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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Seattle, WA

April 9, 2018San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Apr 9, 2018, 2:57 PM PDT for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Apr 10, 2018, 6:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 9, 2018, 2:57 PM PDT (21:57 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 10, 2018, 6:00 AM PDT
Expired
Apr 10, 2018, 1:12 PM PDT
In force
7 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 21:59 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, 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 2018-04-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 5 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2018-04-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 87 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
5 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
607 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
45 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
125 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

154 
WWUS76 KSEW 092157
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
257 PM PDT Mon Apr 9 2018

WAZ001-503-506-507-510-516-517-100600-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0009.180410T1300Z-180410T2200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Everett and Vicinity-Admiralty Inlet Area-North Coast-
Central Coast-
257 PM PDT Mon Apr 9 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PDT TUESDAY...

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect from 6 AM to 3 PM PDT Tuesday. 

* WIND...South to southeast 20 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph. 

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Hoquiam, Forks, Friday Harbor,
  Bellingham, Whidbey Island, Everett.

* TIMING...Morning through mid afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Minor tree damage and spotty power outages are
  possible.

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
803 
WWUS76 KSEW 100935
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
235 AM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018

WAZ001-503-506-507-510-516-517-102200-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0009.180410T1300Z-180410T2200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Everett and Vicinity-Admiralty Inlet Area-North Coast-
Central Coast-
235 AM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM
PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WIND...South to southeast 20 to 35 mph with gusts 45 to 50 mph.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Hoquiam, Forks, Friday Harbor, 
  Bellingham, Whidbey Island, Everett. 

* TIMING...This morning through mid afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Minor tree damage and spotty power outages are 
  possible. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds up to 35 mph are 
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially
for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

www.weather.gov/seattle
955 
WWUS76 KSEW 101902
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
1202 PM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018

WAZ516-517-102015-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-180410T2200Z/
North Coast-Central Coast-
1202 PM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Seattle has cancelled the Wind
Advisory for the North and Central Washington Coast. 

Wind speeds have fallen below advisory criteria and will 
continue to fall for the rest of this afternoon.

$$

WAZ001-503-506-507-510-102200-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-180410T2200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Everett and Vicinity-Admiralty Inlet Area-
1202 PM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018

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

* WIND...South to southeast 20 to 35 mph with gusts around 45 mph.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Whidbey 
  Island, Everett. 

* TIMING...Through mid afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Minor tree damage and spotty power outages are 
  possible. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds up to 35 mph are
expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult,
especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

www.weather.gov/seattle
683 
WWUS76 KSEW 102012
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
112 PM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018

WAZ001-503-506-507-510-102115-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-180410T2200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Everett and Vicinity-Admiralty Inlet Area-
112 PM PDT Tue Apr 10 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Seattle has cancelled the Wind
Advisory. 

$$

www.weather.gov/seattle

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 8, 7:14 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW6 hr
Apr 8, 10:42 PM PDTRiver Flood WarningSEWThurston16 hr
Apr 9, 2:41 AM PDTGale WatchSEW7 hr
Apr 9, 2:41 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW27 hr
Apr 9, 9:20 AM PDTGale WarningSEW30 hr
Apr 9, 3:00 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW53 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.