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Wind Advisory 29, NWS Seattle, WA

November 24, 2021San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 24, 2021, 3:05 PM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 24, 2021, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 24, 2021, 3:05 PM PST (23:05 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 24, 2021, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 25, 2021, 6:00 PM PST
In force
24 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 23:09 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, 11.1 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 2021-11-24Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 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 2021-11-24The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 115 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
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
666 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
115 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
177 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

353 
WWUS76 KSEW 242305
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
305 PM PST Wed Nov 24 2021

WAZ001-503-506-510-251230-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0029.211125T0200Z-211126T0200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, 
Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, and Port Townsend
305 PM PST Wed Nov 24 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with local gusts of 35 to 45
  mph expected.

* WHERE...San Juan County, Western Whatcom County, Western 
  Skagit County and Admiralty Inlet Area.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM PST Thursday.

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


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
530 
WWUS76 KSEW 251108
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
308 AM PST Thu Nov 25 2021

WAZ001-503-506-510-251915-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-211126T0200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, 
Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, and Port Townsend
308 AM PST Thu Nov 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph
  expected.

* WHERE...Western Whatcom County, Western Skagit County, 
  Admiralty Inlet Area and San Juan County.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM PST this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
960 
WWUS76 KSEW 251728
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
928 AM PST Thu Nov 25 2021

WAZ001-503-506-510-260130-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-211126T0200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, 
Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, and Port Townsend
928 AM PST Thu Nov 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Western Whatcom County, Western Skagit County, 
  Admiralty Inlet Area and San Juan County.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM PST this evening.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
700 
WWUS76 KSEW 260134
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
534 PM PST Thu Nov 25 2021

WAZ001-503-506-510-260245-
/O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-211126T0200Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, 
Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, and Port Townsend
534 PM PST Thu Nov 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...

Winds are gradually easing this evening, so the advisory will be
allowed to expire at 6 PM. However, local gusts to around 30 mph
will continue this evening within the advisory area, especially
nearest the waters of the Salish Sea. 

$$

12

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 24, 2:29 AM PSTGale WatchSEW6 hr
Nov 24, 2:29 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW60 hr
Nov 24, 2:43 AM PSTFlood WatchSEWClallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Mason, Skagit and 2 more5 days
Nov 24, 8:47 AM PSTGale WarningSEW34 hr
Nov 24, 2:44 PM PSTGale WatchSEW6 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.