Politics & Government
High Wind Warning for Woodinville
Batten down the hatches the winds are expected to blow until 8 p.m. Thursday night.

The National Weather Service issued a High Wind Warning for areas of the Puget Sound including Woodinville. Here is the bulletin from the National Weather Service:
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
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305 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011
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WAZ504-505-507>509-511-512-110400-
/O.UPG.KSEW.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110311T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.HW.W.0006.110310T2305Z-110311T0400Z/
SOUTHWEST INTERIOR-EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-EVERETT AND VICINITY-
SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-
LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA-
305 PM PST THU MAR 10 2011
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...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE WIND
ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
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* SOME AFFECTED LOCATIONS...EVERETT...SEATTLE...TACOMA...
Β OLYMPIA...NORTH BEND...AND MONTESANO.
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* WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS 60 MPH UNTIL THE
Β EARLY EVENING HOURS. WINDS EASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 8 PM AND
Β TO 10 TO 15 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.
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* IMPACTS...WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE SOME POWER OUTAGES AS WELL
Β AS TOPPLE TREES. THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES IS GREATER DUE
Β TO THE SATURATED SOILS IN THE AREA.
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PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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