Update: Flood watches in Clallam, Jefferson; Port Townsend ferry back in service
Published 12:22 pm Thursday, January 14, 2010
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Service resumed on the Port Townsend-Keystone ferry route with the 3:35 p.m. sailing. The ferry was idled shortly after noon because of high winds and rough seas. Further Washington State Ferries bulletins at http://tinyurl.com/ywbeuq .
FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR
* PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON…INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING
COUNTIES… GRAYS HARBOR…CLALLAM…JEFFERSON…SKAGIT…
WHATCOM SNOHOMISH.
* FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON
* RAIN…HEAVY AT TIMES…IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATER THIS
AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT AND THEN PERSIST THROUGH FRIDAY. THE
HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL OCCUR ON THE COAST…AND THE SOUTH OR
SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPIC RANGE AND NORTH CASCADES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTH
FACING SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS BY LATE FRIDAY…WITH 3 TO 5
INCHES POSSIBLE ON THE SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES OF THE NORTH
CASCADES.
* THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS…
ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT MAY STILL BE RUNNING HIGH.
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STRONG WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE OLYMPICS…
.A STRONG FRONT WILL APPROACH THE REGION TONIGHT AND GENERATE STRONG
WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE. THIS WILL IMPACT MAINLY ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 1,500 FEET…INCLUDING THE HURRICANE RIDGE AREA.
HIGH WIND WARNING IN OLYMPICS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY…
* WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 50 MPH SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH.
* STRONG WINDS THIS EVENING WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING
FRIDAY MORNING.
* THERE IS A GOOD CHANCE FOR TREE DAMAGE AT THESE WIND SPEEDS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A HAZARDOUS WIND EVENT IS IMMINENT
OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH…OR GUSTS OF 75
MPH OR HIGHER WILL OCCUR IN THE MOUNTAINS.
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…GALE WARNING ON EAST AND WEST ENTRANCES TO STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT…
.TODAY…SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN LIKELY.
.TONIGHT…SE WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. RAIN AT TIMES.
.FRI…S WIND 20 TO 30 KT…BECOMING W 15 TO 25 KT IN THE MORNING
THEN BECOMING E 10 TO 15 KT LATE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING
TO 1 OR 2 FT LATE. RAIN IN THE MORNING. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE
AFTERNOON.
.FRI NIGHT…LIGHT WIND. WIND WAVES LESS THAN 1 FT.
.SAT…NE WIND 10 KT BECOMING E 15 TO 25 KT IN THE EVENING. WIND
WAVES 1 FT BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE EVENING.
.SUN AND MON…SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT.
