Today
Showers and windy. Highs in the mid to upper 40s. Southwest wind 20 to 30 mph with local gusts to 45 mph. Wind diminishing in the afternoon becoming southwest 15 to 25 mph south of Seattle...and northwest 15 to 25 mph north of Seattle.
Tonight
Cloudy. A chance of evening showers. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. South wind near 10 mph.
Monday
Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning...then rain likely in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 40s to lower 50s. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Today SW wind rising to 20 to 30 kt...except NW wind 10 to 20 kt over the N sound by midday. Wind waves building to 3 to 5 ft. Showers...decreasing in the afternoon.
Tonight SW wind 10 to 20 kt...except NW 5 to 15 kt over the N sound. Wind easing and becoming S over the entire area after midnight. Wind waves up to 3 ft...subsiding. A chance of evening showers.
Mon S wind 5 to 15 kt. Wind waves 2 ft or less. Rain...mainly in the afternoon.
... Wind Advisory in effect until 3 PM PST this afternoon...
The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a Wind Advisory... which is in effect until 3 PM PST this afternoon.
Southwest winds of 20 to 30 mph will develop this morning as a low pressure system moves inland and higher pressure builds in. Local gusts to 45 mph are possible. This will be a relatively brief period of blustery winds... the Puget Sound convergence zone will set up this afternoon.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
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.
2009 Hurricane Coverage
Wind Advisory