SEATTLE — The National Weather Service canceled a Wind Advisory ahead of the New Year's at the Needle celebration Tuesday night.
The advisory was initially supposed to be in effect until 4 a.m. Wednesday, but the weather service said winds are below advisory criteria and are expected to "slightly ease" through Wednesday morning.
At the top of the Space Needle at 11 p.m., sustained winds ranged from 27-35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, according to KING 5 Meteorologist Craig Herrera. Gusts are expected to be near 40-45 mph at midnight.
Seattle Fire, Space Needle officials, and pyrotechnic partners are monitoring wind conditions ahead of the New Year's at the Needle fireworks. The fireworks show at the Space Needle is threatened if winds are sustained at more than 25 mph, or gusts surpass 30-35 mph.
The Seattle Fire Department's Fire Prevention Division, which is responsible for issuing permits for firework shows, is working with event planners and pyrotechnicians to determine if there will be changes due to high winds, the department said just after 1:30 p.m.
"At this time, the Seattle Fire Department has no plans of cancelling the permit for the fireworks show and will continue to evaluate weather conditions throughout the day," according to a statement from the department.
The laser light show will go on despite any weather conditions.
You can watch New Year's at the Needle on KING 5 starting at 11:35 p.m. or watch on the free KING 5 app (Download iPhone, Download Android), KING5.com, Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter.
The 10-minute New Year's Eve fireworks display blasts off at 11:59 p.m.
Where to watch the fireworks
KING 5 Evening's Kim Holcomb, Jim Dever, Saint Bryan and Ellen Meny will host the exclusive live broadcast of T-Mobile New Year's at the Needle, beginning at 11:35 p.m. on KING 5.
America's Got Talent singing sensation and Maple Valley native Benicio Bryant will be giving a special performance during the show.
Half a million viewers are expected to tune in to the show from home. You can watch this live multi-platform broadcast via:
- KING 5 on TV
- KING 5 app: Download iPhone, Download Android
- KING5.com (bookmark this page!)
- YouTube
