WeatherWatcher: High Wind Warning, Colder air on the way

High Wind Warning

Colder air

High Wind Warning: The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a High Wind Warning for the greater Seattle area, which includes Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. The warning is in effect for Tuesday between 5am and 6pm. Winds are expected to peak in the mid morning to mid afternoon hours with sustained speeds of 25 to 40mph and gusts up to 60mph.

Winds this strong can bring down trees, damage property and cause power outages. A high wind warning is issued when a hazardous high wind event is expected or occurring with sustained wind speeds of at least 40mph or gusts of 50mph or more.

Expect this to be the strongest wind event we've had since August 29, 2015. In fact it is right in the neighborhood of the same wind speeds as August 29, with the only difference that most of our trees have shed their leaves now and the ground is very wet. It is likely that we will have some large trees suffer from uprooting and wide spread power outages.

Colder air is making an appearance behind this wind storm and Thursday night through the weekend looks particularly interesting. It is going to be mostly dry Thursday and on through the weekend but there is a weather pattern in place that is going to give us our first good sustained shot of Frasier river valley outflow. This will bring much colder air into the region than we are used to and we might have a couple of nights dip below the freezing mark.

So, if you haven't winterized your home or property yet, after this wind storm blows through would be the best time to get that done as I believe our first frost is on its way now.

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