Pacific Northwest - major windstorm predicted

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[djf]

Attention Freepers in Vancouver, Seattle, Tacoma, and Portland.

I have heard multiple reports about a very high wind advisory coming out.

Batten down the hatches!!

Winds are supposed to start getting bad midday Friday into Friday evening and then settle down sometime Saturday.

NWS has issued a special advisory. SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 455 AM PST THU FEB 2 2006

WAZ001>011-013>016-030045- SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-NORTHERN CASCADE FOOTHILLS- CENTRAL CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHWEST INTERIOR-EVERETT AND VICINITY- SEATTLE METROPOLITAN AREA-TACOMA AREA-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA- HOOD CANAL/KITSAP PENINSULA-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 455 AM PST THU FEB 2 2006

...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY BRING HIGH WINDS TO PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING..

COMPUTER MODELS INDICATE THAT A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM SHOULD BEGIN DEVELOPING OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TODAY...THEN TRACK NORTHEAST TOWARD NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND FRIDAY NIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON FRIDAY NIGHT AND THE MAIN LOW WILL MOVE INLAND OVER SOUTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA SATURDAY MORNING.

THE FORECAST FOR THIS SYSTEM IS STILL SOMEWHAT UNCERTAIN...SINCE SMALL CHANGES IN THE TRACK AND CHANGES IN STRENGTH CAN HAVE A BIG IMPACT ON THE STRENGTH OF WINDS ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON.

BASED ON THE LATEST MODELS THOUGH...THE WASHINGTON COAST AND THE NORTH INTERIOR COULD POSSIBLY HAVE HIGH WINDS AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT...AS WELL AS SATURDAY MORNING WHEN THE MAIN LOW MOVES INLAND.

PARTS OF THE SOUTHWEST INTERIOR COULD POSSIBLY RECEIVE LOCALIZED HIGH WINDS FRIDAY NIGHT AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT.

THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA COULD POSSIBLY RECEIVE HIGH WINDS SATURDAY AS THE MAIN LOW MOVES INLAND.

HIGH WINDS ARE SUSTAINED WINDS (LASTING AROUND A MINUTE) OF 40 MPH OR MORE...OR WIND GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR MORE.

FOR THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THE WINDS MAY NOT REACH 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 58 MPH...BUT THEY MAY BE STILL STRONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE SOME TREE AND POWER LINE DAMAGE. WITH THE SOIL STILL RATHER WET AROUND WESTERN WASHINGTON...TREES MAY STILL BE A LITTLE EASIER TO TOPPLE IN VERY WINDY WEATHER.

[dixiechick2000]

It was sunny almost ALL day today!
My sinuses were draining almost all day today, too. lol

I'm not at 100%, but I feel better than I have since before Christmas.
This is going to be a GOOD week!

[blackie]

Well dixiechick ~ I'm happy to hear that your sinuses are getting tuned up ~ yep it should be sunny all week. :)

[HairOfTheDog]

Wow - welcome back to civilization!

We never lost power here in Tumwater, and I never saw any gusts that were over about 25. I'm happy for that, I'm surrounded by big trees.

Here's a wind storm puzzler...

The tree fell from the right-hand side across road... Here's my questions....

That tree was just as tall as the other surrounding trees... How did it get hung up on the lower line (which is cable) and not on the upper lines (which are power and telephone)

Why didn't whoever cut it off the road cut it again on the other side of the cable to get it off the cable?

The only thing I've been able to figure is that perhaps the power lines just broke, and the power company had already been out to fix them, and they also just left the tree on the cable.

Here's a wind storm puzzler...

[dixiechick2000]

Thank you, blackie.

I feel great!
Hope you are doing well, too.

Sunny bump! ;o)

[djf]

Good news, welcome back to the land of the living!

I'm pretty prepared, I could get by for quite a long time, was quite surprised it was only out for seven hours or so.

[blackie]

It's in the low 60's in our back yard, the sun is shining brightly, dixiechick ~ it's almost like "Spring Is Here!"

My wife and the cats are loving it!! :):)

Big Sunny!

[goodnesswins]

Welcome back to what is known as "civilization" Bay, and Doodles, too. Glad to not hear of tree problems.