Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 39, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Apr 2, 2011, 4:50 PM PDT. It was in force for 4 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
- Apr 2, 2011, 4:50 PM PDT (23:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2011, 8:50 PM PDT
- In force
- 4 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
806 WHUS76 KSEW 022350 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 450 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 PZZ131-030400- /O.UPG.KSEW.SI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0039.110402T2350Z-110403T0400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 450 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED LOCATION...CENTRAL STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. * WIND...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-030430- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0676.000000T0000Z-110403T1000Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0023.110403T1000Z-110403T1600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 450 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED LOCATION...NEAR SHORE WATERS. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SWELLS...WESTERLY 11 TO 14 FEET AT 13 SECONDS...GRADUALLY SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ110-030430- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 450 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED LOCATION...GRAYS HARBOR BAR. * SEAS...13 TO 15 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 10 OR 11 FEET OVERNIGHT. * BAR CONDITIONS...ROUGH...EXCEPT SEVERE WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE MAXIMUM EBB LATER TODAY. * TIME OF FIRST MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT...AROUND 5 PM PDT TODAY. * TIME OF SECOND MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT...AROUND 515 AM PDT SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ132-030400- /O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 450 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED LOCATION...EAST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. * WIND...WESTERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-030400- /O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 450 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED LOCATION...SOUTH PORTION OF THE PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTH NEAR 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-030400- /O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 450 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED LOCATION...ADMIRALTY INLET. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-030430- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0676.000000T0000Z-110403T1000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 450 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED LOCATION...WEST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST BY MIDNIGHT. * SWELLS..WESTERLY 9 OR 10 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
1 follow-up statement
208 WHUS76 KSEW 030350 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 850 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 PZZ131-030700- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0039.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0676.000000T0000Z-110403T0700Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 850 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-134-030700- /O.CAN.KSEW.SI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0676.000000T0000Z-110403T0700Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 850 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-030500- /O.CAN.KSEW.SI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110403T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 850 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. $$ PZZ130-030700- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0676.000000T0000Z-110403T0700Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 850 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-031115- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0676.000000T0000Z-110403T1000Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0023.110403T1000Z-110403T1600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 850 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED LOCATION...NEAR SHORE WATERS. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SWELLS...WESTERLY 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ALONG WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL PRODUCE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELLS CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ110-031115- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-110403T1900Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 850 PM PDT SAT APR 2 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT SUNDAY. * AFFECTED LOCATION...GRAYS HARBOR BAR. * SEAS 11 FEET. * BAR CONDITIONS...ROUGH...BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE MAXIMUM EBBS. * TIME OF FIRST MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT...AROUND 515 AM SUNDAY. * TIME OF SECOND MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT...AROUND 530 PM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 7:42 AM PDT | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 8 hr | |
| Apr 2, 8:58 AM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Apr 2, 3:09 PM PDT | Flood Watch | SEW | Clallam, Grays Harbor, Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason and 5 more | 42 hr |
| Apr 2, 3:14 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 18 hr |
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