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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Seattle, WA

November 11, 2016San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 11, 2016, 4:11 AM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 11, 2016, 9:00 PM PST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 11, 2016, 4:11 AM PST (12:11 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 11, 2016, 9:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 12, 2016, 3:00 PM PST
In force
18 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 12:12 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, 0.2 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 2016-11-11Temperature 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 12:00Z on 2016-11-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 146 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
1454 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
68 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
146 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

572 
WWUS76 KSEW 111211
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
411 AM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

WAZ001-503-112015-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T0800Z-161112T2000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
411 AM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST
SATURDAY...

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY
  SATURDAY AND MAINLY NEAR THE COASTLINES OF WESTERN WHATCOM
  COUNTY AND THE SAN JUANS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-112015-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T0200Z-161112T1400Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
411 AM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST SATURDAY. 

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 6 PM TONIGHT TO 6 AM
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE
  POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG
CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
6 follow-up statements
296 
WWUS76 KSEW 112009
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1209 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

WAZ516-517-120630-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T0500Z-161112T1700Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1209 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 9 PM TONIGHT TO 9 AM
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH...BECOMING WEST AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-120630-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T0800Z-161112T2000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
1209 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY 
  SATURDAY AND MAINLY NEAR THE COASTLINES OF WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY 
  AND THE SAN JUANS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
231 
WWUS76 KSEW 120415
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
815 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

WAZ504-507-509-511-556-558-559-121300-
/O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T1700Z-161112T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
815 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY
FOR THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS FROM AROUND OLYMPIA UP THROUGH EVERETT...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 3 PM PST SATURDAY.

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 9 AM SATURDAY MORNING
  TO 3 PM SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES
  ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-121300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T0800Z-161112T2000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
815 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON PST
SATURDAY...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM MIDNIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY 
  SATURDAY AND MAINLY NEAR THE COASTLINES OF WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY 
  AND THE SAN JUANS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-121300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T0500Z-161112T1700Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
815 PM PST FRI NOV 11 2016

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

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 9 PM TONIGHT TO 9 AM 
  SATURDAY MORNING. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH... 
  BECOMING WEST AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
586 
WWUS76 KSEW 121235
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
435 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

WAZ001-503-122000-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161112T2000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
435 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY...MAINLY
  NEAR THE COASTLINES OF WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY AND THE SAN JUANS.

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAZ516-517-121700-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161112T1700Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
435 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING
  BEFORE BEGINNING TO EASE.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...
  BECOMING WEST AROUND DAYBREAK THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAZ504-507-509-511-556-558-559-122300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T1700Z-161112T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
435 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
  THROUGH 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
077 
WWUS76 KSEW 121643
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
843 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

WAZ516-517-122000-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161112T2000Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
843 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* TIMING...WINDS WILL EASE LATE THIS MORNING.

* WINDS...WEST OR SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45
  MPH...EASING LATE THIS MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-122000-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161112T2000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
843 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST TODAY...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH NOON TODAY...MAINLY 
  NEAR THE COASTLINES OF WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY AND THE SAN JUANS. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

WAZ504-507-509-511-556-558-559-122300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.161112T1700Z-161112T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
843 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 10 AM TO NOON OVER THE
  SOUTH SOUND REGION...INCLUDING TACOMA...OLYMPIA AND SHELTON.
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR FROM 11 AM TO 1 PM OVER THE CENTRAL
  AND NORTH SOUTH REGIONS...INCLUDING SEATTLE...BREMERTON...AND
  EVERETT.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS AROUND
  40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
285 
WWUS76 KSEW 121934
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1134 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

WAZ001-503-122045-
/O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161112T2000Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
1134 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

WAZ516-517-122045-
/O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161112T2000Z/
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
1134 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON PST TODAY...

WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE FOR THE REST OF TODAY.

$$

WAZ504-507-509-511-556-558-559-122300-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161112T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
1134 AM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED OVER THE SOUTH
  SOUND REGION...INCLUDING TACOMA...OLYMPIA AND SHELTON. WINDS
  WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PEAKING AT 1130 AM OVER THE CENTRAL AND
  NORTH SOUND REGIONS...INCLUDING SEATTLE...BREMERTON...AND
  EVERETT.

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 35 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS AROUND
  40 TO 45 MPH.

* IMPACTS...WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE CAN BREAK TREE LIMBS FALLING 
  ONTO ROADS...VEHICLES...AND ROOFTOPS. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE 
  POSSIBLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH WITH
GUSTS AT LEAST AS HIGH AS 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE
EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$
609 
WWUS76 KSEW 122259
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
259 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

WAZ504-507-509-511-556-558-559-130000-
/O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-161112T2300Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
BELLEVUE AND VICINITY-SEATTLE AND VICINITY-BREMERTON AND VICINITY-
259 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

WIND SPEEDS PEAKED EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE IN THE PROCESS
OF EASING. WINDS SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY IS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 10, 8:34 PM PSTGale WarningSEW42 hr
Nov 11, 8:50 AM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasSEW6 hr
Nov 11, 2:41 PM PSTGale WarningSEW24 hr
Nov 11, 2:41 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW48 hr
Nov 11, 2:41 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW21 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.