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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Seattle, WA

January 16, 2018San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Jan 16, 2018, 3:24 PM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Jan 17, 2018, 10:00 AM PST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 16, 2018, 3:24 PM PST (23:24 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 17, 2018, 10:00 AM PST
Expired
Jan 17, 2018, 8:00 PM PST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

County San Juan County, WA

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 2018-01-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 32 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 2018-01-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 119 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
32 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
514 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
119 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
178 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

569 
WWUS76 KSEW 162324
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
324 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2018

WAZ001-503-506-171130-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0002.180117T1800Z-180118T0100Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
324 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM to 5 PM PST Wednesday. 

* WIND...Southeast 20 to 35 mph, with gusts near 45 mph.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...The San Juan Islands, Anacortes, Lummi
  Island, and coastal Whatcom County.

* TIMING...Wind speeds peaking from late Wednesday morning through
  late Wednesday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude can lead to minor tree damage
  and spotty power outages.

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
673 
WWUS76 KSEW 170503
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
903 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2018

WAZ510-516-517-171230-
/O.EXB.KSEW.WI.Y.0002.180117T1800Z-180118T0200Z/
Admiralty Inlet Area-North Coast-Central Coast-
903 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM to 6 PM PST Wednesday. 

* WIND...Southeast 20 to 35 mph, with gusts near 45 mph.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Whidbey Island, Port Townsend, Neah
  Bay, La Push, Kalaloch, Ocean Shores, Hoquiam, Westport.

* TIMING...Wind speeds peaking from late Wednesday morning 
  through late Wednesday afternoon. 

* IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude can lead to minor tree 
  damage and spotty power outages. 

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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-171230-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0002.180117T1800Z-180118T0200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
903 PM PST Tue Jan 16 2018

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WIND...Southeast 20 to 35 mph, with gusts near 45 mph.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...The San Juan Islands, Anacortes, 
  Lummi Island, and coastal Whatcom County. 

* TIMING...Wind speeds peaking from late Wednesday morning 
  through late Wednesday afternoon. 

* IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude can lead to minor tree 
  damage and spotty power outages. 

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
944 
WWUS76 KSEW 171105
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
305 AM PST Wed Jan 17 2018

WAZ001-503-506-510-516-517-180200-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0002.180117T1800Z-180118T0200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Admiralty Inlet Area-North Coast-Central Coast-
305 AM PST Wed Jan 17 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...Southeast 20 to 35 mph, with gusts near 45 mph.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...San Juan Islands, Whidbey Island, Port
  Townsend, coastal Whatcom county, Neah Bay, La Push, Kalaloch, 
  Ocean Shores, Hoquiam, Westport. 

* TIMING...Wind speeds peaking from late this morning through late
  this afternoon. 

* IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude can lead to minor tree 
  damage and spotty power outages. 

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
092 
WWUS76 KSEW 180156
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
556 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2018

WAZ516-517-180300-
/O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180118T0200Z/
North Coast-Central Coast-
556 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2018

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR THE 
NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST OF WASHINGTON...

$$

WAZ001-503-506-510-180400-
/O.EXT.KSEW.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-180118T0400Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
556 PM PST Wed Jan 17 2018

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...Southeast 20 to 35 mph, with gusts near 50 mph.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...San Juan Islands, Whidbey Island, Port
  Townsend, Whatcom county.

* TIMING...Southeast winds are peaking, and will ease by 8 PM 
  PST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Winds of this magnitude can lead to minor tree 
  damage and spotty power outages. 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 15, 8:45 PM PSTGale WatchSEW18 hr
Jan 16, 2:41 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW5 days
Jan 16, 3:01 PM PSTGale WarningSEW54 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.