Wind Advisory for Whatcom County

Urgent - Weather Message
National Weather Service Seattle Wa
255 pm pst Mon Jan 11 2010

A surface low will move northward about 300 miles west of the Washington coast this afternoon and evening before moving up near the north tip of Vancouver Island a little before midnight. This low will strengthen pressure gradients across Western Washington with very windy conditions developing along the coast and over
the Northwest Interior,including Whatcom County.
 
San Juan County-western Whatcom county-western Skagit county-Admiralty Inlet area-
255 pm pst Mon Jan 11 2010

Wind advisory remains in effect until 3 am pst Tuesday...

* Localized windy conditions have already developed with Southeast winds 35 mph gusting to 47 mph at Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.

* Winds: sustained south to southeast winds of 30 to 39 mph or Gusts of 45 to 57 mph can be expected this afternoon and evening.

* Timing: winds will increase late this afternoon with very windy conditions becoming more widespread. The period of  strongest winds mostly likely between 6 pm and midnight. Winds will decrease gradually after midnight.

* Impacts: the main effects will mostly likely be power outages and small branches snapped off of trees.

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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