Wind advisory for Whatcom County

Urgent - weather message National Weather Service Seattle Wa
829 am pst Thu Nov 5 2009

Windy conditions for the Northwest Interior and Admiralty Inlet through this evening...

San Juan County-western Whatcom County-western Skagit County-Admiralty Inlet area-...Wnd Advisory in effect until midnight pst tonight...

Winds in the northwest interior and Admiralty Inlet area will Increase this morning into the afternoon ahead of a strong cold Front. Southeast winds will increase to 25 to 35 mph later this Morning with gusts from 40 to 50 mph possible. The strong winds Will continue until the front passes through the area later this evening. Winds will still be breezy out of south southwest tonight...but will drop below advisory criteria.

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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