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Special Weather Statement, NWS Seattle, WA

November 9, 2021Kitsap County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this special weather statement at Nov 9, 2021, 2:38 PM PST for Kitsap County, Washington. It was in force for 37 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Nov 9, 2021, 2:38 PM PST (22:38 UTC)
Expired
Nov 9, 2021, 3:15 PM PST
In force
37 min
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA
Hail
0.25 in
Wind
40

County Kitsap County, WA

The radar

The Seattle radar (KATX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Quillayute State, WA (KUIL), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 2021-11-09Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Quillayute State, WA at 12:00Z on 2021-11-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 887 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
599 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
887 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
1203 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Nov 9, 2:21 PM PST, 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 9, 2:21 PM PST, 17 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Nov 9, 12:58 PM PST, 1 hour 40 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
1258 PM PST Tue Nov 9 2021

WAZ512-513-515>517-092130-
Western Strait of Juan De Fuca-Lower Chehalis Valley
Area-Olympics-Central Coast-North Coast-
1258 PM PST Tue Nov 9 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of northwestern Grays
Harbor...southwestern Jefferson and western Clallam Counties through
130 PM PST...

At 1256 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking a line of strong
thunderstorms 12 miles north of Queets, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Forks, Sekiu, Amanda Park, Beaver, Queets, Moclips, Clallam Bay,
Quinault, Neilton, Sappho and Humptulips.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4831 12443 4826 12429 4826 12426 4827 12425
      4822 12411 4820 12410 4817 12403 4816 12390
      4730 12351 4724 12422 4730 12424 4730 12428
      4788 12444
TIME...MOT...LOC 2056Z 251DEG 49KT 4771 12424

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

PULLIN
Special weather statement, Nov 9, 1:36 PM PST, 1 hour 2 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
136 PM PST Tue Nov 9 2021

WAZ507-510-511-555-556-558-559-092215-
Admiralty Inlet Area-Bremerton and Vicinity-Hood Canal Area-East
Puget Sound Lowlands-Everett and Vicinity-Seattle and
Vicinity-Bellevue and Vicinity-
136 PM PST Tue Nov 9 2021

...Strong thunderstorms will impact portions of eastern Kitsap...
southwestern Snohomish...northwestern King...northwestern Pierce and
southeastern Island Counties through 215 PM PST...

At 135 PM PST, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms 7 miles southwest of Edmonds, moving east at 40 mph.

HAZARD...Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Edmonds, Bremerton, Renton, Redmond,
Kirkland, Sammamish, Lynnwood, Bothell, Burien, Issaquah, Lake
Stevens, Mukilteo, Mountlake Terrace, Mill Creek, Monroe, Woodinville
and Newcastle.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 4747 12199 4741 12251 4751 12247 4746 12237
      4748 12236 4758 12254 4742 12253 4740 12263
      4792 12257 4792 12256 4780 12248 4778 12240
      4791 12232 4796 12244 4799 12236 4792 12232
      4812 12194 4783 12187
TIME...MOT...LOC 2135Z 251DEG 41KT 4771 12244

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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Special weather statement, Nov 9, 2:38 PM PST, 0 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 8, 10:15 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningSEWMason46 hr
Nov 9, 12:15 AM PSTGale WarningSEW20 hr
Nov 9, 12:15 AM PSTStorm WarningSEW7 hr
Nov 9, 1:50 AM PSTHigh Wind WarningSEWSan Juan8 hr
Nov 9, 4:04 AM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWClallam26 min
Nov 9, 6:29 AM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWIsland46 min
Nov 9, 7:17 AM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWSkagit, Whatcom28 min
Nov 9, 11:15 AM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWGrays Harbor45 min
Nov 9, 11:23 AM PSTSpecial Marine WarningSEW52 min
Nov 9, 11:40 AM PSTTornado WarningSEWKitsap35 min
Nov 9, 11:59 AM PSTTornado WarningSEWKitsap17 min
Nov 9, 12:01 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningSEW44 min
Nov 9, 12:24 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWMason51 min
Nov 9, 12:58 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWClallam32 min
Nov 9, 1:36 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWKitsap39 min
Nov 9, 1:52 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWGrays Harbor38 min
Nov 9, 2:00 PM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSEWGrays Harbor, Mason30 min
Nov 9, 2:14 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWSnohomish46 min
Nov 9, 2:27 PM PSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningSEWMason, Thurston33 min
Nov 9, 2:41 PM PSTSpecial Marine WarningSEW28 min
Nov 9, 2:50 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWGrays Harbor25 min

Nearby

Special Weather Statements in Washington, 2021Every special weather statement in 2021

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.