Strong winds will trigger a High Wind Warning and Wind Advisory for Western Washington Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday morning. The strongest winds will be along the coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Cascade Foothills with gusts up to 65 mph possible. The rest of the Puget Sound will be breezy, with gusts around 45-50 mph.

The West Coast is set to witness a bomb cyclone as it is developing to welcome strong weather conditions to the region. With the cyclone, a long-duration atmospheric river is set to occur which will also bring feet of snow,

Starting Tuesday, the Pacific Northwest could get at least 6 inches of rain, with 20-plus inches possible in the mountains. Strong winds could cause power outages.

Forecasters are warning of hurricane-level wind gusts as a "bomb cyclone" forms off the coast of Vancouver Island late Tuesday.

A low-pressure system headed for Northern California and Oregon is likely to bring extreme rain and strong winds.

Check out this video as KIRO 7 PinPoint Chief Meteorologist Morgan Palmer explains the weather moving, including what a bomb cyclone is, what you need to prepare, and where he’s really watching windspeeds.

A powerful storm system will bring heavy mountain snowfall, rain, and high winds to the Pacific Northwest and Northern California through midweek. Numerous flash floods, hazardous travel, power outages,

A storm like no other is expected off the West Coast, and it's about to unleash chaos on the waters. With powerful winds, towering waves, and a rapidly intensifying cyclone, the National Weather Service has issued urgent warnings.

The use of terms including "atmospheric rivers" and "bomb cyclones" to describe weather phenomena has moved out of scientific journals and into the mainstream in recent years, but meteorologist Cindy Day says there's nothing alarmist about the language.