Strong Winds Tonight and Tomorrow

 I have gotten a half-dozen emails asking about wind overnight.

Not the end of the world, but a strong front will be moving through. The Washington Coast and NW Washington will again get quite breezy, with some gusts reaching 50-60 mph.    I expect far less damage this time, since the trees have already been heavily "tested" by previous events.

Over the interior of western Washington, the  predicted maximum overnight winds are shown below, reaching  5 knots over the eastern Strait of Juan de Fuca.   Those living on northern Whidbey Island should recharge their devices NOW.

Winds will be gusty near the water of central and southern Sound, but I don't expect many outages.

Looking at the maximum predicted gusts over the whole state through Wednesday evening (below), strong winds on the coast are evident.   

But there is something else.   As the front moves through, there will be VERY strong winds, with localized gusts reaching 70 knots. on the eastern slopes and foothills of the Cascades.

The last front that moved through resulted in a huge increase in the output of the wind turbines east of the Cascades (see below).  

Thus, there will be LOTS of wind energy being produced tomorrow....so this is the time to charge your EV cars!