Updated: WeatherWatcher: Wind advisory for Thursday afternoon

The National Weather Service of Seattle has issued a high wind advisory for the Puget Sound Lowlands, this includes Shoreline and Lake Forest Park. Winds will pick up starting in the early afternoon to about 20-30mph with gusts up to 50mph. The advisory currently expires at 9pm.

Scattered power outages possible, downed tree limbs and trees that are weak, sick, or shallow rooted is possible.

8:30pm update: The advisory was upgraded to a warning, however winds at the North City Elementary station only gusted to 42mph, so they didn't actually get strong enough to meet warning criteria,