The National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement warning about high wind event likely to take place Sunday night and into Monday morning. The current forecast models don't indicate it will have a major impact in West Seattle but conditions change rapidly with weather and this is a strong storm.

Special Weather Statement

POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...

THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A SIGNIFICANT AND DAMAGING HIGH WIND EVENT FOR PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WIND AND THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGE WILL BE ALONG THE COAST. DEPENDING ON THE EVOLUTION OF THIS WEATHER SETUP...THE NORTH INTERIOR...THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA...AND THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND REGION COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND ON MONDAY.

THE SETUP WILL BE A RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING STORM CENTER PASSING OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST ON MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW CENTER WILL PEAK IN STRENGTH JUST BEFORE REACHING THE COASTAL WATERS WEST OF VANCOUVER ISLAND ON MONDAY AFTERNOON.

COMPUTER MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT ON THE RAPID INTENSIFICATION OF THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER AND ITS NORTH-NORTHEAST MOVEMENT OFF THE COAST. HOWEVER...MODELS DIFFER ON THE TRACK OF THE STILL- UNDEVELOPED LOW...PASSING IT ANYWHERE BETWEEN 125 MILES AND 250 MILES WEST OF LA PUSH. THE STRENGTH OF WIND AND DAMAGE POTENTIAL WILL DEPEND GREATLY ON HOW CLOSE THE LOW CENTER PASSESTO THE COAST...WITH THE GREATEST SENSITIVITY OVER INTERIOR
LOCATIONS.

PERSONS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BEGIN EARLY PREPARATION FOR THIS POTENTIAL HIGH WIND EVENT. PEOPLE WITH CONCERNS OVER THE NORTH INTERIOR...IN THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA AND OVER THE SOUTH PUGET SOUND REGION SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING THE LATEST FORECAST
UPDATES. BE SURE TO CHECK BACK THIS WEEKEND FOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS... WATCHES... WARNINGS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.