Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Warnings in 2011
High Wind Warning 11, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Nov 22, 2011, 4:50 PM PST. It was in force for 11 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 22, 2011, 4:50 PM PST (00:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 23, 2011, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
122 WWUS76 KSEW 230050 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 450 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...A FRONT NEAR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST WILL PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING... ...ANOTHER STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL LIKELY BRING MORE HIGH WIND TO PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON ON THURSDAY... WAZ517-230900- /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0011.111123T0050Z-111124T0800Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.111124T1200Z-111125T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST- 450 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * AFFECTED LOCATIONS...CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST...STRONGEST FROM OCEAN SHORES SOUTHWARD. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THEN EASE. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. 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. && $$ WAZ001-503-506-510-230900- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.111124T1200Z-111125T0000Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 450 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BEGIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND EASE BY THURSDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. . && $$ WAZ516-230900- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.111124T1200Z-111125T0000Z/ NORTH COAST- 450 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED LOCATIONS...NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND EASE BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. && $$ WAZ513-230900- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.111124T1200Z-111125T0000Z/ OLYMPICS- 450 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED LOCATIONS...OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND EASE BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. && $$
1 follow-up statement
877 WWUS76 KSEW 230722 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1122 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...DAMAGING WINDS CENTRAL COAST THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...STRONG WINDS LIKELY AGAIN COAST AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR THURSDAY... .A FRONT IS CURRENTLY OVER THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST. DAMAGING WINDS ARE OCCURRING TO THE SOUTH OF THIS BOUNDARY. THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING BEFORE EASING. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL BRING POSSIBLE DAMAGING WINDS TO THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR THURSDAY. WAZ517-231530- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0011.000000T0000Z-111123T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.111124T1200Z-111125T0000Z/ CENTRAL COAST- 1122 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED LOCATIONS...CENTRAL COAST...STRONGEST OVER THE SOUTH PARTS. * WIND...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH. * TIMING...STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS WEDNESDAY. POSSIBLE STRONG WINDS AGAIN ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. 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. && $$ WAZ001-503-506-510-231530- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.111124T1200Z-111125T0000Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 1122 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY...LIKELY PEAKING IN THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. . && $$ WAZ516-231530- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.111124T1200Z-111125T0000Z/ NORTH COAST- 1122 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED LOCATIONS...NORTH COAST. * WIND...SOUTH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. * TIMING...DURING THE DAY ON THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. && $$ WAZ513-231530- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0006.111124T1200Z-111125T0000Z/ OLYMPICS- 1122 PM PST TUE NOV 22 2011 ...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * AFFECTED LOCATIONS...OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 80 MPH. * TIMING...DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 8:59 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:24 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:35 AM PST | Areal Flood Advisory | SEW | Grays Harbor, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Nov 23, 3:18 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 9 hr | |
| Nov 23, 6:08 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 15 hr |
| Nov 23, 8:44 AM PST | Storm Warning | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Nov 23, 9:38 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 6 hr |
| Nov 23, 9:44 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Whatcom | 6 hr |
| Nov 23, 9:44 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Snohomish | 6 hr |
| Nov 23, 9:44 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Grays Harbor | 36 hr |
| Nov 23, 12:37 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Nov 23, 12:37 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 45 hr | |
| Nov 23, 12:51 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 20 hr |
| Nov 23, 2:43 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Nov 23, 2:43 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 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.