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Wind Advisory 39, NWS Seattle, WA

December 24, 2012

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2012, 3:35 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 11 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2012, 3:35 PM PST (23:35 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 25, 2012, 2:36 PM PST
In force
11 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

The text

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

880 
WWUS76 KSEW 242335
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
335 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012


WAZ505-251200-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0039.121225T1200Z-121226T0200Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
335 PM PST MON DEC 24 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 6 PM PST TUESDAY. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...ENUMCLAW...BLACK DIAMOND...MAPLE
  VALLEY...NORTH BEND...GOLD BAR...EATONVILLE.

* TIMING...BEGINNING EARLY CHRISTMAS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO
  THE AFTERNOON.

* WIND...EAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50
 MILES AN HOUR.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY TOPPLE WEAK TREES...DOWN TREE BRANCHES...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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
883 
WWUS76 KSEW 251141
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
341 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

WAZ505-260200-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0039.121225T1200Z-121226T0200Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
341 AM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...ENUMCLAW...BLACK DIAMOND...MAPLE 
  VALLEY...NORTH BEND...GOLD BAR...EATONVILLE. 

* TIMING...BEGINNING AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING
  INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE PEAK WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR LATE
  MORNING THROUGH MIDDAY.

* WIND...LOCAL EAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS MAY TOPPLE WEAK TREES...DOWN TREE BRANCHES... 
  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.

&&

$$
234 
WWUS76 KSEW 252236
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
236 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012


WAZ505-252345-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-121226T0200Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
236 PM PST TUE DEC 25 2012

...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS.

WINDS WILL REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS THE REST OF THIS
AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL BE EAST TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
THE REST OF THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH THIS
EVENING.



$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 8:57 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW13 hr
Dec 24, 2:37 AM PSTGale WarningSEW40 hr
Dec 24, 2:39 PM PSTGale WatchSEW12 hr
Dec 24, 2:39 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW24 hr
Dec 24, 3:36 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningSEW23 hr
Dec 24, 3:36 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySEW23 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.