Wind advisory issued by National Weather Service

The National Weather service reports high wind watch no longer in effect, but wind advisory issued to 4 p.m. Monday.

The National Weather service reports high wind watch no longer in effect, but wind advisory issued to 4 p.m. Monday.

 

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA

215 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

WAZ505-507-508-170700-

/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0009.121217T0800Z-121217T2000Z/

/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0037.121217T0600Z-121218T0000Z/

EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-

SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-

215 PM PST SUN DEC 16 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST

MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND

ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST

MONDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...SEATTLE...EVERETT...BELLEVUE...AND

BREMERTON.

* TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY

MORNING.

* WIND...WINDS WILL RAPIDLY RISE LATE TONIGHT FROM THE SOUTHWEST

AT 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL

CONTINUE AT TIMES MONDAY MORNING...THEN EASE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL TREE BRANCHES...

TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE LOCAL POWER

OUTAGES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR

GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.

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