Camano Island, Washington

The National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a

* Flood Warning for small streams in...
Clallam County...
Jefferson County...
Mason County...
Grays Harbor County...

* until 1115 PM PST Tuesday.

* At 1117 am PST heavy rain over the Olympic Mountains will cause
widespread high water... including flooding... on small streams and
rivers of the olympic peninsula.

A Flood Warning means that flooding is imminent or has been reported.
Stream rises will be slow and flash flooding is not expected.
However... all interested parties should take necessary precautions
immediately.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

Runoff from the heavy rains could trigger landslides and debris
flows.

Additional rainfall amounts of 3 to 5 inches are possible in the
warned area. Heavy rain will continue to fall this afternoon and
tonight before tapering to showers during the day Tuesday. Rivers
will remain high... in some cases flooding adjacent areas... through
Tuesday evening.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause elevated levels on
small creeks and streams... and ponding of water on country roads and
farmland along the banks of creeks and streams.

Do not drive your vehicle into areas where the water covers the
roadway. The water depth may be too great to allow your car to cross
safely. Move to higher ground.


Lat... Lon 4839 12476 4817 12404 4806 12270 4811 12270
      4810 12269 4788 12261 4768 12284 4782 12287
      4738 12315 4735 12315 4752 12280 4718 12286
      4708 12320 4679 12316 4679 12411 4696 12382
      4704 12411 4692 12417 4693 12417


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weather.Gov/Seattle

... Flood Watch remains in effect through Wednesday morning...

The Flood Watch continues for

* portions of western Washington... including the following
counties... Grays Harbor... Clallam... Jefferson... Skagit...
Whatcom... Mason... Snohomish.

* Through Wednesday morning

* heavy rain in the Olympics through tonight could drive rivers
above flood stage. The Skokomish River in Mason County is
already under a Flood Warning... and major flooding is possible.
Other olympic peninsula rivers like the Satsop...
bogachiel... elwah... and Dungeness rivers could also flood.

* The Nooksack river in Whatcom County cloud also flood. If
flooding does develop on the Nooksack river it would most
likely occur tonight or Tuesday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A Flood Watch means conditions are favorable for flooding but
flooding is not imminent or occurring. Monitor the latest
forecasts from the National Weather Service and be ready to act
quickly if flooding is observed or a warning is issued.


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... High Wind Warning remains in effect until noon PST today...
... High wind watch remains in effect from this evening through
Tuesday afternoon...

A High Wind Warning remains in effect until noon PST today. A
high wind watch remains in effect from this evening through
Tuesday afternoon.

South winds of 25 to 40 mph with local gusts to 60 mph will
continue this morning as a vigorous low pressure trough moves by
the region and tracks into British Columbia.

Another period of damaging winds is possible tonight and Tuesday
as a deep surface low pressure center moves northeast across
Vancouver Island. Widespread winds of 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph
are possible with this system.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A High Wind Warning means that a hazardous wind event is imminent
or occurring. High winds can topple trees... down power lines...
and destroy property.

A high wind watch means conditions are favorable for damaging
winds. People in the watch area should prepare for the
possibility of power outages.