HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROMTHURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…HOQUIAM…FORKS…OAK HARBOR…
BELLINGHAM…FRIDAY HARBOR…AND MOUNT VERNON.
* WINDS…EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH ON THURSDAY.
* TIMING…THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE
LATE MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON TIME FRAME.
* IMPACTS…THE POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN
SOME POWER OUTAGES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR DAMAGING WINDS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES…DOWN POWER LINES…AND DAMAGE SOME STRUCTURES.