Wind Advisory for Whatcom County

Urgent - Weather Message
National Weather Service Seattle Wa
433 pm pst Tue dec 30 2008

A High Wind Warning has been issued for the north and central Washington coast for Tuesday night...

A strong pacific frontal system will move onto the Washington Coast around midnight tonight bringing strong southerly winds ahead of the front...sustained 30 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph Tuesday evening along.

San Juan County-Western Whatcom County-Southwest Interior-East Puget Sound lowlands-Western Skagit County-Everett and vicinity-Seattle Bremerton area-Tacoma area-Admiralty Inlet area-Hood Canal area-lower Chehalis valley area-Eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca-Western Strait of Juan de Fuca-433 pm pst tue dec 30 2008

Wind advisory remains in effect until 7 am pst Wednesday...

A strong pacific frontal system will move onto the Washington Coast late this evening and across the interior after midnight.South winds will increase to 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph this evening....then shift to southwest and slowly decrease by Wednesday morning. Expect the strongest winds over the East Strait to occur behind the front after midnight...where southwesterly Winds of 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 50 mph are expected.

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. Winds this strong can snap small tree branches...topple small or shallow rooted trees...and cause local power outages.

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