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Gale Warning 30, NWS Seattle, WA

May 3, 2009

NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at May 3, 2009, 4:50 PM PDT. It was in force for 46 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: May 3, 2009, 4:50 PM PDT (23:50 UTC)
Expired: May 5, 2009, 2:50 PM PDT
In force: 46 hr
Issued by: NWS Seattle, WA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 3, 3:45 PM PDT, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 3, 3:45 PM PDT, 1 hour 5 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, May 3, 3:51 PM PDT, 59 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
May 2, 5:19 PM PDT	Gale Warning	SEW	3 hr
May 2, 5:19 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory	SEW	9 hr
May 2, 8:43 PM PDT	Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar	SEW	4 days
May 3, 2:42 AM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW	14 hr
May 3, 3:10 PM PDT	High Wind Watch	SEW	24 hr
May 3, 4:50 PM PDT	Gale Watch	SEW	16 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Washington, 2009 Every gale warning in 2009

Sources

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