After a bomb cyclone hit Washington state on Tuesday, another storm is brewing off the coast. The second low pressure system is due to hit the state on the morning of Friday, Nov. 22.

“It seems to be interacting with another low pressure system offshore, and they may do a little circulation around each other, with another potential storm – not as strong as [Tuesday night] – but another one may be positioned to come through Friday morning,” Maddie Kristell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Seattle, said in a phone call with McClatchy.

With Washington still recovering from the windstorm earlier in the week, here are all the latest updates you need about the second storm.

Storm likely won’t reach bomb cyclone levels

KIRO 7 meteorologist Morgan Palmer posted that Friday’s storm is expected to drop by 17 millibars over the next 24 hours. That would put it just below the 24 millibar drop in a 24 hour span needed for a storm to technically be considered a bomb cyclone.

NWS issues storm warning

NWS Seattle issued a storm warning Thursday afternoon for the waters off of Washington’s coast. The warning is in effect until 4:00 a.m. Saturday. The state’s Pacific coast is under high surf advisory as well. A wind advisory is also in place east of Seattle and Tacoma, as well as in western Whatcom County.

NWS warns of more winds

On Thursday, Nov. 21, NWS Seattle warned Washingtonians in a post on X that more windy conditions are expected on Friday. According to the post, Friday’s winds will come in two waves.

First, winds will hit the eastern suburbs of Seattle and the Cascade foothills in the early hours of Friday morning. Then, stronger winds will hit in the late morning, with the state’s Pacific coast and the Strait of Juan de Fuca expected to see the strongest gusts. Officials advised residents of the affected areas to secure any loose outdoor objects and warned of potential power outages as well.

Weather Prediction Center expects gusts, snow

According to a post from NWS’s Weather Prediction Center, the storm will bring more strong winds to the northwest and heavy snow in the northern part of the Rocky Mountains.

Satellite and radar projection

Tri-Cities and Yakima area news network KNDU/KNDO posted this satellite and radar view of its projection of how the storm will effect the eastern part of the state.

This story was originally published November 21, 2024, 3:01 PM.