West Seattle Weather Watch update: ‘High wind warning’

FIRST REPORT, 6:58 AM: First, the National Weather Service canceled the “special weather statement” that had been up for our area. But now, early this morning, a new weather alert was announced, a “wind advisory” from 3 pm today until 6 am Sunday. See it here. The NWS says the strongest winds are expected this evening, out of the southwest, with gusts possibly up to 45-50 mph.

10 AM UPDATE: The time frame is moved back a bit: 6 pm tonight to 6 am tomorrow. Charge everything now, just in case!

1:13 PM UPDATE: Thanks to the commenters who point out that this is now a “high wind warning,” in effect for 8 pm tonight until 2 am tomorrow. Gusts could be as high as 60 mph. As longtime readers know, weather coverage is a specialty here, so you can count on updates here, whatever happens; please let us know what happens where you are, too. (Get our hotline in your phone for texting/calling – 206-293-6302 – thank you.)

11 Replies to "West Seattle Weather Watch update: 'High wind warning'"

  • StringCheese October 25, 2014 (12:59 pm)

    The latest from NWS (12:09pm):

    High Wind Warning in effect from 8 PM this evening to 2 am PDT Sunday…

    The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a High Wind Warning…which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 2 am PDT Sunday. The Wind Advisory is no longer in effect.

    * Some affected locations…Seattle…Bremerton…Bellevue… Tacoma…Olympia.

    * Timing…strong southwest winds will occur this evening behind a low pressure system.

    * Wind…south 15 to 25 mph late this afternoon…becoming southwest and increasing to 25 to 40 mph with gusts up to 60 mph.

    * Impacts…winds this strong can snap tree branches…topple trees…and cause power outages.

    Precautionary/preparedness actions…

    A High Wind Warning means that a hazardous wind event is imminent or occurring.

    • WSB October 25, 2014 (1:10 pm)

      Thanks, folks – it’s an unusually busy Saturday and I hadn’t checked back on the alerts in a while.

  • Rose St. Dave October 25, 2014 (1:07 pm)

    Looks like this has now been upgraded to a High Wind Warning. I’ll spend this afternoon removing flags, bird feeders and anything else prone to going airborne. With the large amounts of deciduous trees still fully cloaked in fairly green leaves there may be a greater chance of power outages.

  • Rob October 25, 2014 (1:24 pm)

    Now that the Nws has issued a warning for us it will be The Kiss of Death and the forecast will bust.

    • WSB October 25, 2014 (1:26 pm)

      Does seem to happen that way. Probably better ultimately than losing power for hours or days, etc. …

  • HelperMonkey October 25, 2014 (4:28 pm)

    We are in Des Moines right now near the water, wind is picking up

  • gia October 25, 2014 (6:11 pm)

    seattle city light has a good reminder….cordless phones do not work if the lights are out. And 206-684-7400 is a number to store in your phone its a power outage hotline.

  • BB October 25, 2014 (7:49 pm)

    Wind really picking up in Fauntleroy.

    • WSB October 25, 2014 (7:53 pm)

      Yes, we’re opening the storm story now – big wind and lights flickering.

  • Carrie Fischer October 25, 2014 (7:56 pm)

    Lights flickering here in Arbor heights. Hope we don’t loose power, watching the baseball game.

  • shawn October 25, 2014 (9:51 pm)

    We live in shorewood in burien and the power has been off for an hour and the wind continues to howl. Looking south and west i see vashon and 3 tree point still enjoying the wonder of electricity.

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