Western Washington braces for severe rain, wind storms brought by Pacific bomb cyclone

High winds and rain are expected to strike Western Washington on Tuesday. Meteorologists are advising residents to prepare for power outages and other stormy disruptions.

"We're going to see pretty strong easterly winds throughout Puget Sound and along the coast," Maddie Kristell with the National Weather Service told KUOW.

Washington's coast can expect winds up to 55 mph, and gusts up to 70 mph, through Wednesday. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind watch alert for the coast through the east Puget Sound lowlands. Stormy weather is expected to peak Tuesday night through Wednesday morning.

"We are going to have some pretty strong and elevated seas, which can make the beach very hazardous to be on as well," Kristell said. Hazards will not only include high winds, but also rain and some snow in the Cascade Mountains, she added.

Western Washington can expect power outages, downed trees, and property damage. Coastal areas could experience some flooding, even as the recent King Tide fades away. The mountains will get snow around 3,000 to 4,000 feet, and passes may be impacted.

The rest of November is expected to be rainy.

The severe weather is caused by a bomb cyclone abut 300 miles out in the Pacific Ocean, where atmospheric pressure has considerably dropped in a short period of time. That creates a significant storm, so much that it is sending high winds and precipitation all the way to Western Washington.

National Weather Service Seattle meteorologist Dana Felton told KUOW that that heavy winds will spread throughout the "Cascade foothills, along the coast, west part of the Strait of Juan de Fuca; the winds could come down I-90 and even get as far as Bellevue or Lake Sammamish."