We could be set for some very windy weather starting tomorrow afternoon due to the bomb cyclone setting up in the Pacific. This snapshot from WindAlert shows possible gusts off Alki Point of up to 49 mph around 7pm. Typically, this would be a “barking dog” report for us except the wind is coming from the southeast instead of the southwest. The waves during this event should be heading away from our west-facing seawalls and beaches.
Although you may not have waves coming over during this potentially high wind event, we could see trees impacted. We lost a large chunk of our corkscrew willow from an easterly wind event a couple of years ago. We could also see power outages.
The National Weather Service issued a Wind Advisory this afternoon:
1241 PM PST Mon Nov 18 2024 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...East to southeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of northwest and west central Washington. * WHEN...From 2 PM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Strongest winds will occur Tuesday evening into early Wednesday morning. Significant impacts may occur at lower-than-usual wind speeds due to the atypical easterly wind direction.
We do have some high tides, which should be spectacular to watch during this storm.
Get your candles and flashlights ready!
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