The National Weather Service this morning issued this advisory flood watch affecting the North Olympic Peninsula, then added a warning for high winds — especially on the West End.
The wind advisory:
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
951 AM PST MON NOV 21 2011
…DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE
NORTHWEST INTERIOR THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
.HIGH WINDS ARE LIKELY ALONG THE WASHINGTON COAST AND IN THE
NORTHWEST INTERIOR THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…AS A
STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. WINDY CONDITIONS
ARE ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE PUGET SOUND REGION AND THE SOUTHWEST
INTERIOR OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.
WAZ504-505-507>509-511-512-514-515-220200-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0019.111122T0300Z-111122T2000Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
951 AM PST MON NOV 21 2011
…WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
TUESDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON PST
TUESDAY.
* WIND…SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 MPH THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 45
MPH.
* TIMING…THROUGH NOON TODAY.
* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS MORNING COULD TOPPLE SMALL TREES OR 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. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP
SMALL TREE BRANCHES…TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW ROOTED TREES…AND
CAUSE LOCAL POWER OUTAGES.
Unlike a flood warning, a flood watch advises the public of conditions favorable to flooding, but that floods are not imminent.
.A FRONT WILL STALL OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY.
4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN IS EXPECTED OVER THE OLYMPICS DURING THIS
TIME FRAME. THIS WILL CAUSE SHARP RISES IN THE RIVERS FLOWING OFF
OF THE OLYMPICS ON TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
…FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A
* FLOOD WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON…INCLUDING THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES… GRAYS HARBOR…CLALLAM…JEFFERSON
MASON.
* FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
* 4 TO 7 INCHES OF RAIN FROM MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
* RIVERS WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE TO FLOOD ARE THE SKOKOMISH AND
ELWHA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FLOOD WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR FLOODING BUT
FLOODING IS NOT IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. MONITOR THE LATEST
FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND BE READY TO ACT
QUICKLY IF FLOODING IS OBSERVED OR A WARNING IS ISSUED.
