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EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-
501 AM PST SAT DEC 20 2008
…HIGH WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM
PST SUNDAY…
I made a quick little video if anyone is interested in watching 
AT THE HEIGHT OF THIS EVENT…SUSTAINED WINDS COULD REACH 50 TO 70 MPH WITH PEAK GUSTS
OF 70 TO 90 MPH. COMMUNITIES IN EASTERN SNOHOMISH COUNTY SUCH
AS SULTAN AND GOLD BAR COULD ALSO EXPERIENCE WINDS APPROACHING
THIS MAGNITUDE.
THIS EVENT COULD RIVAL A SIMILAR FOOTHILLS WIND STORM FROM EARLY
DECEMBER 2003. DURING THAT EVENT…NUMEROUS TREES WERE BLOWN
OVER…BLOCKING RESIDENTIAL STREETS AND MAJOR HIGHWAYS ALIKE…
INCLUDING HIGHWAY 18 NEAR TIGER MOUNTAIN. POWER WAS KNOCKED OUT
TO MANY RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES FOR AS MUCH AS A WEEK.
PREPARATIONS FOR THIS WINDSTORM SHOULD BE COMPLETED BY THIS
MORNING. BE SURE TO HAVE ENOUGH SUPPLIES ON HAND TO LAST FOR
SEVERAL DAYS SHOULD YOU BE STRANDED AT HOME.
IN ADDITION…WIND CHILL READINGS DURING THIS EVENT MAY BE NEAR
ZERO WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS THAT A SEVERE HIGH WIND EVENT IS
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 50 MPH…OR
GUSTS OF 75 MPH OR HIGHER WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE LOWLANDS.
RESIDENTS AND LOCAL OFFICIALS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR WIDESPREAD DAMAGE AND POWER OUTAGES THAT COULD LAST
FOR MORE THAN A WEEK.