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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Seattle, WA

November 26, 2022San Juan County, Washington

NWS Seattle, WA issued this wind advisory at Nov 26, 2022, 12:34 PM PST for San Juan County, Washington. It took effect at Nov 26, 2022, 6:00 PM PST. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2022, 12:34 PM PST (20:34 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 26, 2022, 6:00 PM PST
Expired
Nov 27, 2022, 9:00 AM PST
In force
15 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 20:35 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, 8.6 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 2022-11-26Temperature 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°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Quillayute State, WA at 12:00Z on 2022-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 103 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
555 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
103 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

033 
WWUS76 KSEW 262034
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
1234 PM PST Sat Nov 26 2022

WAZ516-271200-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.221127T0200Z-221127T1400Z/
North Coast-
Including the cities of Beaver, Clearwater, Forks, La Push, 
Neah Bay, Ozette, and Queets
1234 PM PST Sat Nov 26 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...North Coast.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM PST Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ001-503-506-271200-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.221127T0200Z-221127T1400Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, 
Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, and Burlington
1234 PM PST Sat Nov 26 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 55 mph
  expected, becoming southwest after midnight. 

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

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 6 AM PST Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$

WAZ510-271200-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.221127T0200Z-221127T1700Z/
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the city of Port Townsend
1234 PM PST Sat Nov 26 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph 
  expected, becoming west after midnight. 

* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet Area.

* WHEN...From 6 PM this evening to 9 AM PST Sunday.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
118 
WWUS76 KSEW 271157
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
357 AM PST Sun Nov 27 2022

WAZ001-503-506-516-271300-
/O.CAN.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221127T1400Z/
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Western Skagit County-
North Coast-
Including the cities of Friday Harbor, Bellingham, Mount Vernon, 
Anacortes, Sedro-Woolley, Burlington, Beaver, Clearwater, Forks, 
La Push, Neah Bay, Ozette, and Queets
357 AM PST Sun Nov 27 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have eased below advisory thresholds.

$$

WAZ510-271700-
/O.CON.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221127T1700Z/
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the city of Port Townsend
357 AM PST Sun Nov 27 2022

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...West winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph.

* WHERE...Admiralty Inlet Area.

* WHEN...Until 9 AM PST this morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
252 
WWUS76 KSEW 271651
NPWSEW

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
851 AM PST Sun Nov 27 2022

WAZ510-271800-
/O.EXP.KSEW.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221127T1700Z/
Admiralty Inlet Area-
Including the city of Port Townsend
851 AM PST Sun Nov 27 2022

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...

Winds have eased below criteria.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 26, 2:57 AM PSTGale WatchSEW5 hr
Nov 26, 2:57 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW66 hr
Nov 26, 3:04 AM PSTWinter Storm WarningSEW55 hr
Nov 26, 8:26 AM PSTGale WarningSEW26 hr
Nov 26, 8:26 AM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW56 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.