Alert archive / Washington / High Wind Warnings in 2013
High Wind Warning 3, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Sep 29, 2013, 4:07 AM PDT for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Sep 29, 2013, 3:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 29, 2013, 4:07 AM PDT (11:07 UTC)
- In effect from
- Sep 29, 2013, 3:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Sep 30, 2013, 12:01 AM PDT
- In force
- 9 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 11:09 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, 11.1 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
- 115 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 484 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 80 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 186 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 196 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
196 WWUS76 KSEW 291107 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 407 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 WAZ516-517-291915- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0002.130929T2200Z-130930T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0003.130929T2200Z-130930T1200Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 407 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HOQUIAM...OCEAN SHORES...AND FORKS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING OR BETWEEN 5 PM AND 10 PM PDT BUT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER BRIEF BURST OF STRONG WINDS AROUND MIDNIGHT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH LATE TODAY OR EARLY THIS EVENING. THERE MAY BE ISOLATED GUSTS TO 65 MPH THIS EVENING NEAR THE BEACHES. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE LIKELY OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ001-503-506-507-510-291915- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0002.130929T2200Z-130930T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0003.130929T2200Z-130930T1200Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 407 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH INTERIOR...INCLUDING EVERETT AND VICINITY...FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...EVERETT...PORT TOWNSEND...OAK HARBOR...BELLINGHAM...FRIDAY HARBOR...CHERRY POINT. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT PDT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA WHERE GUSTS COULD REACH AS HIGH AS 65 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE LIKELY OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ504-505-509-512-291915- /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.130930T0100Z-130930T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-TACOMA AREA- LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 407 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...INCLUDING THE TACOMA AREA...AND THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...TACOMA...OLYMPIA...CENTRALIA... MONTESANO...RENTON...AND BONNY LAKE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING OR WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 55 MPH THIS EVENING. * 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 LIKELY. && $$ WAZ513-291915- /O.EXB.KSEW.HW.A.0002.130930T0100Z-130930T1000Z/ OLYMPICS- 407 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE OLYMPIC RANGE FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...HURRICANE RIDGE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING OR WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 75 MPH THIS EVENING ACROSS AREAS EXPOSED TO STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. && $$ WAZ515-291915- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.A.0002.130930T0100Z-130930T1000Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 407 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEKIU. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING OR BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM PDT BUT THERE MAY BE ANOTHER BRIEF BURST OF STRONG WINDS ABOUT MIDNIGHT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUSTS TO 60 MPH FROM THE SOUTHWEST ABOUT MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. && $$ WAZ508-511-291915- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.A.0002.130930T0100Z-130930T1200Z/ SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 407 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE SEATTLE AREA...KITSAP PENINSULA...AND HOOD CANAL AREA FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...BREMERTON...AND SEABECK. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 7 PM AND MIDNIGHT PDT OR WITH THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS LOCALLY TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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623 WWUS76 KSEW 291807 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...POWERFUL AND DAMAGING WINDSTORM TO AFFECT PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT... .EXPLOSIVE DEVELOPMENT IS TAKING PLACE WITH A LOW PRESSURE CENTER THAT WILL MAKE LANDFALL THIS EVENING SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE FAR NORTH WASHINGTON COAST AND CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS EVENING. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE STRONGEST SEPTEMBER WINDSTORMS ON RECORD. NORTHWEST WASHINGTON...FROM THE NORTH COAST THROUGH THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTH INTERIOR...WILL BE AT THE GREATEST RISK FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS. WAZ505-300600- /O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.130930T0100Z-130930T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0003.130930T0000Z-130930T1100Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS- 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...AUBURN...BELLEVUE...BOTHELL... MONROE...SNOHOMISH...AND LAKE STEVENS. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ508-511-300600- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0002.130930T0100Z-130930T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0003.130930T0000Z-130930T1100Z/ SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...FEDERAL WAY...SHORELINE... BREMERTON...SILVERDALE...POULSBO...KINGSTON...SEABECK...AND THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE AREA. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ513-300600- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0002.130930T0100Z-130930T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.HW.W.0003.130929T2200Z-130930T1100Z/ OLYMPICS- 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PDT MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...EXPOSED RIDGETOP LOCATIONS SUCH AS HURRICANE RIDGE. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AND THEN SOUTHWEST AT 35 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 75 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN BLOW DOWN TREES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ515-300600- /O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0002.130930T0100Z-130930T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.HW.W.0003.130929T2200Z-130930T1200Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEKIU AND CLALLAM BAY. * TIMING...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOME STRONG EARLY THIS EVENING. A BRIEF BURST OF SOUTH WIND IS POSSIBLE AROUND THE TIME OF A FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 9 PM. STRONG WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * WIND...EAST WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WINDS SHIFTING OUT OF THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST THIS EVENING AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ001-503-506-507-510-300600- /O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0003.130930T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...EVERETT...PORT TOWNSEND...WHIDBEY ISLAND...ANACORTES...BELLINGHAM...CHERRY POINT AND THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS. * TIMING...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. A SHIFT TO POWERFUL WEST WINDS IS EXPECTED AROUND MIDNIGHT FOR LOCATIONS NORTH OF EVERETT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WIND WILL LIKELY BE OVER THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA WHERE GUSTS COULD REACH 60 TO 70 MPH. ONCE WINDS BECOME WESTERLY AROUND MIDNIGHT NORTH OF EVERETT...SPEEDS OF 40 TO 55 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH ARE POSSIBLE...WITH THE STRONGER WINDS FOR NORTH WHIDBEY ISLAND...FIDALGO ISLAND...AND THE SOUTHERN SAN JUAN ISLANDS. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE LIKELY OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ516-517-300600- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0003.130929T2200Z-130930T1200Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...ABERDEEN...OCEAN SHORES...LA PUSH... FORKS...AND NEAH BAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE FAR NORTH COAST NEAR NEAH BAY. * TIMING...SOUTH WINDS WILL BECOME INCREASINGLY STRONG THROUGH 10 PM. A SHIFT TO STRONG WEST WINDS WILL OCCUR AROUND 10 PM...THEN DECREASE OVERNIGHT. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 MPH. A SHIFT TO WEST WINDS IS EXPECTED AROUND 10 PM...WITH SIMILAR SPEEDS FOR MOST OF THE COAST. HOWEVER...A HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUST TO 75 MPH IS POSSIBLE OVER THE FAR NORTH COAST NEAR CAPE FLATTERY AND NEAH BAY. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES...AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. NEAR NEAH BAY AND CAPE FLATTERY...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE...RESULTING IN POTENTIALLY EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE LIKELY OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ514-300600- /O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.130930T0400Z-130930T1400Z/ EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM PDT MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...PORT ANGELES AND SEQUIM. * TIMING...STRONGER WINDS WILL OCCUR AFTER A SHIFT TO WEST WINDS OCCURS AROUND 11 PM. * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 55 MPH NEAR EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. * 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 LIKELY. && $$ WAZ504-509-512-300600- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.130930T0100Z-130930T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-TACOMA AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 1107 AM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...TACOMA...OLYMPIA...CENTRALIA...AND MONTESANO. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING. * WIND...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 TO 55 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES... TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. && $$ HANER WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
381 WWUS76 KSEW 300421 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 921 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...POWERFUL WINDSTORM TO AFFECT PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT... .AN UNSEASONABLY STRONG STORM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE ONE OF THE STRONGEST SEPTEMBER WINDSTORMS ON RECORD. NORTHWEST WASHINGTON...FROM THE CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST THROUGH THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTH INTERIOR...WILL BE AT THE GREATEST RISK FROM THE STRONGEST WINDS. WAZ505-508-511-513-301100- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1100Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- OLYMPICS- 921 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...FEDERAL WAY...SHORELINE... BREMERTON...SILVERDALE...POULSBO...KINGSTON...SEABECK...AND THE HOOD CANAL BRIDGE AREA. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WIND...SOUTH 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ515>517-301200- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 921 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEKIU AND CLALLAM BAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ001-503-506-507-510-301230- /O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 921 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY... A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH. * IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...DOWN POWER LINES... AND DAMAGE PROPERTY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS DAMAGING WINDS ARE OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER ARE LIKELY OR OCCURRING. && $$ WAZ504-509-512-301200- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-TACOMA AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 921 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES... TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ514-301230- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 921 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT MONDAY. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...PORT ANGELES AND SEQUIM. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. * WIND...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 MPH NEAR EXPOSED LOCATIONS ALONG THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. * 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 LIKELY. && $$
440 WWUS76 KSEW 300656 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 WAZ505-508-511-301300- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1300Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE PUGET SOUND REGION...KITSAP PENINSULA...AND HOOD CANAL AREA UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...BELLEVUE...SEATTLE...SEABECK...AND SHELTON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES... TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ503-506-507-301300- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1300Z/ WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY- 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR...INCLUDING EVERETT AND VICINITY...UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SANDY POINT...MOUNT VERNON...AND EVERETT. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * 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 LIKELY. && $$ WAZ516-517-301300- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1300Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...HOQUIAM...AND FORKS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES... TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ515-300800- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. EXPECT WINDS TO BE MAINLY IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ001-510-300800- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS AND ADMIRALTY INLET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ513-300800- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1100Z/ OLYMPICS- 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OLYMPIC RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ514-300800- /O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE. $$ WAZ504-509-512-301300- /O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1300Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-TACOMA AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 1156 PM PDT SUN SEP 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...INCLUDING THE TACOMA AREA...UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...OLYMPIA...TACOMA...AND MONTESANO. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * 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 LIKELY. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
243 WWUS76 KSEW 300702 CCA NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 CORRECTED TYPO IN THE LAST SEGMENT. WAZ505-508-511-301300- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1100Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1300Z/ EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA- 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE PUGET SOUND REGION...KITSAP PENINSULA...AND HOOD CANAL AREA UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...BELLEVUE...SEATTLE...SEABECK...AND SHELTON. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES... TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ503-506-507-301300- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1300Z/ WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY- 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR...INCLUDING EVERETT AND VICINITY...UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SANDY POINT...MOUNT VERNON...AND EVERETT. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * 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 LIKELY. && $$ WAZ516-517-301300- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1300Z/ NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...HOQUIAM...AND FORKS. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH AT TIMES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES... TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. && $$ WAZ515-300815- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1200Z/ WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. EXPECT WINDS TO BE MAINLY IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ001-510-300815- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ SAN JUAN COUNTY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS AND ADMIRALTY INLET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ513-300815- /O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130930T1100Z/ OLYMPICS- 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR THE OLYMPIC RANGE... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING. THE THREAT OF HIGH WINDS HAS ENDED. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. $$ WAZ514-300815- /O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1400Z/ EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR THE EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MAINLY IN THE 5 TO 15 MPH RANGE. $$ WAZ504-509-512-301300- /O.COR.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-130930T1300Z/ SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-TACOMA AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- 1201 AM PDT MON SEP 30 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR...INCLUDING THE TACOMA AREA...UNTIL 6 AM PDT MONDAY... * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...OLYMPIA...TACOMA...AND MONTESANO. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * 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 LIKELY. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this high wind warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this high wind warning went out at Sep 28, 9:40 PM PDT, 6 hours 27 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 28, 9:40 PM PDT, 6 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
940 PM PDT SAT SEP 28 2013
.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS WILL TAPER AND WINDS WILL EASE TONIGHT IN THE
WAKE OF A STRONG FRONT. A SECOND STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING
ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN LATER SUNDAY. MOST AREAS WILL GET QUITE
WINDY AS A DEEP SURFACE LOW MOVES INLAND OVER SOUTHERN VANCOUVER
ISLAND SUNDAY EVENING. COOL SHOWERY WEATHER IS ON TAP MONDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY WITH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE AREA.
&&
.SHORT TERM...THERE WILL BE A RELATIVE LULL IN THE STORMY WEATHER
TONIGHT AND FOR THE FIRST PART OF SUNDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
WHICH MOVED THROUGH EARLIER TODAY. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE AND WINDS
WILL BE BREEZY IN PLACES BUT NOT AS STRONG AS WE SAW EARLIER TODAY.
THERE MIGHT EVEN BE A FEW THUNDERSTORMS NEAR THE COAST TONIGHT BUT
THE CHANCES ARE PROBABLY NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO WARRANT ADDING TO THE
FORECAST.
THE NEXT STRONG FRONT IS STILL ON TRACK TO AFFECT THE AREA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAINS
TO THE AREA BUT THE BIGGER STORY IS PROBABLY THE WINDS. THE MODELS
ARE IN RELATIVE AGREEMENT SPINNING UP A SURFACE LOW NEAR 130W IN THE
AFTERNOON AND BRINGING IT INTO VANCOUVER ISLAND SOMEWHERE A LITTLE
NORTH AND WEST OF CAPE FLATTERY IN THE EVENING. THIS TRACK IS
FAVORABLE FOR HIGH WINDS ON THE COAST...THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR...AND
PERHAPS EVEN DOWN INTO CENTRAL PUGET SOUND. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THIS.
SHOWERS AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL MONDAY...
GRADUALLY EASING AND TAPERING ON TUESDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE SUNDAY
NIGHT FRONT WITH A BROAD UPPER TROUGH OVER THE AREA AND MOIST
ONSHORE FLOW. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL DROP TO 4500 OR 5000 FEET WHICH
MEANS THE HIGHEST MOUNTAINS PASSES COULD SEE THE FIRST ACCUMULATING
SNOW OF THE SEASON. SCHNEIDER
.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...AN UPPER TROUGH WILL KEEP A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY. THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE
FOR DRY WEATHER THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE
AREA. A CHANCE OF RAIN WILL PROBABLY RETURN OVER THE WEEKEND AS THE
RIDGE BREAKS DOWN.
&&
.HYDROLOGY....FRONT HAS MOVED THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING. STORM
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE MOUNTAINS OF 2 TO 4.5 INCHES WERE
COMMON. THE HIGHEST AMOUNTS WERE OVER THE NORTH CASCADES...MOUNT
BAKER 4.28 INCHES...AND THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE OLYMPIC...JEFFERSON
CREEK RAWS 3.96 INCHES. RIVERS HAVE RISEN SIGNIFICANTLY BUT WITH THE
STEADY RAIN OVER WITH THE RIVERS WILL BE CRESTING THIS EVENING INTO
THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. A FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
PUYALLUP AT ORTING THIS EVENING. THE SKOKOMISH RIVER IS RISING
RAPIDLY BUT FORECASTED TO CREST JUST SHORT OF FLOOD STAGE. A SECOND
ROUND OF RAIN IS ON TAP FOR SUNDAY WITH SIMILAR RAINFALL AMOUNTS
EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. BECAUSE OF THIS THE FLOOD WATCH WILL
REMAIN IN EFFECT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
&&
.CLIMATE...TODAY WAS THE WETTEST SEPTEMBER DAY ON RECORD IN OLYMPIA.
SO FAR 2.90 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN RECORDED. THIS SHATTERED THE OLD
RECORD OF 1.67 INCHES SET ON SEPT 17 2010. THE NORMAL MONTHLY
RAINFALL AT OLYMPIA FOR SEPTEMBER IS 1.71 INCHES SO TODAYS RAIN SO
FAR IS ABOUT 170 PERCENT OF THE MONTHLY NORMAL.
AT 9 PM SEATTLE WAS CLOSE TO THE ALL TIME SEPTEMBER DAILY RECORD
WITH 1.63 INCHES. THE ALL-TIME RECORD IS 1.65 INCHES SET ON SEPT 30
1953 AND TIED ON SEPT 22 1978. THIS INCLUDES THE FEDERAL BUILDING
RECORDS WHICH GO BACK TO 1891. FELTON
&&
.AVIATION...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS FOLLOWING THE FRONT THAT MOVED
INLAND LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE AIR MASS IS MOIST AND UNSTABLE
AND A FEW TSTMS ARE OCCURRING OVER VANCOUVER ISLAND AND THE FAR
NORTHWESTERN OLYMPIC PENINSULA. ANOTHER VERY STRONG FRONT...
ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW THAT WILL DEVELOP TO 975 TO 980 MB AS IT MOVES
ONTO CENTRAL OR SOUTH CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND...WILL SWEEP INLAND
SUNDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG S TO SW WINDS ALOFT ON SUNDAY...65 KT
FL030-050...ARE EXPECTED TO MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN 50-60 KT
GUSTS OVER NORTHERN AND COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE AREA AS THE FRONT
PASSES SUNDAY EVENING.
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS...WITH MVFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES IN
SHOWERS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING. MVFR CONDITIONS IN RAIN
ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH SOME IFR CONDITIONS NEAR THE
MOUNTAINS...ALONG THE COAST...AND SEATTLE SOUTHWARD.
KSEA...EXPECT GENERALLY VFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH 15Z
SUNDAY...WITH VIS OCCASIONALLY DROPPING TO 3SM IN SHRA. SW WIND 50
KT FL 030-050 WILL DEVELOP AROUND 20Z SUN AND WILL INCREASE TO 65 KT
AS THE FRONT PASSES 03Z-06Z MON. AT THE SURFACE EXPECT S WIND 8-12
KT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH EARLY SUN MORNING TO RISE
TO 15G25 KT 15Z SUN THRU 00Z MON. S-SW WIND 30G50 KT ARE POSSIBLE
SUN EVENING. ALBRECHT
&&
.MARINE...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS OCCURING BEHIND THE FRONT THAT
MOVED ACROSS THE AREA LATE SAT AFTERNOON. EXPECT A STRONGER FRONT
THAT WILL BE ASSOCIATED WITH A DEVELOPING 975-980 MB LOW THAT WILL
MOVE ONTO CENTRAL OR SOUTH CENTRAL VANCOUVER ISLAND TO SWEEP ACROSS
THE WATERS SUN EVENING...BRINGING STORM CONDITIONS TO THE COASTAL
WATERS AND GALES OVER THE INLAND WATERS WITH POSSIBLE STORM
CONDITIONS FROM ADMIRALTY INLET NORTHWARD. OVER THE INTERIOR...STORM
CONDITIONS IF THEY OCCUR WOULD BE MAINLY IN FREQUENT GUSTS.
THE INCOMING GFS MODEL SHOWS A STRIPE OF 50-60 KT SUSTAINED WINDS AT
THE SURFACE TO THE SOUTH OF THE DEVELOPING LOW SUNDAY EVENING OVER
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL WATERS. WIND FORECASTS FOR PORTIONS
OF THE COASTAL ZONES MAY NEED TO BE INCREASED FURTHER IF THE
INCOMING CANADIAN MODEL AND ECMWF SOLUTION CONFIRMED THIS FURTHER
DEVELOPMENT.
VERY HIGH SEAS ARE DEVELOPING OFFSHORE...WITH BUOY 46036 REPORTING
26 FT AT 14 SECONDS AT 9 PM. SOME OF THIS SWELL WILL DECAY INTO THE
COASTAL WATERS AROUND 20 FT ON SUNDAY...BUT SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 25
TO 28 FT BEHIND THE FRONT. THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SEAS SUNDAY
NIGHT WILL EXCEED 30 TO 35 FT IF THE STRONGER GFS SOLUTION WORKS
OUT.
STRONG ONSHORE FLOW SUNDAY NIGHT WILL SLOWLY RELAX MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY. ALBRECHT
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...FLOOD WATCH FOR MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
.HIGH WIND WATCH COAST AND PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR FROM SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
PZ...STORM WARNING COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING.
.GALE WARNING WESTERN AND CENTRAL STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
.STORM WATCH EASTERN STRAIT...ADMIRALTY INLET...AND NORTHERN
INLAND WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.
.GALE WATCH PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY NIGHT.
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS.
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GRAYS HARBOR BAR FOR ROUGH BAR.
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YOU CAN SEE AN ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF THE FORECAST DISCUSSION AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTMLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 9:04 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Sep 28, 9:04 PM PDT | Storm Warning | SEW | 30 hr | |
| Sep 29, 2:56 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Sep 29, 2:56 AM PDT | High Surf Warning | SEW | 32 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:07 AM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Sep 29, 4:20 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Sep 29, 12:15 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Mason | 32 hr |
| Sep 29, 12:15 PM PDT | River Flood Warning | SEW | Lewis | 15 hr |
| Sep 29, 3:52 PM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 38 hr |
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High Wind Warnings in Washington, 2013Every high wind warning in 2013
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.