Update 1p- The National Weather Service has cancelled the Wind Advisory.
Update - 12p
PinPoint Alert Day, but for much weaker wind. High Wind Warning is canceled, and we now have a Wind Advisory until 7 p.m. There will still be a window from around 12 - 6 p.m. of stronger wind. Max gusts in the 40-45 mph range, possibly up to 50 mph.
Everything is on track. The wind direction has become southerly and we’re slowly watching the wind pick up.
Finally, we have some more concrete forecast data to pinpoint this storm. (see what I did there?)
Forecast models show a much weaker version of this system, with the same basic timing. We now have a Wind Advisory instead of a High Wind Warning.
Look for sustained wind around 15-30 mph with gusts around 40-45 mph with the outside chance of some 50 mph gusts.
50 mph while possible, would be isolated and more likely north later today.
The wind will be for a couple of hours in each zone, with the north wind turning southerly after about lunch time and the wind ramping up from there.
Here’s what to expect:
- For Olympia south the peak wind times will be around 12-2pm ish with gusts around 40-45 or occasionally 50 mph.
- For the Central Sound, including Seattle and Tacoma, the peak wind times will be around 1pm-3pm ish with gusts also 40-45 or occasionally 50 mph.
- For the North Sound around Everett, peak times will be around 2-4pm with the same wind strength, 40-45 or occasionally 50 mph.
- For the Northwest Interior (north of Puget Sound) peak times will be around 3-5pm with gusts that could reach 45-50 mph if not 50+ mph.
Rain will taper to showers this afternoon and evening. We’ll have some drier weather tomorrow until the afternoon, with more showers and mountain snow. Then rainy on Friday with more mountain snow. We’ll dry out this weekend and at least early next week.
Update - 7 a.m.
Seems like we are going to experience a weaker end system with gusts in the 40-50 mph range and maybe some isolated gusts above 50 mph.
KIRO 7’s meteorologists are continuing to track this storm throughout the morning on air and online at kiro7.com
Wednesday, December 24, 2025 - 5 a.m.
Today is tricky, which is why I made it a PinPoint Alert Day.
There is a potent and fast-moving area of low pressure off the coast of Oregon right now. It’s moving north. Based on its current position, we will see a switch to southerly wind late this morning to about mid-day with the potential for at least 50 mph gusts if not higher.
Most of the computer models are not showing a massive windstorm, but those same computer models aren’t handling the position of the low very well. However, at least one computer model is handling the position of the low very well, and it highlights 50-60 mph wind later this morning (by position of the low, I mean matching its location in real time vs the location on the computer models.)
I’ll lay out what the high-end computer models are showing so you have an idea of what’s possible. We will truly have to watch this area of low-pressure hour by hour to see where it moves, if it keeps its strength, and when the wind shifts.
Even though most data is pointing to a breezy to windy non-impactful day, where the low is right now worries me and could lead to some very impactful wind. More than likely, wind gusts will top out near 50 mph.
There is a High Wind Warning up from late morning until this evening. It’s breezy to windy now, but out of the E/NE, which will switch to Southerly just before lunch time.
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