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Wind Advisory 32, NWS Seattle, WA

November 20, 2012

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 20, 2012, 9:30 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 20, 2012, 12:00 PM PST. It was in force for 4 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 20, 2012, 9:30 AM PST (17:30 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 20, 2012, 12:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 20, 2012, 3:39 PM PST
In force
4 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

The text

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

725 
WWUS76 KSEW 201730
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
930 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

WAZ504-505-507>509-210130-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0032.121120T2000Z-121121T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
930 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND PUGET
SOUND REGION  UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS... SEATTLE...TACOMA...EVERETT...
  OLYMPIA...CENTRALIA...BREMERTON...AND BELLEVUE.

* TIMING...GUSTY WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE
  PASSAGE OF A VIGOROUS FRONT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  OCCUR BETWEEN 1 PM AND 5 PM PST.

* WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...
  TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE 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 IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV
1 follow-up statement
053 
WWUS76 KSEW 202339
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
339 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

WAZ504-505-507>509-210045-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-121121T0200Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
339 PM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 19, 6:11 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningSEWPierce12 hr
Nov 19, 6:32 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningSEWThurston12 hr
Nov 20, 2:35 AM PSTGale WarningSEW13 hr
Nov 20, 3:57 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningSEWGrays Harbor67 hr
Nov 20, 9:22 AM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySEW5 hr
Nov 20, 10:50 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisorySEWSan Juan3 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.