Storm shifts inland, prompting wind advisory cancellation ahead of Christmas

Forecasters had been monitoring the potential for strong to locally damaging gusts as the system approached ahead of Christmas Eve.

SEATTLE — A Wind Advisory for western Washington was canceled Wednesday after a storm system failed to intensify as originally forecast, reducing the risk of damaging winds across the region.

Forecasters had been monitoring the potential for strong to locally damaging gusts as the system approached ahead of Christmas Eve. However, the system tracked farther inland than expected, limiting its ability to strengthen and significantly reducing wind impacts.

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