National Weather Service issues wind advisory

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from 1 p.m. today, Sunday, March 11 through 1 p.m. Monday.

The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory from 1 p.m. today, Sunday, March 11 through 1 p.m. Monday.

 

Wind Advisory

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA

254 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

WAZ505-120615-

/O.UPG.KSEW.HW.A.0004.120312T0800Z-120312T1900Z/

/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0018.120312T0800Z-120312T2000Z/

EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-

254 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND

ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 1 PM PDT MONDAY. THE

HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...NORTH BEND...ISSAQUAH...BUCKLEY...

AND ENUMCLAW.

* TIMING...A STRONG FRONT WILL MAKE LANDFALL LATE TONIGHT AND

MONDAY MORNING. STRONG EASTERLY PRESSURE GRADIENTS AHEAD OF THE

FRONT WILL AFFECT THE NORMALLY WINDY AREAS AROUND ENUMCLAW AND

BUCKLEY AS WELL AS THE APPROACHES TO THE PASSES SUCH AS BETWEEN

GOLD BAR AND INDEX ON HIGHWAY 2 AND BETWEEN FALL CITY AND AND

NORTH BEND ON INTERSTATE 90.

* WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO

50 MPH ARE LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES AND CAUSE 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.