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High Wind Warning 2, NWS Seattle, WA

August 29, 2015San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Aug 29, 2015, 3:57 AM PDT for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Aug 29, 2015, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 hr. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 29, 2015, 3:57 AM PDT (10:57 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 29, 2015, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Aug 29, 2015, 6:00 PM PDT
In force
10 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 11:00 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 29, 10:41 AM PDTHIGH SUST WINDS 426 E Friday Harbor, WA

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Quillayute State, WA (KUIL), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Quillayute State, WA at 00:00Z on 2015-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Quillayute State, WA at 00:00Z on 2015-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1485 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
47 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
97 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

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

468 
WWUS76 KSEW 291057
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
357 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

WAZ516-517-291900-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0005.150829T1500Z-150829T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0002.150829T1500Z-150830T0100Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
357 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST
FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY
IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...HOQUIAM...AND FORKS.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 AM
  AND 2 PM PDT.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL AND
  WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO TREES
  BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. 

&&

$$

WAZ504-507-509-556-558-559-291900-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0005.150829T1800Z-150830T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0002.150829T1500Z-150830T0100Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
357 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE PUGET SOUND REGION AND
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 50 MPH.

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 10 AM
  AND 4 PM PDT.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL AND
  WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO TREES
  BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. 

&&

$$

WAZ511-512-555-291900-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0005.150829T1800Z-150830T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0002.150829T1500Z-150830T0100Z/
HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
357 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE HOOD CANAL AREA...LOWER
CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA...AND EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS FROM 8 AM
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL
  GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MONTESANO...SHELTON...AND MONROE.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 AM
  AND 4 PM PDT.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL AND
  WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO TREES
  BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-291900-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0005.150829T1900Z-150830T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0002.150829T1500Z-150830T0100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRIDAY HARBOR
357 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR FROM 8
AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF
  45 TO 50 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...BELLINGHAM...ANACORTES....MOUNT
  VERNON...AND EASTSOUND.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM
  AND 5 PM PDT.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL AND
  WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO TREES
  BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WAZ510-291900-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0005.150829T1900Z-150830T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0002.150829T1500Z-150830T0100Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
357 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA FROM
8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...INCREASING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AS
  HIGH AS 55 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...OAK HARBOR AND PORT TOWNSEND.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR BETWEEN 9 AM
  AND 2 PM PDT.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL AND
  WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO TREES
  BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS
OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV
2 follow-up statements
628 
WWUS76 KSEW 291714
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1014 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...A HIGH WIND WARNINGS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...

WAZ510-516-517-292230-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150830T0100Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1014 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...HOQUIAM...AND FORKS.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL 
  AND WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO 
  TREES BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO 
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL 
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO 
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-504-506-507-509-556-558-559-292230-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150830T0100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRIDAY HARBOR
1014 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL 
  AND WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO 
  TREES BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO 
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL 
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO 
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WAZ511-512-555-292230-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150830T0100Z/
HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
1014 AM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MONTESANO...SHELTON...AND MONROE.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL 
  AND WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO 
  TREES BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO 
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL 
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO 
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$
621 
WWUS76 KSEW 291943
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1243 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...A HIGH WIND WARNINGS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM TODAY...

WAZ515-300100-
/O.EXA.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150830T0100Z/
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
1243 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEKIU AND CLALLAM BAY.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE OCCURRING EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL 
  AND WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO 
  TREES BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO 
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL 
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO 
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WAZ510-516-517-300100-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150830T0100Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1243 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...WESTPORT...HOQUIAM...AND FORKS.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL 
  AND WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO 
  TREES BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO 
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL 
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO 
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-504-506-507-509-556-558-559-300100-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150830T0100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FRIDAY HARBOR
1243 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

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

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL 
  AND WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO 
  TREES BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO 
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL 
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO 
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WAZ511-512-555-300100-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-150830T0100Z/
HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
1243 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...MONTESANO...SHELTON...AND MONROE.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR MIDDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG TYPICALLY OCCUR DURING THE FALL 
  AND WINTER. THIS WIND EVENT COULD CREATE MORE PROBLEMS DUE TO 
  TREES BEING UNDER STRESS BECAUSE OF DRY CONDITIONS AND DUE TO 
  DECIDUOUS TREES STILL HAVING THEIR LEAVES. THESE FACTORS WILL 
  INCREASE THE RISK DOWNED TREES AND BRANCHES. THERE COULD ALSO 
  BE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
OR OCCURRING.

&&

$$

WAZ514-300100-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0006.150829T1943Z-150830T0100Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
1243 PM PDT SAT AUG 29 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

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

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 29, 11:03 AM PDTStorm WarningSEW7 hr
Aug 29, 12:43 PM PDTWind AdvisorySEW5 hr
Aug 29, 3:01 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW9 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.