Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 1, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Jan 13, 2011, 9:44 PM 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 13, 2011, 9:44 PM PST (05:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 14, 2011, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
494 WWUS76 KSEW 140544 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 944 PM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...A HIGH WIND WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE CASCADES ABOVE 4000 FEET FOR TONIGHT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY... .STRONG WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH ARE OCCURRING ON EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE CASCADES ABOVE 4000 FEET. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE AREA BY NOON FRIDAY. WAZ518-519-141345- /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0001.110114T0544Z-110114T2000Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 944 PM PST THU JAN 13 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY FOR EXPOSED RIDGES ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE CASCADES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING FOR EXPOSED RIDGES ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE CASCADES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST FRIDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...ALPENTAL SKI AREA...WHITE PASS SKI AREA... * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AROUND NOON FRIDAY WHEN A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CASCADES. 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. && $$ ALBRECHT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
1 follow-up statement
990 WWUS76 KSEW 141152 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 352 AM PST FRI JAN 14 2011 WAZ518-519-150200- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-110115T0200Z/ WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 352 AM PST FRI JAN 14 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE HIGH WIND WARNING FOR THE EXPOSED RIDGES IN THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CASCADES ABOVE 4000 FEET IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...ALPENTAL SKI AREA...WHITE PASS SKI AREA... * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 75 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...EASING IN THE AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE CASCADES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DESTROY PROPERTY. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 6:51 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis and 6 more | 4 days |
| Jan 14, 3:00 AM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 14 hr | |
| Jan 14, 9:09 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 4 days |
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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.