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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Seattle, WA

March 12, 2016San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Mar 12, 2016, 1:58 PM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Mar 13, 2016, 10:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 11 hr. 2 reports 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
Mar 12, 2016, 1:58 PM PST (21:58 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 13, 2016, 10:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 13, 2016, 9:29 PM PDT
In force
11 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 22:00 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
Mar 13, 3:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 586 Ese Friday Harbor, WALOPEZ ISLAND CWOP SITE...SUSTAINED 46 MPH GUSTING 58 MPH
Mar 13, 4:00 PM PDTNON-TSTM WND GST 666 E Friday Harbor, WALOPEZ ISLAND CWOP SITE...SUSTAINED 53 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 66 MPH

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 12:00Z, 10.0 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 12:00Z on 2016-03-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 12:00Z on 2016-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 263 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
474 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
263 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
319 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

666 
WWUS76 KSEW 122158
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

WAZ516-517-131100-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0002.160313T1800Z-160314T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T1900Z-160314T0600Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE LIKELY LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH
  IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST
  AND RISE AROUND MID AFTERNOON ALONG THE CENTRAL COAST...THEN
  SPREAD STEADILY NORTHWARD ALONG THE COAST. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL REACH 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH THROUGH LATE
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY.
  SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ504-507-509-511-512-555-556-558-559-131100-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0002.160313T1900Z-160314T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T1900Z-160314T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. STRONGEST
  WINDS WILL LIKELY BE LATER SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY
  EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH
  POSSIBLE EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH TO
  SOUTHWEST AND RISE...WITH STRONGEST WINDS REACHING 30 TO 45 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 70 MPH IN THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
  EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY.
  SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-131100-
/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0002.160313T1900Z-160314T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T2100Z-160314T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. THE HIGH
WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TIMING...FROM MID SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL RISE SUNDAY AFTERNOON WITH THE
  STRONGEST WINDS...20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...EXPECTED
  LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST TO
  SOUTHWEST EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  THROUGH LATE SUNDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...WIDESPREAD POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY.
  SOME DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING
  TREES AND TREE LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-131100-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160314T0100Z-160314T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
158 PM PST SAT MAR 12 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. 

* TIMING...LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. WINDS
  WILL RISE QUICKLY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND
  TREES 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.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
069 
WWUS76 KSEW 131047
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
347 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

WAZ516-517-132330-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T1900Z-160314T0600Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
347 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY
  LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...SHIFTING TO
  SOUTHWEST 25 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON AND
  EVENING. WINDS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
  AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME
  DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND
  TREE LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-132330-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T2100Z-160314T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
347 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS WILL RISE THIS AFTERNOON TO 20 TO 40 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH...THEN SHIFT TO WEST TO SOUTHWEST EARLY
  THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH LATE THIS
  EVENING.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME
  DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND
  TREE LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ504-507-509-511-512-555-556-558-559-132330-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T1900Z-160314T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
347 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY
  BE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 25 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS 55 TO 60 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15
  TO 30 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME
  DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND
  TREE LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-132330-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160314T0100Z-160314T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
347 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS WILL RISE
  QUICKLY.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND 
  TREES 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.

&&

$$
110 
WWUS76 KSEW 131537
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
837 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

WAZ516-517-140100-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T1700Z-160314T0300Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
837 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STORM IS MOVING FASTER AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN RISING SOONER...AROUND MID MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  ARE NOW EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY
  AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...SHIFTING TO
  SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH IN THE LATE MORNING
  AND EARLY AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS
  TO 40 MPH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-140100-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T1900Z-160314T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
837 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STORM IS MOVING FASTER AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN RISING SOONER THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BEGIN
  RISING AROUND NOON WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED DURING THE
  EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RISE THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 30 MPH
  WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE
  EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON PERIOD WITH SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH
  GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST
  20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 MPH FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.
  WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ504-507-509-511-512-555-556-558-559-140100-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T1800Z-160314T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
837 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THE STORM IS MOVING FASTER AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
  BEGIN RISING SOONER THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BEGIN
  RISING OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR LATE THIS MORNING. STRONGEST
  WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED OVER THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR AND GREATER
  PUGET SOUND REGION DURING THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS 50 TO 60
  MPH IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15
  TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-140100-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0004.160313T2200Z-160314T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
837 AM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL RISE EARLIER THAN PREVIOUSLY EXPECTED.
  STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FROM MID TO LATE AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH POSSIBLE.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND 
  TREES 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.

&&

$$
718 
WWUS76 KSEW 132214
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
314 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

WAZ516-517-140300-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
314 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
  DIMINISH THROUGH LATE EVENING.

* WINDS...WEST WIND 30 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH EARLY. WINDS
  EASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-140600-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
314 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO
  60 MPH IN THE EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30
  MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ504-507-509-511-512-555-556-558-559-140600-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
314 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
  MPH EARLY IN THE EVENING. WINDS DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO
  30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-140600-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
314 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH EARLY
  IN THE EVENING...DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH BEFORE
  MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND 
  TREES 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.

&&

$$
810 
WWUS76 KSEW 140136
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
636 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

WAZ504-509-511-512-555-556-558-559-140245-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
636 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING.

WINDS HAVE EASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL CONTINUE TO EASE
THIS EVENING. NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE ANTICIPATED
FROM THIS WIND EVENT.

$$

WAZ516-517-140245-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0300Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
636 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ENDED

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING.

WINDS HAVE EASED OVER THE PAST TWO HOURS...AND WINDS WILL CONTINUE
TO EASE THIS EVENING. NO ADDITIONAL SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ARE
ANTICIPATED FROM THIS WIND EVENT.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-507-510-140600-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
636 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH 
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO
  60 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO
  SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ514-140600-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
636 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM NOW THROUGH 8 PM. WINDS
  WILL DIMINISH RAPIDLY AFTER 8 PM. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH EARLY THIS
  EVENING NEAR THE STRAIT...DIMINISHING TO WEST 15 TO 25 MPH
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES ARE LIKELY WITH DOWNED TREE LIMBS AND 
  TREES 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.

&&

$$
030 
WWUS76 KSEW 140308
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
808 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

WAZ506-507-510-514-140415-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
808 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING.

WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA...AN NO ADDITIONAL
WIND IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED.

$$

WAZ001-503-140600-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
808 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH 
  BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 TO 
  60 MPH THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. WIND DIMINISHING TO SOUTHWEST 
  20 TO 30 MPH BEFORE MIDNIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES ARE LIKELY. SOME DAMAGE 
  TO BUILDINGS IS POSSIBLE. REMEMBER THAT FALLING TREES AND TREE 
  LIMBS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. 

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.

&&

$$
560 
WWUS76 KSEW 140429
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
929 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

WAZ001-503-140530-
/O.CAN.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160314T0600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
929 PM PDT SUN MAR 13 2016

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE HIGH WIND
WARNING.

WINDS HAVE EASED WELL BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERIA...AND WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO EASE. NO ADDITIONAL IMPACTS FROM WIND ARE EXPECTED.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 2:48 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Rough BarSEW4 days
Mar 12, 3:33 AM PSTFlood WatchSEWMason47 hr
Mar 12, 3:43 AM PSTWinter Storm WatchSEW10 hr
Mar 12, 1:59 PM PSTWinter Storm WarningSEW45 hr
Mar 12, 1:59 PM PSTWinter Weather AdvisorySEW69 hr
Mar 12, 3:17 PM PSTGale WarningSEW29 hr
Mar 12, 3:17 PM PSTStorm WarningSEW29 hr

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High Wind Warnings in Washington, 2016Every high wind warning in 2016

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.