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Wind Advisory 22, NWS Seattle, WA

March 19, 2012

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Mar 19, 2012, 3:31 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 7:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 19, 2012, 3:31 PM PDT (22:31 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 19, 2012, 7:00 PM PDT
Expired
Mar 20, 2012, 2:00 AM PDT
In force
7 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

The text

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

218 
WWUS76 KSEW 192231
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
331 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

.A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON TONIGHT...BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON. 

WAZ001-503-506-510-200645-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0005.120320T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0007.120320T0300Z-120320T1200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
331 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...LUMMI ISLAND 
  AND SANDY POINT NEAR BELLINGHAM...AND THE WEST COAST OF 
  WHATCOM COUNTY...WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY AROUND THE GREATER 
  ANACORTES AREA...WHIDBEY ISLAND...PORT TOWNSEND. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY 
  DOWN WEAKER TREES...AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-200645-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0005.120320T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0022.120320T0200Z-120320T0900Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
331 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 AM PDT
TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...OCEAN SHORES...COPALIS 
  BEACH...PACIFIC BEACH...KALALOCH...LA PUSH. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY FROM AROUND
  MID EVENING UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* WIND...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WIND
  BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY 
  DOWN WEAKER TREES...AND CAUSE 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
094 
WWUS76 KSEW 200420
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
920 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

.A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON TONIGHT...BRINGING VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO PARTS OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON.

WAZ001-503-506-510-201200-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0007.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
920 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...LUMMI ISLAND 
  AND SANDY POINT NEAR BELLINGHAM...AND THE WEST COAST OF 
  WHATCOM COUNTY...WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY AROUND THE GREATER 
  ANACORTES AREA...WHIDBEY ISLAND...PORT TOWNSEND. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING. THE 
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR FROM AROUND MIDNIGHT THROUGH 
  EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 
  MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWEST LATE TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY 
  DOWN WEAKER TREES...AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-200900-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-120320T0900Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
920 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...OCEAN SHORES...COPALIS 
  BEACH...PACIFIC BEACH...KALALOCH...LA PUSH. 

* TIMING...TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY FROM AROUND 
  MID EVENING UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* WIND...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. WIND 
  BECOMING SOUTHWEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THESE WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND POSSIBLY 
  DOWN WEAKER TREES...AND CAUSE 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 18, 6:37 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW6 hr
Mar 18, 8:51 PM PDTGale WarningSEW48 hr
Mar 19, 3:57 AM PDTWinter Storm WarningSEW48 hr
Mar 19, 10:50 AM PDTHigh Wind WatchSEWSan Juan5 hr
Mar 19, 2:36 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW42 hr
Mar 19, 3:31 PM PDTHigh Wind WarningSEWSan Juan13 hr

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Sources

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