High Wind Watch 3, NWS Seattle, WA

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WWUS76 KSEW 142007
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1207 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

WAZ001-503-506-510-516-517-150630-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0003.140215T2000Z-140216T1400Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1207 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH IS POSSIBLE
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR STRONG
  WINDS IS SATURDAY EVENING.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...OCEAN SHORES...NEAH
  BAY...CHERRY POINT...BELLINGHAM...OAK HARBOR.


* TIMING...A STRONG FRONT WILL SPREAD RAIN INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WILL CROSS
  VANCOUVER ISLAND SATURDAY EVENING AND THAT IS WHEN THE STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS 
  DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH
AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR.

&&

$$

492 
WWUS76 KSEW 150616
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1016 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

WAZ001-503-506-510-516-517-151230-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0003.140215T2000Z-140216T1400Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1016 PM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH IS
  POSSIBLE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY TIME FOR
  STRONG WINDS IS SATURDAY EVENING.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...OCEAN SHORES...NEAH BAY...
  CHERRY POINT...BELLINGHAM...OAK HARBOR. 

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR OVER WESTERN
  WASHINGTON SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...HIGH WINDS CAN DOWN TREES AND POWER LINES AS WELL AS 
  DAMAGE PROPERTY AND CAUSE POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH
AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH AND/OR GUSTS OF
58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR.

&&

$$
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
MERCER

433 
WWUS76 KSEW 151212
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
412 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

WAZ516-517-152300-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0003.140215T2000Z-140216T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.140215T2100Z-140216T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0004.140216T2000Z-140217T0600Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
412 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST FROM 1
PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING. 

* WIND...WILL RISE FROM THE SOUTH AT TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WILL LIKELY BE ADJACENT TO
  THE OCEAN. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SYSTEM ON
  SUNDAY. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  ON SUNDAY.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...OCEAN SHORES...HOQUIAM...AND
  NEAH BAY.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON AND 10 PM PST TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON SUNDAY
  WILL LIKELY BE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS....WINDS TODAY COULD SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE
  SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
  DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH
AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING
WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-152300-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0003.140215T2000Z-140216T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.140216T0000Z-140216T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0004.140216T2000Z-140217T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
412 AM PST SAT FEB 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR FROM 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY. A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH
WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING. 

* WIND...WILL RISE FROM THE SOUTH AT TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
  55 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WILL LIKELY BE ADJACENT TO
  THE WATER. STRONGER WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE SYSTEM ON
  SUNDAY. WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
  ON SUNDAY.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...OAK HARBOR...CHERRY POINT...AND SANDY
  POINT.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 4 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON AND MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS ON
  SUNDAY WILL LIKELY BE IN THE AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

* IMPACTS....WINDS TODAY COULD SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE
  SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
  DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH
AND/OR GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A DAMAGING
WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
358 AM PST FRI FEB 14 2014

.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF STRONG PACIFIC STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION
THIS WEEKEND FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL IN THE
MOUNTAINS AND HIGH WINDS ACROSS PARTS OF THE AREA...ESPECIALLY THE
COAST AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS ON THE COAST AT THIS TIME AND SHOULD BE EAST
OF THE CASCADES SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. SO FAR...WINDS ACROSS THE
NORTH INTERIOR HAVE BEEN JUST BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA BUT WILL WAIT
ANOTHER OR TWO BEFORE I DECIDE TO END THE ADVISORY OVER THIS AREA.
OTHERWISE...ANTICIPATE SHOWERY WEATHER ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA TODAY.
THERE AIR MASS MAY DESTABILIZE ENOUGH OVER THE NORTH COAST FOR A
SLIGHT RISK OF TSTMS TODAY BUT THE THREAT SHOULD END DURING THE
AFTERNOON. THE CASCADES ABOVE 4K FT COULD RECEIVE 5-10 INCHES OF
SNOW DURING THE DAY...THUS THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN
POSTED.

LOOK FOR ANOTHER STRONG PACIFIC STORM TO IMPACT THE REGION ON
SATURDAY FOR THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL /12 TO 18
INCHES/ IN THE MOUNTAINS ALONG WITH HIGH WINDS OVER THE COAST AND
NORTHWEST INTERIOR. ELSEWHERE...SPEEDS WILL LIKELY REACH ADVISORY
CRITERIA. THE LOWER ELEVATIONS WILL LIKELY HAVE A PERIOD OF LOCALLY
HEAVY RAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

THE SNOW LEVEL WILL PLUMMET INTO THE 1000 TO 1500 FEET RANGE LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEHIND THE FRONT...SO SOME OF
THE HIGHER LOWLAND HILLS COULD SEE A DUSTING OF WET SNOW.

THE NEXT POTENT STORM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIP TO
THE CWA AS WELL AS THE POSSIBILITY OF HIGH WINDS TO PARTS OF THE
AREA ON SUNDAY.

.LONG TERM...
THE EXTENDED PERIOD APPEARED GENERALLY COLD AND UNSETTLED. TEMPS ARE
ANTICIPATED TO RUN BELOW NORMAL. THERE WILL ALSO BE THE POTENTIAL
FOR LOWLAND SNOW...ESPECIALLY ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...
A SERIES OF STRONG PACIFIC STORMS WILL IMPACT THE REGION THROUGH
THIS WEEKEND. IN GENERAL...SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN RATHER LOW OR
MAINLY IN THE 2500 TO 3K FOOT RANGE. ALSO...THE STORMS WILL BE
FAST-MOVING. HOWEVER...CANNOT RULE OUT THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING
ON THE SKOKOMISH EITHER LATE SATURDAY NIGHT OR LATE SUNDAY NIGHT BUT
IT WILL DEPEND MUCH ON THE SNOW LEVEL. THE LOWER PORTION OF THE
CHEHALIS RIVER IS ALSO ANOTHER RIVER TO WATCH AS IT COULD EXPERIENCE
MINOR FLOODING PERHAPS AS EARLY AS SUNDAY. BEYOND THIS WEEKEND...THE
A COLDER PATTERN WILL SET UP AND THIS WILL RESULT IN A DECREASING
RISK OF FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS.

&&

.AVIATION...STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE. A STRONG FRONT
IS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AT THIS HOUR. AT THE SURFACE STRONG
SOUTHEAST GRADIENTS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY
GRADIENTS FRIDAY. AIR MASS WILL REMAIN MOIST AND STABLE.

MVFR CONDITIONS WILL BE COMMON THIS MORNING AS RAIN FALLS. RAIN WILL
CHANGE TO SHOWERS THIS MORNING AND CEILINGS WILL IMPROVE TO VFR BY
AFTERNOON. THERE COULD BE SOME BROKEN SKIES LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.

KSEA... RAIN WILL LOWER CEILINGS TO MVFR OVC020 OR SO BY 12Z.
SOUTHEAST WIND 10-20 KT WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 15G25KT AROUND 15Z AND
CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON. CHB
&&

.MARINE...SOUTHEAST GALES ARE OCCURRING ON THE COAST AT THIS HOUR.
BY 12Z OR SO GALES WILL SPREAD TO THE EAST ENTRANCE AND NORTHERN
INLAND WATERS. WINDS WILL TURN MORE ONSHORE AFTER 12Z AND START TO
TAPER...EXCEPT IN THE STRAIT WHERE WINDS WILL TURN WEST AND CONTINUE
AT GALE STRENGTH INTO THE AFTERNOON. APART FROM THE STRAIT MOST
AREAS WILL HAVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY STRENGTH WINDS INTO THE
AFTERNOON.

ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL AFFECT THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. CURRENTLY THIS FRONT APPEARS STRONGER IN THE MODELS THAN
THE ONE TONIGHT...WHICH MAY MEAN MORE WIDESPREAD GALES SATURDAY
NIGHT. A GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THIS SYSTEM.

A STRONG SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE NE ACROSS QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND
SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF GALES ARE LIKELY THEN. CHB

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING FOR ADMIRALTY INLET
     AREA-SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM
     COUNTY.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE
     WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN
     CASCADES AND PASSES.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY
     NIGHT FOR ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-CENTRAL COAST-NORTH COAST-SAN
     JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY.

     WINTER STORM WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
     SATURDAY NIGHT FOR OLYMPICS-WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND
     PASSES-WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES.

PZ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS EXCEPT THE ADMIRALTY
     INLET AND PUGET SOUND/HOOD CANAL.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET AND
     PUGET SOUND.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY
     FOR THE GRAYS HARBOR BAR.

     GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS FROM SATURDAY MORNING
     THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT.

&&

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