...BREMERTON AND EVERETT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM SWEEPS NORTHEAST INTO VANCOUVER ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. && $$
000 WWUS76 KSEW 190126 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 526 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED... PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR WITH THE PASSING OF EACH SYSTEM. WAZ504-190930- /O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091119T1000Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- 526 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS MEANT FOR A SMALL AREA AROUND LAKE LAWRENCE SOUTH OF YELM...WHICH IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WIND. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THIS SMALL AREA UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WILL SEE SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ001-503-506-510-190930- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 526 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH INTERIOR. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT...THEN PICK BACK UP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE ONCE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ516-517-190930- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 526 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT...THEN PICK BACK UP LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE ONCE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ507-508-511-512-514-515-190900- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091119T0900Z/ EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 526 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM SWEEPS NORTHEAST INTO VANCOUVER ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. && $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
000 WWUS76 KSEW 190252 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 652 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT... .A SERIES OF VIGOROUS PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED... PRIMARILY ALONG THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR WITH THE PASSING OF EACH SYSTEM. WAZ001-503-506-510-191100- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 652 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH INTERIOR. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT...THEN PICK BACK UP EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE ONCE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ504-191000- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091119T1000Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- 652 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST THURSDAY. THIS WARNING IS MEANT FOR A SMALL AREA AROUND LAKE LAWRENCE SOUTH OF YELM...WHICH IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO HIGH WIND. STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH WILL CONTINUE IN THIS SMALL AREA UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS A COLD FRONT DROPS SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE AREA. THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR WILL SEE SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ516-517-191100- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 652 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT...THEN PICK BACK UP LATE THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE ONCE AGAIN LATE THURSDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ505-190900- /O.EXA.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091119T0900Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- 652 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND 1 AM PST EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL EASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL LIKELY INCREASE AGAIN THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS ANOTHER STRONG FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. && $$ WAZ507-508-511-512-514-515-190900- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-091119T0900Z/ EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 652 PM PST WED NOV 18 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING WITH SUSTAINED WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY AS ANOTHER SYSTEM SWEEPS NORTHEAST INTO VANCOUVER ISLAND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
000 WWUS76 KSEW 191147 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 347 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH LATER TODAY INTO THE EVENING... .ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND PASS BY TO THE NORTH TONIGHT. AS A RESULT HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR LATE TODAY INTO THE EVENING. WAZ001-503-506-510-200000- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 347 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO EASE UP A BIT THIS MORNING THEN BEGIN TO INCREASE AGAIN LATE TODAY. WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE EVENING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE ONCE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ516-517-200000- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 347 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE COAST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE UP ONCE AGAIN LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ CERNIGLIA
000 WWUS76 KSEW 191731 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 931 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH LATER TODAY INTO THE EVENING... .ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION TODAY AND PASS BY TO THE NORTH TONIGHT. AS A RESULT HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR LATE TODAY INTO THE EVENING. WAZ001-503-506-510-200115- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 931 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH INTERIOR. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE NORTH INTERIOR TODAY. WINDS WILL PEAK DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ516-517-200115- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 931 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ALONG THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP ONCE AGAIN ALONG THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ505-507>509-511-200115- /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0022.091119T2000Z-091120T0800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 931 AM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE ONCE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW-ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. && $$
000 WWUS76 KSEW 192343 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 343 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009 WAZ001-503-506-510-200800- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 343 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT ACROSS THE NORTH INTERIOR. SOUTHERLY WINDS WITH SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 60 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH INTERIOR. WINDS WILL EASE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ516-517-200800- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0005.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 343 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. SUSTAINED WINDS SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WAZ505-507>509-511-200800- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-091120T0800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 343 PM PST THU NOV 19 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL EASE LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
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 17, 9:30 PM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 17, 9:30 PM PST, 5 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
930 PM PST TUE NOV 17 2009
.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES THROUGH THE AREA. ANOTHER STRONG
PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. WET
WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING AS THE SURFACE FRONT
REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED
OVER THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SHOWERS ARE TRAVERSING THE AREA FROM SOUTHWEST TO
NORTHEAST. A MORE ORGANIZED BAND OF SHOWERS IS MOVING ASHORE THIS
EVENING AND SHOULD SPREAD INLAND THROUGH THE NIGHT. POPS ARE QUITE
HIGH IN ALL GUIDANCE FOR ALL AREAS...BASICALLY CALLING FOR
CATEGORICAL SHOWERS OR RAIN THROUGH THE NEXT FIVE PERIODS. NO REASON
TO DOUBT THIS AS THE PATTERN IS A WET ONE. HOWEVER THE HEAVIEST RAIN
APPEARS TO BE CONFINED TO THE OLYMPICS AND PERHAPS WILLAPA HILLS.
MORE ON THIS BELOW IN HYDROLOGY SECTION.
WIND IS A CONCERN WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. LATEST GUIDANCE HAS
A SWATH OF 45+ KT WINDS OVER THE WATERS OFF THE COAST...TOUCHING THE
COAST IN PLACES. THERE ARE SOME 35+ KT WINDS OVER THE NORTH
INTERIOR. HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST AND NORTH
INTERIOR. AS THINGS NOW STAND THE SITUATION IS REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO
THE LAST TWO NIGHTS...WHICH PRODUCED SPOTTY HIGH WIND ON THE COAST
AND OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR...WITH WIND ADVISORY TYPE WINDS
ELSEWHERE INCLUDING THE SEATTLE METRO AREA.
YET ANOTHER CONCERN IS SNOW IN THE CASCADES. THE FIRST IMPULSE OF
PRECIPITATION ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BE RAIN IN THE OLYMPICS BUT
SNOW IN THE CASCADES...AND THE NORTH CASCADES COULD PUSH HEAVY SNOW
WARNING AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT.
AFTER ANOTHER SHOT OF HEAVY MOUNTAIN RAIN ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND
NIGHT...WHICH WILL INCLUDE THE NORTH CASCADES THIS TIME...A COLD
FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY. THIS WILL CHANGE THE REGIME TO A
COOL SHOWERY ONE...PERHAPS EVEN WITH A LITTLE SUN. BURKE
.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...COOLER AND SHOWERY WEATHER
EXPECTED FRI NIGHT AS THE LONG WAVE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SHIFTS
INLAND. THIS WILL SHUT DOWN ANY HEAVY PRECIP ACROSS THE REGION WITH
SNOW LEVELS LOWERING BACK DOWN BELOW 2000 FT. WEAK RIDGING WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE TROUGH ON SAT...THEN ANOTHER SYSTEM DIVE SE INTO
THE AREA SAT NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS RATHER PROGRESSIVE BUT MAY
STILL NEED TO WATCH SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS AGREE ON
BROADER SCALE RIDGING EARLY NEXT WEEK...ALTHOUGH THE FLOW ALOFT OVER
WA REMAINS NEARLY ZONAL...WITH ANOTHER SYSTEM CLIPPING THE AREA BY
MON. 33
&&
.HYDROLOGY...ONLY REMAINING FLOOD WARNING IS FOR THE SKOKOMISH
RIVER...WHICH IS STILL AT MAJOR FLOOD STAGE AND WHICH PROBABLY WILL
NOT FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE UNTIL WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A FLOOD WATCH
IS STILL IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER CHEHALIS. IF THE UPPER CHEHALIS
CONTINUES TO RESPOND TO THE RAIN YESTERDAY LESS THAN FORECAST...THIS
WATCH COULD BE DROPPED AT SOME POINT.
THOUGH SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...AMOUNTS
ARE TOO LIGHT TO CAUSE ANY HYDROLOGICAL PROBLEMS.
ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REACH THE COAST AND
OLYMPICS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. HEIGHTS WILL RISE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
HEAVY RAIN WILL FALL OVER THE OLYMPICS AND WILLAPA HILLS. THIS FIRST
BAROCLINIC BAND WILL SAG SOUTH SOMEWHAT ON THURSDAY MORNING...BUT
ANOTHER IMPULSE MOVING UP THE BAND WILL SHIFT THE FOCUS OF RAIN BACK
TO THE OLYMPICS THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
THE RAIN BAND EAST ON FRIDAY MORNING...USHERING IN COLDER AIR AND
ENDING THE HYDROLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION.
DURING THE FIRST HEAVY RAIN PERIOD ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE NORTH
CASCADES WILL BE IN COLD AIR AND MUCH OF THE PRECIPITATION THERE
WILL BE IN THE FORM OF SNOW. DURING THE SECOND PERIOD ON THURSDAY
NIGHT THE NORTH CASCADES WILL BE WARMER AND IT WILL RAIN THERE TOO.
THE UPSHOT FOR THE RIVERS IS PROBABLY ANOTHER ROUND OF FLOODING FOR
RIVERS FLOWING OFF THE OLYMPICS...A THREAT OF FLOODING FOR THE
CHEHALIS RIVER...AND A LESSER THREAT FOR THE NORTH CASCADES RIVERS.
A FLOOD WATCH WILL LIKELY GO OUT FOR RIVERS ON THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA
SOMETIME WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE CURRENT WATCH ON THE CHEHALIS RIVER
MAY NOT HAVE TIME TO EXPIRE BEFORE A NEW WATCH GOES UP. THE WATCH
WILL LIKELY INCLUDE NORTH CASCADES RIVERS. A FLOOD POTENTIAL OUTLOOK
IS IN EFFECT RIGHT NOW.
FLOODING IS NOT ANTICIPATED ON THE GREEN RIVER...OR ON ANY RIVERS
FLOWING OUT OF THE CENTRAL CASCADES.
MORE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES WILL ROTATE INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
OVER THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...BUT SO FAR SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION IS NOT EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. BROAD SCALE RIDGING
AMPLIFIES ACROSS THE WEST MID WEEK DEFLECTING SYSTEMS INTO SOUTHERN
BRITISH COLUMBIA. BURKE
&&
.AVIATION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A WEAK
UPPER TROUGH MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. SOUTHEASTERLY SURFACE PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY...AND ANOTHER VIGOROUS PACIFIC
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL REACH WESTERN WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN UNSTABLE TONIGHT...THEN STABILIZE WEDNESDAY.
WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE A MIX OF MOSTLY LOW-END VFR AND HIGH-END
MVFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS OFF AND ON...AND A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AS THE NEXT FRONTAL
SYSTEM APPROACHES WEDNESDAY...WITH WINDS AT 3000 FT RISING TO 50 KT
LATE AFTERNOON.
KSEA...SOUTHERLY WIND 8-12 KT RISING TO 12-18 KT GUSTING 28 KT LATE
WEDNESDAY. MCDONNAL
&&
.MARINE...A WEAK SURFACE TROUGH OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL CROSS
THE FORECAST AREA TONIGHT. WHILE THERE WILL BE SOME SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE...IT IS MORE OR LESS A
LULL BETWEEN THE VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM MONDAY AND THE ONE DUE TO
ARRIVE WEDNESDAY.
THE WEDNESDAY SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH-END TO STORM
FORCE WINDS OVER THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THESE WARNINGS HAVE ALREADY BEEN POSTED WITH THE PACKAGE THIS
AFTERNOON. A TRAILING FRONTAL WAVE WILL PROLONG GALES OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA THURSDAY.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL WEAKEN FRIDAY AS A WEAK SURFACE LOW CROSSES
THE AREA. YET ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND.
THE LARGE WESTERLY SWELLS THAT ARRIVED WITH THE LAST SYSTEM ARE
CURRENTLY SUBSIDING. HOWEVER SWELLS WILL LIKELY BUILD TO JUST OVER
20 FT WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM...SO WE CAN EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF HIGH
SURF ADVISORIES WEDNESDAY NIGHT. MCDONNAL
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
WESTERN WA.
.HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR
WED AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WED EVENING.
.WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CASCADES WED NIGHT THROUGH FRI
MORNING.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS.
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GRAYS HARBOR FOR ROUGH TO SEVERE BAR
CONDITIONS.
.GALE WATCH CENTRAL STRAIT...PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL.
.STORM WARNING COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE STRAIT.
.GALE WARNING EAST ENTRANCE STRAIT...NORTHERN INLAND WATERS...AND
ADMIRALTY INLET.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
FOR AN ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF THE FORECAST DISCUSSION...PLEASE SEE
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATESTWEBAFD.HTML.The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 4:05 PM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 11 hr |
| Nov 17, 4:06 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:25 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 22 hr | |
| Nov 18, 3:25 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 37 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:04 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:04 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Nov 18, 4:55 AM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 47 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.