Windy weather overnight on North Olympic Peninsula
Published 5:14 pm Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Look for some strong winds in areas bordering the Strait of Juan de Fuca overnight.
Here is the bulletin for our area from the National Weather Service in Seattle:
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
228 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM PDT
THURSDAY.
* WINDS…SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH AT
TIMES WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH.
* TIMING…WESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS…SOME BRANCHES OR TREES MAY BREAK OR FALL WITH THESE
WIND SPEEDS. SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT…ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
Special weather statement:
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-
NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
437 PM PDT WED APR 7 2010
ANOTHER STRONG SPRING STORM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT
INTO THURSDAY PRODUCING BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. GUSTY SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA AS THE COLD FRONT
PASSES THROUGH THE AREA…ACCOMPANIED WITH SHOWERS.
THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING COOLER AIR INLAND WITH SNOW LEVELS ONLY A
FEW HUNDRED FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. AS A RESULT…THE HIGHER HILLS MAY SEE LIGHT SNOW
WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS…PARTICULARLY IN THE INTERIOR AS A PUGET
SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE DEVELOPS. A LIGHT DUSTING IS POSSIBLE…BUT
SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED AS LOW TEMPERATURES
WILL STAY ABOVE FREEZING.
