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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Seattle, WA

January 26, 2012

NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Jan 26, 2012, 4:56 AM PST. It was in force for 5 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 26, 2012, 4:56 AM PST (12:56 UTC)
Expired
Jan 26, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

635 
WWUS76 KSEW 261256
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
456 AM PST THU JAN 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA THIS MORNING...

.LOCALLY DAMAGING WESTERLY WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH WILL
CONTINUE THIS MORNING IN THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA.

WAZ510-261800-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0004.120126T1256Z-120126T1800Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
456 AM PST THU JAN 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE WEST COAST OF WHIDBEY ISLAND...THE
  NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE OLYMPIC PENINSULA INCLUDING AREAS NEAR
  PORT TOWNSEND.

* TIMING...THROUGH AROUND 10 AM THIS MORNING.

* WIND...WEST WINDS 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 65 MPH.

* IMPACTS...FALLING TREES AND TREE LIMBS. MINOR DAMAGE TO
  STRUCTURES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

MCDONNAL
1 follow-up statement
060 
WWUS76 KSEW 261738
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
938 AM PST THU JAN 26 2012

...THE STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AFFECTING THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA
EARLY THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THE REST OF TODAY...

WAZ510-261845-
/O.EXP.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120126T1800Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
938 AM PST THU JAN 26 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PST THIS MORNING...

STRONG WESTERLY WINDS COMING DOWN THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND
IMPACTING THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA HAVE EASED OFF SUBSTANTIALLY.
THEREFORE...THE HIGH WIND WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 10
AM PST THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. 

$$

WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
MERCER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 25, 4:18 PM PSTGale WarningSEW22 hr
Jan 25, 4:26 PM PSTRiver Flood AdvisorySEWMason37 hr
Jan 25, 11:04 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW3 hr
Jan 26, 2:02 AM PSTGale WarningSEW78 min
Jan 26, 3:20 AM PSTGale WarningSEW11 hr
Jan 26, 3:20 AM PSTStorm WarningSEW4 hr
Jan 26, 4:03 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW10 hr
Jan 26, 5:04 AM PSTCoastal Flood StatementSEW5 hr
Jan 26, 2:06 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW10 hr
Jan 26, 2:06 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasSEW37 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.