After last night's high winds the National Weather Service has issued a Special Weather Statement

SUN SEP 25 2011

...WET AND BLUSTERY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY AND MONDAY...

TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING WET AND WINDY WEATHER TO WESTERN WASHINGTON...ONE ALREADY UPON US TODAY AND ONE ON MONDAY.

THE FORECAST CALLS FOR SHOWERS TODAY BUT AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE HEAVY.

WINDS WILL INCREASE AND MOST AREAS WILL HAVE WIND IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE. THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR WILL HAVE STRONGER WINDS...IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS DO NOT USUALLY CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS...BUT THIS IS THE FIRST WINDY EVENT OF THE SEASON AND A FEW WEAKENED TREES COULD FALL.

THE SECOND STORM...ON MONDAY...WILL HAVE A LITTLE MORE WIND AND A LOT MORE RAIN. LOWLAND AREAS WILL GET A QUARTER TO A HALF INCH OF RAIN AND CERTAIN SPOTS IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL RECEIVE TWO INCHES OR SO.

AMOUNTS LIKE THIS ARE UNLIKELY TO CAUSE ANY FLOODING BUT AREA RIVERS WILL RISE SHARPLY MONDAY NIGHT.

THE COAST AND NORTH INTERIOR WILL AGAIN BE WINDY ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...WITH WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE. OTHER AREAS WILL SEE WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS COULD BE AS HIGH AS 50 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS. AGAIN...WINDS OF THESE SPEEDS GENERALLY DO
NOT CAUSE MAJOR PROBLEMS...BUT COULD KNOCK A FEW TREES AND POWER LINES DOWN.

MORE BENIGN WEATHER IS FORECAST TO RETURN BY MIDWEEK.