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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2012, 3:32 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 1, 2012, 3:32 PM PST (23:32 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 2, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
851 WWUS76 KSEW 012332 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 332 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LOCALLY VERY WINDY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING NEAR THE CASCADE PASSES... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE CASCADES COMBINED WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM OFFSHORE WILL GIVE EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH THROUGH AND NEAR THE CASCADE PASSES. WINDS WILL SLOWLY RELAX LATE MONDAY MORNING. WAZ505-020745- /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0001.120101T2332Z-120102T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- 332 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SNOQUALMIE RIDGE...NORTH BEND...GOLD BAR...SULTAN...AND CUMBERLAND. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...EAST WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH MAY SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES AND RESULT IN LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 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. && $$ ALBRECHT WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
1 follow-up statement
938 WWUS76 KSEW 020500 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 900 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...LOCALLY VERY WINDY THROUGH MONDAY MORNING WEST OF THE CASCADE PASSES... .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EAST OF THE CASCADES COMBINED WITH LOWER PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM OFFSHORE...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH NEAR AND WEST OF THE CASCADE PASSES INTO PARTS OF THE PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY RELAX BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. WAZ505-021800- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120102T1800Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- 900 PM PST SUN JAN 1 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SNOQUALMIE RIDGE...NORTH BEND...GOLD BAR...SULTAN...AND CUMBERLAND. * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...EAST WINDS OF THIS INTENSITY MAY SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND PRODUCE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. && $$ BUEHNER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 31, 9:07 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 4 days | |
| Jan 1, 3:25 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Jan 1, 3:25 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 54 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:59 PM PST | Gale Warning | SEW | 69 hr | |
| Jan 1, 2:59 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 22 hr |
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Sources
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