"Nor'easter"?

This is kind of interesting... I was just in town and there are rumors going around about our "nor'easter" (cold north winds) coming this weekend. Sometimes the islanders are more correct than the reports, but I'm interested in finding out and will stack some extra wood just in case!! The last Nor'easter blew out our power and covered our windows with frost... on a different note, I just saw a pink blooming cherry tree at the market!! There is hope!

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
930 AM PST FRI JAN 18 2008

WAZ001-503-515-516-190100-
SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-
WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-
930 AM PST FRI JAN 18 2008

...HIGH WIND POSSIBLE OVER PARTS OF THE NORTH INTERIOR AND THE
NORTH COAST ON SUNDAY...

A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER THE
INTERIOR OF BRITISH COLUMBIA ON SUNDAY...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL
FOR A MAJOR OUTFLOW OF WINDS THROUGH THE FRASER VALLEY AND ACROSS
THE NORTHWEST OLYMPIC PENINSULA. THE STRONGEST NORTHEASTERLY WINDS
WILL MOST LIKELY IMPACT WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY...THE SAN JUAN
ISLANDS...THE WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTH COAST
AROUND FORKS.

THE HIGH WINDS COULD START AS EARLY AS THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON
SUNDAY...LASTING INTO SUNDAY EVENING. WHILE IT IS STILL TOO SOON
TO FORECAST EXACT WIND SPEEDS...THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE
STRONG DAMAGING WINDS.

THE STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL ALSO USHER IN COLD CANADIAN AIR.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES WOULD FALL INTO THE 30S...WITH WIND CHILL
VALUES INTO THE TEENS OR LOWER 20S ACROSS THE NORTH INTERIOR.

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