Alert archive / Washington / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 13, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 3, 2018, 4:00 AM PDT for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 3, 2018, 8:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 3, 2018, 4:00 AM PDT (11:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 3, 2018, 8:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Nov 4, 2018, 4:00 AM PST
- In force
- 9 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 11:01 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 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -4 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 658 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 65 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
949 WWUS76 KSEW 031100 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 400 AM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 WAZ001-503-506-507-510-556-558-032300- /O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.181104T0300Z-181104T1200Z/ San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Everett and Vicinity-Admiralty Inlet Area-Bellevue and Vicinity- Seattle and Vicinity- 400 AM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM PDT this evening to 4 AM PST Sunday. * WIND...Southerly winds increasing to 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Seattle, Everett, Whidbey Island, Bellingham. * TIMING...Winds increasing early this evening and continuing into the early morning hours on Sunday. Winds easing around 4 am Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Isolated power outages possible. Plenty of leaves left on the trees could get blown off tonight. This combined with the rain could result in some clogged storm drains producing minor flooding on area roads. 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. && $$ www.weather.gov/seattle
3 follow-up statements
672 WWUS76 KSEW 031557 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 857 AM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 WAZ517-040000- /O.EXA.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.181104T0300Z-181104T1200Z/ Central Coast- 857 AM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM PDT this evening to 4 AM PST Sunday. * WIND...Southerly winds increasing to 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Westport, Ocean Shores, Hoquaim, Moclips. * TIMING...Winds increasing early this evening and continuing into the early morning hours on Sunday. Winds easing around 4 am Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Isolated power outages possible. Plenty of leaves left on the trees could get blown off tonight. This combined with the rain could result in some clogged storm drains producing minor flooding on area roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ WAZ001-503-506-507-510-556-558-040000- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.181104T0300Z-181104T1200Z/ San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Everett and Vicinity-Admiralty Inlet Area-Bellevue and Vicinity- Seattle and Vicinity- 857 AM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...Southerly winds increasing to 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Seattle, Everett, Whidbey Island, Bellingham. * TIMING...Winds increasing early this evening and continuing into the early morning hours on Sunday. Winds easing around 4 am Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Isolated power outages possible. Plenty of leaves left on the trees could get blown off tonight. This combined with the rain could result in some clogged storm drains producing minor flooding on area roads. 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. && $$ www.weather.gov/seattle
967 WWUS76 KSEW 032123 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 223 PM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 WAZ509-559-041200- /O.EXA.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.181104T0300Z-181104T1200Z/ Tacoma Area-Bremerton and Vicinity- 223 PM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 PM PDT this evening to 4 AM PST Sunday. * WIND...South wind increasing to 20 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Tacoma, Bremerton. * TIMING...Winds increasing early this evening and continuing into the early morning hours on Sunday. Winds easing around 4 am Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Isolated power outages possible. Plenty of leaves left on the trees could get blown off tonight. This combined with the rain could result in some clogged storm drains producing minor flooding on area roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ WAZ001-503-506-507-510-556-558-041200- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.181104T0300Z-181104T1200Z/ San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Everett and Vicinity-Admiralty Inlet Area-Bellevue and Vicinity- Seattle and Vicinity- 223 PM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...South wind increasing to 20 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Seattle, Everett, Whidbey Island, Bellingham. * TIMING...Winds increasing early this evening and continuing into the early morning hours on Sunday. Winds easing around 4 am Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Isolated power outages possible. Plenty of leaves left on the trees could get blown off tonight. This combined with the rain could result in some clogged storm drains producing minor flooding on area roads. 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. && $$ WAZ517-041200- /O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.181104T0300Z-181104T1200Z/ Central Coast- 223 PM PDT Sat Nov 3 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...South wind increasing to 20 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Westport, Ocean Shores, Hoquaim, Moclips. * TIMING...Winds increasing early this evening and continuing into the early morning hours on Sunday. Winds easing around 4 am Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Isolated power outages possible. Plenty of leaves left on the trees could get blown off tonight. This combined with the rain could result in some clogged storm drains producing minor flooding on area roads. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ www.weather.gov/seattle
392 WWUS76 KSEW 041207 NPWSEW URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Seattle WA 407 AM PST Sun Nov 4 2018 WAZ001-503-506-507-509-510-517-556-558-559-041315- /O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-181104T1200Z/ San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County- Everett and Vicinity-Tacoma Area-Admiralty Inlet Area- Central Coast-Bellevue and Vicinity-Seattle and Vicinity- Bremerton and Vicinity- 407 AM PST Sun Nov 4 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds are easing across most of the area early this morning in the wake of the cold front that passed through the western Washington lowlands early Sunday morning. Winds will continue to slowly ease this morning into the afternoon hours. The wind advisory been allowed to expire. $$ www.weather.gov/seattle
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 9:02 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Nov 3, 3:41 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Nov 3, 4:00 AM PDT | Flood Watch | SEW | King, Snohomish, Whatcom | 49 hr |
| Nov 3, 3:51 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 23 hr | |
| Nov 3, 3:51 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 24 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.