POSSIBLE WINDY WEATHER HEADING OUR WAY

Issued by The National Weather Service
Seattle/Tacoma, WA
4:57 pm PST, Tue., Nov. 3, 2009

… WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE MOUNTAINS… COAST… AND NORTHERN INTERIOR THURSDAY…

A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON ON THURSDAY. BREEZY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BECOME SOUTH-SOUTHWEST ON THURSDAY FOR THE NORTH INTERIOR AND COAST INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUST AS HIGH AS 50 MPH.

WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL BE VERY STRONG ON THURSDAY. RIDGETOP WINDS FOR THE OLYMPICS AND LOWER SOUTH FACING SLOPES WILL RANGE FROM 45 TO 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. RIDGETOP WINDS ALONG THE SOUTHERN SLOPES OF THE CASCADES WILL ALSO BE WINDY… WITH SUSTAINED WINDS UP TO 50 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO BE ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAINS… COMBINING FOR DANGEROUS CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

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