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Wind Advisory 19, NWS Seattle, WA

December 4, 2015San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Dec 4, 2015, 3:25 PM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Dec 5, 2015, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 26 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 4, 2015, 3:25 PM PST (23:25 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 5, 2015, 1:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 6, 2015, 3:00 AM PST
In force
26 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 23:26 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 12:00Z, 11.4 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 12:00Z on 2015-12-04Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 57 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Quillayute State, WA at 12:00Z on 2015-12-04The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 102 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
57 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-14 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
694 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
102 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
123 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.

873 
WWUS76 KSEW 042325
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
325 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

WAZ516-517-050730-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T0900Z-151206T0500Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
325 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS RISING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  TO 55 MPH SATURDAY. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE BEACHES.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE GRAYS HARBOR AREA NORTH
  THROUGH LA PUSH AND NEAH BAY. 

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RISE EARLY SATURDAY
  MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EASE LATER SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-050730-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T1100Z-151206T1100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
325 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR
  WATERWAYS.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE WHIDBEY ISLAND AND PORT
  TOWNSEND AREAS NORTH THROUGH THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...BELLINGHAM
  AND POINT ROBERTS.

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN RISING EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING...PEAKING MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON...THEN EASE
  LATER SATURDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ555-050730-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T1300Z-151206T0800Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
325 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST
SATURDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY
NIGHT. 

* WIND...WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  SATURDAY.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...AREAS EXPOSED TO CASCADE PASS EAST
  WINDS SUCH AS ENUMCLAW...BUCKLEY...NORTH BEND AND SULTAN. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SATURDAY MORNING PEAKING
  IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-050730-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T1200Z-151206T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
325 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS RISING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 50 TO 55 MPH SATURDAY. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM
  DUNGENESS EASTWARD TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LINE. STRONGEST WINDS
  NEAR THE STRAIT.  

* TIMING...THE WINDS TO RISE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING PEAKING MIDDAY
  AND AFTERNOON...THEN EASING SATURDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
038 
WWUS76 KSEW 050608
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1008 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

WAZ516-517-051415-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T0900Z-151206T0500Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1008 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS RISING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 
  55 MPH SATURDAY. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE BEACHES. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE GRAYS HARBOR AREA NORTH 
  THROUGH LA PUSH AND NEAH BAY. 

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BEGIN TO RISE EARLY SATURDAY 
  MORNING...PEAK SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EASE LATER SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-051415-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T1100Z-151206T1100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
1008 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH 
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR 
  WATERWAYS. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE WHIDBEY ISLAND AND PORT 
  TOWNSEND AREAS NORTH THROUGH THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...BELLINGHAM 
  AND POINT ROBERTS. 

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN RISING EARLY 
  SATURDAY MORNING...PEAKING MIDDAY AND AFTERNOON...THEN EASE LATER 
  SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ555-051415-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T1300Z-151206T0800Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
1008 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PST SATURDAY NIGHT...

* WIND...WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH SATURDAY. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...AREAS EXPOSED TO CASCADE PASS EAST 
  WINDS SUCH AS ENUMCLAW...BUCKLEY...NORTH BEND AND SULTAN. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE SATURDAY MORNING PEAKING 
  IN THE AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING SATURDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-051415-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T1200Z-151206T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
1008 PM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS RISING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 50 TO 55 MPH SATURDAY. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 
  DUNGENESS EASTWARD TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LINE. STRONGEST WINDS 
  NEAR THE STRAIT. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS TO RISE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING PEAKING MIDDAY 
  AND AFTERNOON...THEN EASING SATURDAY EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE STRONG WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
049 
WWUS76 KSEW 051251
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
451 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

WAZ555-060000-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151205T1300Z-151206T0800Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
451 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

* WIND...WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...AREAS EXPOSED TO CASCADE PASS EAST 
  WINDS SUCH AS ENUMCLAW...BUCKLEY...NORTH BEND AND SULTAN. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL RISE THIS MORNING...PEAKING IN THE
  AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-060000-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T1100Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
451 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH
  GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WATER.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE WHIDBEY ISLAND AND PORT 
  TOWNSEND AREAS NORTH THROUGH THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS...BELLINGHAM 
  AND POINT ROBERTS. 

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS
  MORNING...PEAKING MIDDAY THROUGH AFTERNOON...THEN EASING LATER
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-060000-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0500Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
451 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS RISING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
  TO 55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE BEACHES.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE GRAYS HARBOR AREA NORTH 
  THROUGH LA PUSH AND NEAH BAY. 

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE RISING THIS
  MORNING...PEAKING MIDDAY THROUGH AFTERNOON AND EASING LATER
  TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-060000-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
451 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS RISING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 50 TO 55 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 
  DUNGENESS EASTWARD TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LINE. STRONGEST WINDS 
  NEAR THE STRAIT. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL RISE THIS MORNING...PEAKING MIDDAY AND
  AFTERNOON AND THEN EASING THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$
865 
WWUS76 KSEW 051818
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1018 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

WAZ001-060300-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T1100Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0006.151205T1818Z-151206T0300Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-
1018 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 55 TO 60 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR NEAR WATER.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS.

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS MORNING...
  PEAKING MIDDAY THROUGH AFTERNOON...THEN EASING LATER TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES.
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ555-060300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0800Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
1018 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

* WIND...WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...AREAS EXPOSED TO CASCADE PASS EAST 
  WINDS SUCH AS ENUMCLAW...BUCKLEY...NORTH BEND AND SULTAN. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL RISE THIS MORNING...PEAKING IN THE 
  AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ503-506-510-060300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T1100Z/
WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
1018 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS
  OF 50 TO 55 MPH. THE STRONGEST WINDS NEAR WATER.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...BELLINGHAM AND POINT ROBERTS.

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO RISE THIS MORNING...
  PEAKING MIDDAY THROUGH AFTERNOON...THEN EASING LATER TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-060300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0500Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1018 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS RISING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 
  55 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE BEACHES. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE GRAYS HARBOR AREA NORTH 
  THROUGH LA PUSH AND NEAH BAY. 

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE RISING THIS MORNING... 
  PEAKING MIDDAY THROUGH AFTERNOON AND EASING LATER TONIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-060300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
1018 AM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS RISING TO 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 
  OF 50 TO 55 MPH. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 
  DUNGENESS EASTWARD TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LINE. STRONGEST WINDS 
  NEAR THE STRAIT. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL RISE THIS MORNING...PEAKING MIDDAY AND 
  AFTERNOON AND THEN EASING THIS EVENING. 

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
060 
WWUS76 KSEW 052315
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
315 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

WAZ555-060015-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0800Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
315 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

WINDS ACROSS THE EASTERN PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS WILL REMAIN BELOW
ADVISORY LEVELS THIS AFTERNOON. A FEW BRIEF GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE.

$$

WAZ001-060700-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0005.151207T0000Z-151207T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.151206T0300Z-151206T1100Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151206T0300Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-
315 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY. A HIGH
WIND WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
  MPH...STRONGEST NEAR THE WATER ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE EVENING.
  WIND GUSTS OF UP TO 45 MPH WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING WITH
  GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE AGAIN THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES.
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WAZ503-506-510-060700-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0005.151207T0000Z-151207T1200Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T1100Z/
WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
315 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20-30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH
  REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
  DIMINISH BUT INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
  POSSIBLE.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...BELLINGHAM AND POINT
  ROBERTS...STRONGEST NEAR THE WATER.

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL EASE LATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL
  INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-060700-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.A.0005.151206T2000Z-151207T0900Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0500Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
315 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 MPH.
  STRONGEST WINDS NEAR THE BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS
  WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE GRAYS HARBOR AREA NORTH 
  THROUGH LA PUSH AND NEAH BAY. 

* TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING...AND
  INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WAZ514-060600-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
315 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45-50
  MPH...STRONGEST NEAR THE WATER. WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED FROM 
  DUNGENESS EASTWARD TO THE JEFFERSON COUNTY LINE. STRONGEST WINDS 
  NEAR THE STRAIT. 

* TIMING...THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH LATE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$
744 
WWUS76 KSEW 060610
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1010 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

WAZ514-060715-
/O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
1010 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WIND GUSTS IN THE AREA HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW 45 MPH. 

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-061415-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-151206T1100Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0005.151207T0000Z-151207T1200Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
1010 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY...
...HIGH WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL INCREASE
  AGAIN SUNDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS OF UP TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. WINDS WILL INCREASE
  AGAIN LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN TREES AND BRANCHES. POWER 
  OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-061415-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.A.0005.151206T2000Z-151207T0900Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1010 PM PST SAT DEC 5 2015

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

* WINDS...WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO SUNDAY
  NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...FROM THE GRAYS HARBOR AREA NORTH 
  THROUGH LA PUSH AND NEAH BAY. 

* TIMING...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN SUNDAY AFTERNOON
  THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...THE GUSTY WINDS MAY BLOW DOWN WEAKER TREES AND 
  BRANCHES. LOCAL POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. 

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.

A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH
WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH
OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind advisory 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 wind advisory went out at Dec 4, 9:25 AM PST, 6 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 4, 9:25 AM PST, 6 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
925 AM PST FRI DEC 4 2015

.SYNOPSIS...LOWER PRESSURE ALOFT MOVING ACROSS WASHINGTON TODAY WILL
GENERATE SCATTERED SHOWERS. A PARADE OF PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE
LINED UP OFFSHORE. THE FIRST SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY WITH MORE
RAIN AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. THE NEXT SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD
MORE RAIN ONSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT. ADDITIONAL SYSTEMS WILL BRING MORE
WET AND WINDY WEATHER TO THE AREA WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...IN THE BIG PICTURE...A NICE ZONAL PATTERN IS IN PLACE
WITH A STRONG JETSTREAM ZIPPING EMBEDDED SYSTEMS EAST TOWARD THE
PACIFIC NW. THE JET MAX THIS MORNING OFF JAPAN IS 180 KT WITH
ANOTHER JET MAX BETWEEN 160-170W AT OVER 140 KT.

AN UPPER TROUGH IS OVER THE PACIFIC NW THIS MORNING MOVING INLAND.
ASSOCIATED COOL UNSTABLE AIR IS GENERATING SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER
WESTERN WASHINGTON. SNOW LEVELS ARE CLOSE TO 3000 FT WITH PERHAPS
2 TO 5 INCHES OF NEW SHOW INTO TONIGHT.

THIS RELATIVE SHORT BREAK IN THE ACTION TO BE SHORTLIVED. THE NEXT
SYSTEM WAS CROSSING 140W THIS MORNING AND THE 12Z GUIDANCE IN THUS
FAR SHOWS RAIN SPREADING ONSHORE WITH THE WARM FRONT SATURDAY.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS TIGHTEN UP AS THIS SYSTEM APPROACHES AND WIND
ADVISORIES FOR THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR BEING EXAMINED AND MAY
BE NEEDED. MORE ON THIS LATER TODAY. SNOW LEVELS TO RISE WITH THE
INCOMING WARMER AIR THOUGH EASTERLY WINDS THRU THE PASSES WILL
MAINTAIN COOLER AIR THERE.

THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT SWINGS ONSHORE BY EARLY SUNDAY WITH
PRECIPITATION TURNING MORE SHOWERY AND SNOW LEVELS DROPPING DOWN
CLOSE TO 4000-4500 FT. THE FOLLOWING SYSTEM ARRIVES BY MONDAY WITH
WARMER AIR...MORE RAIN AND BLUSTERY CONDITIONS AGAIN. BUEHNER

.LONG TERM...FROM THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...ALL THE MODELS SHOW A
VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUING DURING THE EXTENDED FORECAST
PERIOD THROUGH THURSDAY. A 100 TO 160 KT WESTERLY JET OVER THE
NORTHEAST PACIFIC WILL DIRECT A SERIES OF VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEMS
THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WITH RAINY AND AT TIMES WINDY OR
POSSIBLY VERY WINDY WEATHER. THE MODELS DO NOT AGREE VERY WELL ON
TIMING AND DETAILS LIKE SURFACE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATED WITH EACH
FRONT. THE GFS AND UW WRF SHOW HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AND HIGHER SNOW
LEVELS...WHILE THE EUROPEAN MODEL HAS LESS PRECIPITATION AND LOWER
SNOW LEVELS. BUT ALL MODELS KEEP THE SNOW LEVEL ABOVE 4500 FT UNTIL
AROUND WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. MCDONNAL

&&

.HYDROLOGY...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER CRESTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND IT
WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATER THIS MORNING. OTHER RIVER FLOODING
IS UNLIKELY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE FORECAST RAINFALL SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT WILL ALMOST
CERTAINLY DRIVE THE SKOKOMISH RIVER ABOVE FLOOD STAGE AGAIN
SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY. RAIN FALL AMOUNTS NOW LOOK INSUFFICIENT FOR
THE NOOKSACK RIVER TO EXCEED FLOOD STAGE. NORTHWEST RIVER
FORECAST CENTER GUIDANCE KEEPS ALL OTHER WESTERN WASHINGTON RIVERS
BELOW FLOOD STAGE...BUT A FEW OF THE RIVERS FLOWING OFF THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE CASCADES BETWEEN THE SNOHOMISH AND SKAGIT BASINS COULD
REACH BANKFULL.

LONG RANGE MODELS DO NOT AGREE WELL ON DETAILS FOR MONDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY. THEY ALL KEEP THE PATTERN PROGRESSIVE BUT QUITE WET...
ESPECIALLY THE GFS AND UW WRF. NO PARTICULAR SYSTEM KEEPS HEAVY RAIN
OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON FOR VERY LONG...BUT THE RECENT WET WEATHER
AND THE ACCUMULATION OF RAINFALL -- MAYBE AS MUCH AS 10 TO 15 INCHES
IN PARTS OF THE OLYMPICS AND CASCADES -- COULD RESULT IN AT LEAST
SOME MINOR FLOODING NEXT WEEK. BUEHNER/BURKE

&&

.AVIATION...A FAST-MOVING PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN IS IN PLACE. A
BROAD UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE CONDITIONS TODAY. A
BRIEF UPPER RIDGE TONIGHT WILL BRINGING THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD FOR
VFR CONDITIONS. STRONG SW FLOW ALOFT WILL RESUME SATURDAY...PUSHING
A STRONG WARM FRONT INTO WRN WA WITH PLENTY OF WIND AND OCCASIONALLY
HEAVY RAIN.

KSEA...17Z CIGS OBSERVED AT 024. CIGS MAY IMPROVE SLOWLY THIS
AFTN...THOUGH A BRIEF SHOWER APPEARS LIKELY AT ALMOST ANY TIME.
MORE SUBSTANTIAL SCATTERING AND LIFTING IS EXPECTED THIS EVNG ARND
03Z...AS AN EASTERLY COMPONENT TO THE SURFACE WIND CAUSES SOME
DRYING. ON SATURDAY...WINDS ALOFT WILL INCREASE...WITH 2000-FOOT
WINDS OUT OF THE S-SW AT 40-50 KT AFT 16Z. LOOKING FOR RAIN WITH
REDUCED VSBY AT TIMES ON SAT...BUT EASTERLY COMPONENT TO LOW-LEVEL
WIND WILL KEEP CIGS AOA 035 THROUGH DAYLIGHT HOURS SAT.	HANER

&&

.MARINE...A RELATIVE LULL IN AN OTHERWISE STORMY WEEK IS OCCURRING
RIGHT NOW...BUT HAVE HAD TO HOIST SCA FOR PUGET SOUND FOR TODAY...
GIVEN ENOUGH INCREASE IN SOUTHERLY GRADIENT.

A STRONG WARM FRONT WILL LIFT NE ACROSS THE WATERS ON SAT...BRINGING
GALES TO ALL SOUTHEAST-WIND PRONE AREAS...INCLUDING THE COAST...THE
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS...AND BOTH ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT. ROUGH
SEAS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS ON SATURDAY AS COMBINED
SEAS RISE TO 20 TO 25 FEET.

THE STRONG WARM FRONT PASSES EAST OF THE AREA LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY TWO MORE STRONG FRONTS SUNDAY NIGHT AND
MONDAY.

THESE FRONTS WILL GIVE ANOTHER PERIOD OF GALES TO THE COASTAL
WATERS...EAST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT AND NORTHERN INLAND WATERS. BY
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY...SEA IN THE COASTAL WATERS MAY RISE
TO OVER 25 FEET.

AFTER ANOTHER LULL ON TUESDAY...ANOTHER STRONG FRONT IS EXPECTED
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY.  HANER/ALBRECHT

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...
PZ...GALE WARNING COAST...WEST ENTRANCE...EAST ENTRANCE...AND
   NORTHERN INLAND WATERS FOR LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SAT EVNG.
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS COAST AND WEST
   ENTRANCE THROUGH THIS EVENING.
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PUGET SOUND...ADMIRALTY INLET...AND EAST
ENTRANCE.
   SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST SATURDAY
NIGHT FOR GRAYS HARBOR BAR.

&&

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 3, 6:59 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW7 hr
Dec 3, 6:59 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasSEW30 hr
Dec 3, 8:43 PM PSTGale WatchSEW12 hr
Dec 4, 2:09 AM PSTGale WarningSEW3 days
Dec 4, 8:54 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW66 hr
Dec 4, 3:07 PM PSTStorm WarningSEW28 hr
Dec 4, 3:30 PM PSTWinter Storm WatchSEW7 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.