Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 86, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Sep 25, 2011, 12:05 PM PDT. It was in force for 33 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- Sep 25, 2011, 12:05 PM PDT (19:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 26, 2011, 9:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
035 WHUS76 KSEW 251905 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1205 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .A 992 MB SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE INLAND WATERS DURING THE MORNING. ANOTHER STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS ON MONDAY. PZZ130-132-134-150-153-156-170-173-176-260315- /O.EXP.KSEW.GL.W.0085.000000T0000Z-110925T1900Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0033.110926T1200Z-110927T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0086.110925T1905Z-110927T0300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 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- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 1205 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 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. && $$ PZZ133-260315- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0826.000000T0000Z-110925T1900Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0033.110926T1200Z-110927T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0086.110925T1905Z-110927T0300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 1205 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SEAS...2 TO 5 FEET. ON MONDAY...SEAS RISING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-260315- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110926T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 1205 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SEAS...9 OR 10 FEET...EXCEPT 11 OR 12 FEET DURING THE MAX EBB CURRENTS. * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-260300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0826.000000T0000Z-110926T0300Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 1205 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...SWITCHING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-260000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0826.000000T0000Z-110926T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1205 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS...EASING BY LATE MORNING...THEN BECOMING W 15 TO 30 KT DURING THE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...2 TO 5 FEET. ON MONDAY...SEAS RISING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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590 WHUS76 KSEW 252245 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 345 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 .A 992 MB SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE INLAND WATERS DURING THE MORNING. ANOTHER STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE WIDESPREAD GALE FORCE WINDS ON MONDAY. PZZ131-260300- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0826.000000T0000Z-110926T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110926T0300Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 345 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...W 25 TO 35 KT...EASING AND BECOMING E LATER IN THE EVENING. * SEAS...2 TO 5 FEET. ON MONDAY...SEAS RISING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-132>134-150-153-156-170-173-176-260645- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 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- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 345 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT MONDAY... 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. && $$ PZZ110-260600- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110926T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 345 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * SEAS...9 OR 10 FEET...EXCEPT 11 OR 12 FEET DURING THE MAX EBB CURRENTS. * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-260300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0826.000000T0000Z-110926T0300Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 345 PM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...SWITCHING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...2 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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
192 WHUS76 KSEW 261632 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 932 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 .A STRONG OCCLUDED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM A NEAR 970 MB LOW SOUTHWEST OF HAIDA GWAII...WAS ABOUT 100 NM W OF THE WASHINGTON COAST. THIS FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR IN THE SOUTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF THE FRONT. HOWEVER A BRIEF PERIOD OF STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM ABOUT DESTRUCTION ISLAND NORTHWARD WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-270045- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 932 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM PDT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 35 TO 45 KNOTS...THEN EASING AND BECOMING SOUTHERLY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF BRIEF STORM FORCE WINDS FROM ABOUT DESTRUCTION ISLAND NORTHWARD BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM PDT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FEET ON THE NEAR SHORE WATERS...AND TO 15 TO 17 FT ON THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-134-270045- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 932 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 3 PM PDT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTHERLY LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$ PZZ130-270045- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 932 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1 PM PDT. * WINDS...EASTERLY WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-270045- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0400Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 932 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BETWEEN NOON AND 4 PM PDT. * WINDS...RISING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$ PZZ110-270045- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110928T0100Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 932 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY... * BAR CONDITIONS...MODERATE...BECOMING ROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND SEVERE TONIGHT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND 15 TO 17 FEET TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 430 PM PDT TODAY...AND IT WILL BE STRONG. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 445 AM PDT TUESDAY...AND IT WILL BE STRONG PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-270045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 932 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...RISING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FEET. 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. && $$ PZZ131-270045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T0400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 932 AM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...RISING FROM THE EAST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS BY NOON...AND THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
242 WHUS76 KSEW 261943 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1243 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 .A STRONG SW TO NE ORIENTED OCCLUDED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM A NEAR 970 MB LOW SW OF HAIDA GWAII...CONTINUED TO MOVE E. THE FRONT HAS MOVED ONTO THE FAR NORTHERN WASHINGTON COAST AND WAS ABOUT 35 NM W OF WESTPORT EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE REST OF THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON. PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-270100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ 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- 1243 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 40 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 KNOTS WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...THEN EASING BEHIND THE FRONT. * SEAS...16 TO 20 FT...HIGHEST BEYOND 30 NM. 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. && $$ PZZ133-270345- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0400Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 1243 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR BY 4 PM PDT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST AT 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 45 KNOTS. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-134-270100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 1243 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO EASE BELOW GALE FORCE AFTER 3 PM PDT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 45 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTHERLY AFTER MIDAFTERNOON. * SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING. 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. && $$ PZZ130-270100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1243 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-270345- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110928T0100Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 1243 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY... * BAR CONDITIONS...SEVERE. * SEAS...13 TO 15 FEET...BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FEET TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 430 PM PDT TODAY...AND IT WILL BE STRONG. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 445 AM PDT TUESDAY...AND IT WILL BE STRONG PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-270345- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 1243 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...RISING FROM THE SOUTH AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-270345- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T0400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1243 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...EAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST BEHIND THE FRONT THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES...2 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
246 WHUS76 KSEW 262246 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 .A STRONG SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST ORIENTED OCCLUDED FRONT...EXTENDING FROM A NEAR 970 MB LOW APPROACHING HAIDA GWAII...WILL CONTINUE MOVING E THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT WAS MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE CENTRAL WASHINGTON COAST. THE FRONT WILL BE E OF THE INTERIOR WATERS BY EARLY THIS EVENING...WITH WINDS EASING BEHIND IT. ANTICIPATE WESTERLY SWELLS TO BUILD TO 20 TO 23 FEET ON THE COASTAL WATERS TUE...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS SEAS. PZZ130-270700- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0032.110927T1300Z-110928T1300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SWELLS...WESTERLY...BUILDING TO 15 OR 16 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND TO 19 OR 20 FEET ON TUESDAY. 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL 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. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-270700- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110928T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0032.110928T0100Z-110928T1300Z/ 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- 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS...EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SWELLS...WESTERLY...BUILDING TO 19 OR 20 FEET TONIGHT AND UP TO 23 FEET ON TUESDAY. 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-270700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.110927T0100Z-110927T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0032.110927T1300Z-110928T1300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE FURTHER OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-134-270700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.110927T0100Z-110927T1000Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS BY EARLY THIS EVENING...AND THEN EASING FURTHER AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ133-270400- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0400Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING TO 15 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-270700- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110928T1300Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITIONS...SEVERE. * SEAS...13 TO 16 FEET...BUILDING TO 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 430 PM PDT TODAY...AND IT WILL BE STRONG. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 445 AM PDT TUESDAY...AND IT WILL BE STRONG PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-270700- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T0700Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...BECOMING WESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET...THEN SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-270700- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T0700Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 346 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH A FEW GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS AFTERNOON...EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES...2 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
803 WHUS76 KSEW 270412 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 .A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A 975 MB LOW NEAR HAIDA GWAII MOVED EAST OF THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE OREGON COASTAL WATERS ON TUE AND EXPAND NORTH OVER THE AREA TUE NIGHT. THE HIGH WILL REMAIN OVER THE WATERS FOR WED. PZZ133-271000- /O.EXP.KSEW.GL.W.0086.000000T0000Z-110927T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T1000Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS EASING LATE. * WAVES...3 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING LATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-270515- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T0700Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ PZZ150-153-156-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T1300Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0032.110927T1300Z-110928T1300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WINDS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T1300Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0032.110927T1300Z-110928T1300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SWELLS...WESTERLY...BUILDING TO 16 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND TO 20 FEET ON TUESDAY. 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL 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. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110928T0100Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0032.110928T0100Z-110928T1300Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS...EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SWELLS...WESTERLY...BUILDING TO 20 FEET TONIGHT AND UP TO 23 FEET ON TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ110-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0032.000000T0000Z-110928T1300Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITIONS...SEVERE. * SEAS...14 FEET...BUILDING TO 17 TO 20 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 445 AM PDT TUESDAY WILL BE STRONG. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 515 PM TUESDAY WILL BE VERY STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ132-134-271000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T1000Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * WAVES...3 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-270700- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0827.000000T0000Z-110927T0700Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 912 PM PDT MON SEP 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS EASING AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES...1 TO 4 FEET. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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 Sep 25, 9:30 AM PDT, 2 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 25, 9:30 AM PDT, 2 hours 35 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
930 AM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN...BREEZY CONDITIONS...AND
A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS TODAY. A STRONGER FRONT WILL BRING MORE RAIN
AND BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ON MONDAY. TUESDAY WILL BE SHOWERY AS AN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES THE AREA. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY FOR A DRY AND SUNNY PERIOD.
ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM MAY REACH THE AREA LATE THURSDAY OR FRIDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...ALREADY HAD A BAND OF RAIN MOVE THROUGH THE INTERIOR OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WITH IT WAS A BURST OF
SOUTHERLY WINDS. WINDS WERE GENERALLY IN THE 15-25 MPH RANGE WITH
HIGHER GUSTS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS WERE 0.05 TO 0.15 INCH.
ANOTHER BAND OF RAIN IS MOVING ONSHORE THIS MORNING. THE BRIEF CLEARING
CURRENTLY OVER PUGET SOUND WILL GO AWAY AS THIS BAND WORKS ITS WAY
INLAND. THERE IS GOOD INSTABILITY ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FEATURE WHICH IS
ITSELF ASSOCIATED WITH THE UPPER TROUGH. HAVE ALREADY UPDATED THE GRIDS
AND ZONES FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS ALL ZONES TODAY. ANOTHER TENTH
OF AN INCH OR TWO WILL FALL WITH THIS NEXT IMPULSE...AND THERE IS
LIKELY TO BE ANOTHER BURST OF WIND INTO THE 15-25 MPH RANGE.
AFTER A LULL TONIGHT...A STRONGER SYSTEM WILL MOVE INLAND MONDAY.
MODELS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT OVER TIME WITH THIS SYSTEM AND ARE ALSO
CONSISTENT AMONG THEMSELVES. THERE WILL BE HEAVIER RAIN...ESPECIALLY IN
THE MOUNTAINS...AND THE WIND WILL LIKELY BE STRONGER THAN TODAY ON THE
COAST AND OVER THE NORTH INTERIOR. WILL PROBABLY GO WITH 25-35 MPH IN
THOSE AREAS WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH AND WILL LIKELY ISSUE A WIND ADVISORY
THIS AFTERNOON FOR MONDAY. WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO MONDAY EVENING THEN
TAPER. RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO BE IN THE QUARTER TO HALF INCH
RANGE FOR THE LOWLANDS WITH TWO INCHES OR MORE IN CERTAIN MOUNTAIN AND
COASTAL SPOTS. THIS IS NOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE ANY RIVER FLOODING BUT
RIVERS WILL RISE SHARPLY MONDAY NIGHT.
SHOWERS TUESDAY. A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE COULD FORM. THE SHOWERS
COULD BE PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL IN THE MOUNTAINS WITH STRONG ZONAL FLOW
ALOFT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ALL THREE DAYS...TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY...WILL
BE MAINLY IN THE 60-65 DEGREE RANGE. BURKE
.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...LITTLE CHANGES IN THE LONG TERM
FORECAST. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL PROVIDE DRY AND STABLE WEATHER
ACROSS W WA THROUGH THURSDAY. THE RIDGE WILL WEAKEN BY FRI WITH SOME
MOISTURE CLIPPING W WA. WILL KEEP CHANCE POPS IN THE FORECAST FOR FRI.
THE EURO KEEPS THE REGION DRY NEXT WEEKEND WHILE THE GFS SHOWS WEAK
TROUGHING OVER THE PAC NW. WILL NOT BITE ON EITHER SOLUTION AND KEEP
THE FORECAST CLOSE TO SEASONAL NORMS. 33
&&
.AVIATION...A SURFACE TROUGH MOVING ONTO THE WA COAST THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE INLAND BY MID DAY AND EAST OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE
TRAILING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE ACROSS WA THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. STRONG SLY FLOW ALOFT WILL MODERATE SOMEWHAT AND BECOME SW
THIS AFTERNOON. THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BECOME UNSTABLE WITH A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS ALL AREAS TODAY ALONG AND BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.
MOIST CONDITIONS AND SHOWERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MONDAY.
KSEA...VFR CIGS TODAY LOWERING TO MVFR CIGS WITH SHOWERS. OVERNIGHT
CIGS WILL LOWER TO 25-30 BY 12Z MONDAY MORNING. SURFACE WINDS S
10-15 KT G25...BECOMING SW AROUND 18Z.
WINDS ALOFT 5000 FT...00Z...SW 30 KT
06Z...SW 20 KT
12Z...SW 40 KT
&&
.MARINE...
A 992 MB SURFACE LOW MOVING INTO N VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS MORNING
SUPPORTING STRONG SE GRADIENTS AND GALES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND
SOME INLAND WATERS THIS MORNING...WITH SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS
ELSEWHERE. WINDS WILL EASE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE TROUGH
DISSIPATES INLAND...EXCEPT SMALL CRAFT WINDS PERSISTING A BIT LONGER IN
PUGET SOUND POSSIBLY INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
ON MONDAY...A SECOND SOMEWHAT STRONGER SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE INTO
CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA. A STRONG TRAILING FRONT WILL PRODUCE HIGH
END GALES ACROSS MOST OF THE WA WATERS...POSSIBLY REACHING NEAR
STORM FORCE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. PUGET SOUND WILL LIKELY
EXPERIENCE HIGH END SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS.
COMBINED SEAS OF 10 TO 12 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL BUILD TO
AROUND 15 FT ON MONDAY.
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...NONE.
PZ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...ENTRANCES TO
THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...AND THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL REMAINING WATERS EXCEPT
THE CENTRAL STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH GRAYS HARBOR BAR CONDITIONS
THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLEIn the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 25, 9:27 AM PDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
927 AM PDT SUN SEP 25 2011
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0926 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 1 E NOON 48.80N 122.37W
09/25/2011 M76 MPH WHATCOM WA TRAINED SPOTTER
GUST OCCURRED AROUND 5 AM.
&&
GRUBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2:10 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Sep 25, 1:48 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 118 min |
| Sep 25, 3:46 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 28 hr |
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