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High Wind Warning 4, NWS Seattle, WA

February 1, 2017

NWS Seattle, WA issued this high wind warning at Feb 1, 2017, 8:11 PM PST. It was in force for 28 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2017, 8:11 PM PST (04:11 UTC)
Expired
Feb 3, 2017, 12:00 AM PST
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

The text

As transmitted.

741 
WWUS76 KSEW 020411
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
811 PM PST WED FEB 1 2017

WAZ555-021500-
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0004.170202T0411Z-170202T1500Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
811 PM PST WED FEB 1 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY. 

* WIND...EASTERLY WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE
  POSSIBLE AT TIMES THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SO FAR THE HIGHEST WINDS HAVE BEEN
  AROUND ENUMCLAW. THIS IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE.

* TIMING...HIGH WIND WILL CONTINUE OFF AND ON THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* IMPACTS...BRANCHES AND SOME TREES ARE LIKELY TO FALL. SCATTERED
  POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES ONTO ROADS, VEHICLES, AND ROOFTOPS.
FALLING TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO CAUSE
FATALITIES DURING WINDSTORMS. DOWNED POWER LINES CAN CAUSE POWER
OUTAGES LASTING A COUPLE OF HOURS OR LONGER.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
4 follow-up statements
769 
WWUS76 KSEW 021149
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
349 AM PST THU FEB 2 2017

WAZ555-022000-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170203T1400Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
349 AM PST THU FEB 2 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CASCADE FOOTHILLS PRONE
TO STRONG EAST WINDS UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WIND...EASTERLY 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER AREAS
  PRONE TO STRONG EAST WINDS.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...NORTH BEND AND ENUMCLAW.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST THIS MORNING AND
  LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...SNAPPED BRANCHES...AND 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 HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
430 
WWUS76 KSEW 022136
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
136 PM PST THU FEB 2 2017

WAZ555-030545-
/O.CON.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170203T1400Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
136 PM PST THU FEB 2 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WIND...EASTERLY 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER AREAS 
  PRONE TO STRONG EAST WINDS. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...ENUMCLAW.

* TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE THE STRONGEST LATE TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...SNAPPED BRANCHES...AND 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 HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
687 
WWUS76 KSEW 030000
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
400 PM PST THU FEB 2 2017

WAZ555-030800-
/O.EXT.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170203T0800Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
400 PM PST THU FEB 2 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

* WIND...EASTERLY 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH OVER AREAS 
  PRONE TO STRONG EAST WINDS. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...ENUMCLAW.

* TIMING...STRONG GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DOWNED TREES...SNAPPED BRANCHES...AND 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 HIGHER CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
707 
WWUS76 KSEW 030818
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1218 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2017

WAZ555-030930-
/O.EXP.KSEW.HW.W.0004.000000T0000Z-170203T0800Z/
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
1218 AM PST FRI FEB 3 2017

...HIGH WIND WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW HIGH WIND CRITERION.

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

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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.