A civil authority has issued A REQUIRED MONTHLY TEST for the following counties or areas: Whatcom; San Juan; Skagit, WA; at 11:43 AM on NOV 5, 2026 Effective until 2:43 PM. Message from IPAWSCAP. Whatcom County Sheriff's Office Division of Emergency Management is conducting a test of the Emergency Alert System for Whatcom County. This is a test only and no action by the public is required. If this were a real event instructions would follow this message. This concludes the test of the emergency alert system.