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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Seattle, WA

March 5, 2021San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Mar 5, 2021, 8:56 AM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 5, 2021, 8:56 AM PST (16:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 5, 2021, 2:00 PM PST
In force
5 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 16:57 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, 4.9 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 2021-03-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 3 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 2021-03-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 753 square meters per square second.1939587897117136Sfc1 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
3 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
645 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
56 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
753 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
930 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

155 
WWUS76 KSEW 051656
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
856 AM PST Fri Mar 5 2021

WAZ001-503-052200-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.210305T1656Z-210305T2200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor and Bellingham
856 AM PST Fri Mar 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...San Juan County and Western Whatcom County.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM PST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds along the water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
532 
WWUS76 KSEW 051849
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
1049 AM PST Fri Mar 5 2021

WAZ506-510-052200-
/O.EXA.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210305T2200Z/
Western Skagit County-Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Mount Vernon, Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, 
Burlington, and Port Townsend
1049 AM PST Fri Mar 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Western Skagit County and Admiralty Inlet Area.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM PST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds along the water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-052200-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-210305T2200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor and Bellingham
1049 AM PST Fri Mar 5 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Western Whatcom County and San Juan County.

* WHEN...Until 2 PM PST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. 
  Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may 
  result.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds along the water.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high
profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 4, 8:23 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW47 hr
Mar 5, 2:54 PM PSTGale WatchSEW24 hr
Mar 5, 3:04 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWIsland26 min
Mar 5, 3:21 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWKitsap39 min
Mar 5, 3:33 PM PSTSpecial Weather StatementSEWSkagit42 min

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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.