Just when I thought it was safe to go out again - from Cliff Mass:
Hold on to your hats! Western Washington winds are about to blow!
A tight, but strong, low center is about to pass north of the Puget Sound region, bringing strong wind gusts that could get as high as 50 mph in exposed locations.
The UW WRF forecast model shows the predicted low at 8 AM (see below), with a large pressure difference on its periphery (solid lines are isobars, lines of constant pressure)
By 1 PM, the low is north of Puget Sound, with the area of large pressure gradient right over western WA. That means wind.
Already gusting to 20MPH here. Any tree limbs that have not been brought down by the snow or ice will be brought down by this wind. More power outages... I still have most of the wood bin loaded up so heat is not an issue. Lots of spare batteries for the LED lanterns and a bunch of candles left.
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