Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2012
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Jan 3, 2012, 3:33 AM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 3, 2012, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 32 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 3, 2012, 3:33 AM PST (11:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 3, 2012, 10:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 4, 2012, 6:00 PM PST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
County San Juan County, WA
The radar
The Seattle radar (KATX), 54 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Quillayute State, WA (KUIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.6 hours before the alert went out and 127 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 578 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 520 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 703 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
128 WWUS76 KSEW 031133 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 333 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A DEVELOPING FRONTAL SYSTEM OFFSHORE WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... WAZ001-503-506-510-516-517-031900- /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.120103T1800Z-120105T0000Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 333 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE NORTH INTERIOR FROM ADMIRALTY INLET NORTHWARD AND THE NORTH AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WHIDBEY ISLAND...BELLINGHAM...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...AND HOQUIAM. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THROUGH THIS EVENING AND THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY NEAR THE FRONT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SMALL TREE BRANCHES CAN SNAP WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. 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. && $$ MERCER
6 follow-up statements
114 WWUS76 KSEW 031806 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1006 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A FRONTAL SYSTEM OFFSHORE WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... WAZ001-503-506-510-516-517-040000- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0000Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 1006 AM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WHIDBEY ISLAND...BELLINGHAM...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...AND HOQUIAM. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUE EVENING AND THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SMALL TREE BRANCHES CAN SNAP WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. && $$
516 WWUS76 KSEW 032332 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 332 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...A FRONTAL SYSTEM OFFSHORE WILL PRODUCE A PROLONGED PERIOD OF WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... WAZ001-503-506-510-516-517-041200- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0000Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 332 PM PST TUE JAN 3 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WHIDBEY ISLAND...BELLINGHAM...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...AND HOQUIAM. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR TUE EVENING AND THEN AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY AS THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE AREA. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SMALL TREE BRANCHES CAN SNAP WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. 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. && $$
009 WWUS76 KSEW 041156 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 356 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...A FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHING THE COAST WILL ADVANCE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR. WAZ001-503-506-510-042000- /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0200Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 356 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WHIDBEY ISLAND...BELLINGHAM...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...AND HOQUIAM. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGHOUT TODAY. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SMALL TREE BRANCHES CAN SNAP WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. && $$ WAZ516-517-042000- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0000Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 356 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WHIDBEY ISLAND...BELLINGHAM...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...AND HOQUIAM. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SMALL TREE BRANCHES CAN SNAP WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. 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. && $$
533 WWUS76 KSEW 041757 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 957 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 WAZ001-503-506-510-050000- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0200Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 957 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WHIDBEY ISLAND...BELLINGHAM...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SMALL TREE BRANCHES CAN SNAP WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. && $$ WAZ516-517-050000- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0000Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 957 AM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HOQUIAM...OCEAN SHORES...MOCLIPS...LA PUSH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SMALL TREE BRANCHES CAN SNAP WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. 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. && $$ 33
322 WWUS76 KSEW 050004 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 404 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 WAZ516-517-050115- /O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0000Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 404 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ WAZ001-503-506-510-050200- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0200Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 404 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WHIDBEY ISLAND...BELLINGHAM...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS. * TIMING...WINDS WILL STAY STRONG THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH. * IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SMALL TREE BRANCHES CAN SNAP WITH WINDS THIS STRONG. 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. && $$ 33
261 WWUS76 KSEW 050213 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 613 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 WAZ001-503-506-510-050315- /O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120105T0200Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 613 PM PST WED JAN 4 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE EASED TO JUST BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS AND ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY EASE TONIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2, 4:12 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 50 hr |
| Jan 2, 7:58 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Jan 2, 9:40 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Jan 3, 9:01 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 60 hr |
Nearby
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.