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WWUS86 KSEW 140029
SPSSEW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
429 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014

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SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-
EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY-
EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
OLYMPICS-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST-
WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES-
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES-
429 PM PST THU FEB 13 2014
...THREE STRONG STORMS TO AFFECT WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING WITH STRONG WIND...RAIN AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW...
THE FIRST STORM WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS EVENING. WIND ADVISORIES ARE
IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH INTERIOR...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE MOUNTAINS...SO PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST
ADVISORY AND FORECAST PRODUCTS FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON
THE FIRST STORM.
A BREAK IN THE STORMY WEATHER IS EXPECTED FROM LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THE SECOND STORM WILL ARRIVE AROUND MID-DAY ON SATURDAY. ONCE
AGAIN...RAIN AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
INCREASE AS THE STORM ARRIVES...WITH POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO
55 MPH ALONG THE WASHINGTON COAST...WHILE THE INTERIOR I-5
CORRIDOR EXPERIENCES GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH. WINDS OF THIS
MAGNITUDE CAN CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES.
A SHORT BREAK IN STORMY WEATHER IS EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
THE GREATEST CONCERN IS WITH THE THIRD AND FINAL STORM...WHICH
WILL ARRIVE LATE SUNDAY MORNING. THIS STORM WILL CONTAIN EVEN
STRONGER WINDS THAN THE SECOND STORM...WITH A DAMAGING HIGH WIND
EVENT POSSIBLE FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE WASHINGTON COAST.
FURTHER INLAND ALONG THE I-5 CORRIDOR...STRONG WINDS MAY BE CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING ADDITIONAL MINOR DAMAGE. AGAIN...WIND SPEEDS WITH
THIS THIRD STORM SHOULD BE EVEN STRONGER THAN WITH THE PREVIOUS
STORM.
THIS THIRD STORM ON SUNDAY WILL ALSO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN OVER THE
LOWLANDS OF SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. THE RAIN WILL CAUSE RISES ON SOME
LOW ELEVATION RIVERS SUCH AS THE CHEHALIS...WITH MINOR FLOODING
POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK. THE SUCCESSION OF STORMS WILL SERVE TO
SATURATE THE GROUND AND INCREASE THE RISK OF LANDSLIDES WITH THE
SUNDAY STORM. IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 2500 FEET...THIS WILL BE A
SIGNIFICANT WINTER STORM. VERY STRONG WIND AND 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW
MAY CAUSE DISORIENTING BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN EXPOSED MOUNTAIN
LOCATIONS.
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HANER
WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE