Along with the wind advisory the weather service released a flood advisory including an advisory for King County for flooding in small stream from melting snow and rain.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE<\/p>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA<\/p>
303 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012<\/p>
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...A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF WESTERN WASHINGTON. A<\/p>
STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THIS<\/p>
EVENING...WITH A STRONG TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE REACHING WESTERN<\/p>
WASHINGTON AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY...<\/p>
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WAZ503>509-511-512-210715-<\/p>
\/O.NEW.KSEW.WI.Y.0005.120121T0800Z-120121T1800Z\/<\/p>
WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-<\/p>
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-<\/p>
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE\/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-<\/p>
HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-<\/p>
303 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012<\/p>
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...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST<\/p>
SATURDAY...<\/p>
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A WIND<\/p>
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM PST<\/p>
SATURDAY.<\/p>
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* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...EVERETT...SEATTLE...TACOMA...OLYMPIA.<\/p>
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* TIMING...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF THE FRONT THIS<\/p>
EVENING. THE WIND WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHWESTERLY BEHIND THE FRONT.<\/p>
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* WIND...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL<\/p>
DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING.<\/p>
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* IMPACTS...GUSTY WINDS MAY SNAP TREE BRANCHES AND CAUSE LOCAL<\/p>
POWER OUTAGES. AREAS WITH TREE AND LIMB DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ICE<\/p>
STORM MAY SEE NUMEROUS ADDITIONAL FALLING LIMBS. BEWARE SNAGS<\/p>
WHICH ARE LIKELY TO FALL WHEN THE WIND INCREASES OVERNIGHT.<\/p>
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PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...<\/p>
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A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH OR<\/p>
GUSTS OF 45 TO 57 MPH ARE LIKELY.<\/p>
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Flood Advisory<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
FLOOD ADVISORY<\/p>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA<\/p>
350 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012<\/p>
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FLOOD BULLETIN NO. 1<\/p>
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WAC009-027-029-031-033-035-041-045-053-055-057-061-067-073-212330-<\/p>
\/O.NEW.KSEW.FA.Y.0001.120120T2350Z-120121T2330Z\/<\/p>
\/00000.N.RS.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO\/<\/p>
THURSTON-SAN JUAN-ISLAND-LEWIS-SNOHOMISH-WHATCOM-KITSAP-JEFFERSON-<\/p>
MASON-GRAYS HARBOR-CLALLAM-SKAGIT-KING-PIERCE-<\/p>
350 PM PST FRI JAN 20 2012<\/p>
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED AN<\/p>
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* URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY FOR RAIN AND MELTING SNOW<\/p>
IN...<\/p>
CLALLAM COUNTY...<\/p>
ISLAND COUNTY...<\/p>
JEFFERSON COUNTY...<\/p>
SAN JUAN COUNTY...<\/p>
SKAGIT COUNTY...<\/p>
WHATCOM COUNTY...<\/p>
KING COUNTY...<\/p>
KITSAP COUNTY...<\/p>
LEWIS COUNTY...<\/p>
MASON COUNTY...<\/p>
PIERCE COUNTY...<\/p>
SNOHOMISH COUNTY...<\/p>
THURSTON COUNTY...<\/p>
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY...<\/p>
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* UNTIL 330 PM PST SATURDAY.<\/p>
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* AT 331 PM PST RAIN GAGE REPORTS AND NWS DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED<\/p>
MODERATE RAIN OVER MOST OF THE ADVISORY AREA. AMOUNTS RANGE FROM<\/p>
OVER AN INCH IN THE SOUTHWEST WHERE THE RAIN BEGAN SEVERAL HOURS AGO<\/p>
TO A FEW HUNDREDTHS OR ZERO TO THE NORTH WHERE THE RAIN IS JUST<\/p>
GETTING STARTED.<\/p>
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LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH OCCASIONALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD<\/p>
THE ENTIRE AREA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. TOGETHER WITH MELTING SNOW<\/p>
OVER THE LOWLANDS...EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS AND IN<\/p>
NEIGHBORHOODS. STORMWATER WILL POOL IN THE SNOW COVER BEFORE<\/p>
EVENTUALLY MELTING AND RUNNING OFF. IN ADDITION...THE SNOW COVER AND<\/p>
ICE COULD BE BLOCKING STORM DRAINS AND\/OR CULVERTS WHICH COULD ALSO<\/p>
RESULT IN EXCESSIVE PONDING OF WATER OR CAUSE SMALL STREAM TO<\/p>
OVERFLOW THEIR BANKS.<\/p>
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RUNOFF FROM THE RAIN AND MELTING SNOW WILL INCREASE THE POSSIBILITY<\/p>
OF LANDSLIDES AND DEBRIS FLOWS.<\/p>
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PRECAUTIONARY\/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...<\/p>
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CLEARING NEARBY STORM DRAINS COULD HELP LESSEN THE PONDING OF WATER.<\/p>
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DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF FLOOD WATERS. ONLY A FEW INCHES OF<\/p>
RAPIDLY FLOWING WATER CAN QUICKLY CARRY AWAY YOUR VEHICLE.<\/p>
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