<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=2LT5IJ_0wLpsXxI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2LT5IJ_0wLpsXxI00" width="1320" height="743" >SEATTLE — The first wind storms of the fall season don't have to be the strongest of the year to do the most damage.At this time of year with the trees still fairly fully leafed out—and some branches naturally weakened through the dry and hot months of summer—it doesn't take much of a gust to bring down a branch or two.That's why early autumn storms are dubbed "mother nature's tree trimmers."A tight, compact low will swing past western Washington quickly overnight. So we'll go from nice, dry, and a little breezy today to winds gusting 45 mph in spots overnight. Rains will also develop.A wind advisory is up for Friday through early Saturday morning for the north coast, the Admiralty Inlet Area, and San Juan County. These are the areas that face the highest risk of power outages and tree limb damage overnight, especially south-facing portions of those islands.Gale warnings are up for hazardous seas tonight for the Eastern Entrance Waters of the Strait of Juan De Fuca, and Admiralty Inlet, and the Pacific Coastal Waters.Some of the forecasting models even project gusts of 50 to 60 mph near Friday Harbor and Oak Harbor. Tree damage and downed power lines there are likely after dark on Friday and into early Saturday morning.From Mukilteo south toward Olympia, lighter winds of 20 to 35 mph are more possible, but a stray gust of 40 to 45 mph is possible.Gale warnings are up for hazardous seas tonight for the Eastern Entrance Waters of the Strait of Juan De Fuca and Admiralty Inlet and the Pacific Coastal Waters.<img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=45QCg7_0wLpsXxI00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=45QCg7_0wLpsXxI00" width="648" height="365" >Friday evening, the winds are projected to begin picking up around The Sound by midnight and will be the strongest through 7 a.m., Saturday. Gusts on some of the islands may be near 60 mph, with the wind passing showers, which will move through.Winds diminish through the day Saturday with off-and-on showers that continue through Sunday and taper Monday. 1" rainfall totals are possible through the weekend in lowland locations, with 3" possible in the mountains.</div></body>

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Wind advisory issued as early autumn storms expected to hit western Washington

SEATTLE — The first wind storms of the fall season don't have to be the strongest of the year to do the most damage. At this time of year with the trees still fairly fully leafed out—and some branches naturally weakened through the dry and hot months of summer—it doesn't take much of a gust to bring down a branch or two.