Warnings!!! winds in W WA. Here we go again. Chainsaw, flashlight, candles, check.

[uppityperson]

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/sew/ (map and info at this link)

Winds along coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca, hurricane force winds offshore, and snow above 4000 ft in Olympics and Cascades.

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/total_forecast/getprod.php?wfo=sew&pil=AFD&sid=SEW&version=0

SYNOPSIS...A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL SWEEP THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON TONIGHT. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE TROUGH
An elongated area of relatively low atmospheric pressure, usually not associated with a closed
circulation, and thus used to distinguish from a closed low.
WILL BRING WINDY WEATHER BY DAYBREAK. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NORTH OF EVERETT. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO 4000 FEET IN THE MOUNTAINS ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT
A boundary or transition zone between two air masses of different density, and thus (usually) of different temperature. A moving front is named according to the advancing air mass, e.g., cold front if colder air is advancing.

UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

LOW SEEMS TO BE TRACKING TO THE NORTH WA COAST FOR NOW HOWEVER...WHICH IS DISCONCERTING. FRONTAL SYSTEM HAD SLYSLY GALES AS IT MOVED ACROSS THE OCEAN BUOYS AND WILL BE WATCHING BUOY5 AND 36 TO SEE WHAT SORT OF WINDS ARE IN THE BENT BACK OCCLUSION...THE STRONGEST PART OF THE SYSTEM IS LIKELY TO BE THE TROFTROF ARRIVING NWNW WA LATE TONIGHT. WIND ADVISORIES ARE UP FOR THE STRAIT AND NORTH OF EVERETT. THE 4KMWRF HAD AN AREA OF 50KT SWSW WIND OVER THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AT 11Z...IMPRESSIVE FOR AN OCTOBER SYSTEM. OVER THE LAND AREAS I HAVE LOCAL GUSTS TO 45 MPH FOR THOSE ZONES WITH THE WIND ADVISORYWIND ADVISORY
Sustained winds 30 mph and greater or frequent wind gusts 35 mph or greater. These thresholds are
slightly higher for desert and mountain areas.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
227 PM PDT MON OCT 6 2008

...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDY WEATHER TO THE
NORTHWEST WASHINGTON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...

WAZ001-503-506-507-510-514-515-070530-
/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0011.081007T0900Z-081007T1600Z/
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-
EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
227 PM PDT MON OCT 6 2008

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY.

A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CROSS VANCOUVER ISLAND TONIGHT.
PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL INCREASE AS A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW
PRESSURE BRUSHES THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND NORTH INTERIOR
AREA. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE LIKELY TO BE RIGHT AROUND DAYBREAK.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL
TREE BRANCHES...TOPPLE SMALL OR SHALLOW- ROOTED TREES...AND CAUSE
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH HIGH
PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD ALSO BE ALERT FOR SUDDEN...STRONG CROSS
WINDS.

[Mojambo]

1. Just fucking great. n/t

[uppityperson]

2. found the warning for "hurricane force" winds Cape Flattery & Canadian border to Cape Lookout

Will be quite windy out there tonight, says to 65 knots
http://forecast.weather.gov/wwamap/wwatxtget.php?cwa=sew&wwa=hurricane%20force%20wind%20warning

Here is for where I am (blech)...
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
300 PM PDT MON OCT 6 2008

GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING


TONIGHT
SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 30 TO 40 KT. WIND WAVES
2 TO 4 FT...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN IN THE
EVENING...THEN SCATTERED SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TUE
W WIND 30 TO 40 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES
5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SCATTERED
SHOWERS.