MT. RAINIER

Mt. Rainier is chiming in the recent webicorder frey at nearby volcanos. There was also a high wind event in Enumclaw yesterday that triggered a weather alert.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
228 PM PST SAT DEC 17 2005

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

0200 PM HIGH SUST WINDS 4 NNE ENUMCLAW 47.25N 121.93W
12/17/2005 30 MPH KING WA TRAINED SPOTTER

NNE 30 MPH. PEAK WIND 44 MPH. SNAPPED TREES.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
NORTHERN CASCADE FOOTHILLS-CENTRAL CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
506 AM PST SUN DEC 18 2005

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE MAJORITY OF THE FOOTHILLS REGION IS NOT EXPECTED TO
EXPERIENCE THE STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS. AREAS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONGEST EAST WINDS ARE NORTH BEND AND ENUMCLAW...
AS WELL AS THE APPROACHES TO THE PASSES AND OTHER LOCATIONS
EXPOSED TO GAPS IN THE CASCADES. WIND SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH
GUSTS OVER 60 MPH ARE EXPECTED AT THESE FAVORED LOCATIONS.