From 4:00pm PST, Mon Dec 17 until 1:00am PST, Tue Dec 18
Action Recommended: Make preparations per the instructions
Issued by: Seattle/Tacoma – WA, US, National Weather Service,
…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST TUESDAY… THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 AM PST TUESDAY. * WIND…SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…FERNDALE, BELLINGHAM, SANDY POINT, ANACORTES, FRIDAY HARBOR. * TIMING…WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THOUGHOUT THE DAY REACHING WARNING CRITERIA BY 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS…SNAPPED TREE BRANCHES AND DOWNED TREES ALONG WITH LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS… A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE CAN LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE.
