A Saturday storm will be near the Washington coast to start the weekend and make landfall along the Vancouver Island coast by evening. It's a fairly potent low pressure system though it will be weakening as it moves ashore.
- Windy and wet Saturday
- Spotty power outages/tree damage possible
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The Seattle metro area and the Sound look to have sustained winds of 20-30 mph with peak gusts in the 35-45 mph range. I think most of us will have gusts in the 30-40 mph range, but closer to Everett north it could be closer to 45 mph.
Wind forecast
The Washington coast still looks to have peak gusts of 50-60 mph with 40+ mph winds common. A High Wind Watch is warranted for that area and has been issued for Saturday.
Wind gusts will likely be upwards of 50 mph as parts of the North Sound -- such as Bellingham, San Juans Islands and Whidbey Island, with speeds of 40+ mph common.
Again, stronger wind will be in the afternoon and early evening hours.
The story will be pretty much on-par with the half-dozen or more windy days through the fall and winter that produced sporadic tree damage and some power outages.
It is April, so we might have a few more tree issues given foliage is coming out and it's been quite a few weeks since the last wind event.
Sunday will be a little unsettled with showers and sun breaks. Rain chances continue into next week.