Update Monday Jan. 23: Actual top wind speed here on Sunday = 21.9 mph.
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Shortly after 2:30 p.m. the National Weather Service issued a new wind advisory that’s in effect until 10 p.m. increasing today’s predicted wind gusts to 45 mph.
* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS…EVERETT…SEATTLE…TACOMA.
* TIMING…WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS EVENING.
* WIND…SOUTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH.
* IMPACTS…WINDS THIS STRONG CAN SNAP SMALL BRANCHES AND CAUSE
LOCAL POWER OUTAGES. TREES THAT HAVE BEEN DAMAGED BY THE
RECENT ICE STORM MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO LOSING LARGE BRANCHES.
Sounds like an interesting evening.