• The winds, they are coming! West Seattle Blog has our area's official wind advisory re-published on their site, and the advisory includes a mention of possible local power outages.Time to charge up your computer batteries and boil a few eggs to last you for the duration.
• Pedestrians and cyclists, remember to wear bright-colored clothing or reflective gear when you're trekking through the dark and rainy city. And drivers, you're in charge of heavy machines barreling at potentially dangerous speeds, so watch where you're going. A woman was hit by a car last night at 23rd & Cherry and a cyclist was the victim of a hit-and-run by someone driving a blue Olds Cutlass or Chevy, reports Central District News.
• The Sable Verity goes into detail in her analysis of the final school closure list released yesterday. While she's upset about some of the closures, there's no love lost on the African American Academy: "I say tread lightly and don't wear yourself out for a lost cause."

Bundle up and batten down the hatches, Seattle, because it is going to be a wet and windy one--at least for the next day. A heavy wind advisory is in effect for much of Western Washington from 10p.m. tonight until 10a.m. tomorrow morning. Local meteorologists are also warning of the potential for more flooding, with predicted rainfall from 3 to 5 inches in the coming day. A flood warning has been issued for the Skokomish River, while flood watches are in effect through Wednesday night for rivers in Grays Harbor, Clallam, Jefferson, Skagit, Whatcom, King, Kitsap, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish and Thurston counties. We're not 100% on the counties of Western Washington, but that appears to be basically all of them.
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