Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2011

Gale Warning 92, NWS Seattle, WA

November 1, 2011

NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Nov 1, 2011, 2:56 PM PDT. It took effect at Nov 2, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 10 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
Nov 1, 2011, 2:56 PM PDT (21:56 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 2, 2011, 8:00 AM PDT
Expired
Nov 2, 2011, 6:21 PM PDT
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

353 
WHUS76 KSEW 012156
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
256 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

PZZ150-153-170-173-020600-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0038.111102T1200Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0092.111102T1500Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.111102T0900Z-111102T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 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-
256 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WAVES...WEST SWELL 11 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO
  LESS THAN 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-020600-
/O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0038.111102T1200Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0092.111102T1500Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.111102T0900Z-111102T1500Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
256 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE ON
  WEDNESDAY.

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ156-176-020600-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0038.111102T1200Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.111102T0900Z-111103T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
256 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WAVES...WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 13 SECONDS WILL SUBSIDE TO
  LESS THAN 10 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
  REACHING SMALL CRAFT STRENGTH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-020600-
/O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
256 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET WITH ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. BAR
  CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE TO MODERATE LATE THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ132-020600-
/O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0039.111102T1800Z-111103T0300Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
256 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING. 

* WIND...WIND WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT...REACHING
  SMALL CRAFT STRENGTH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS MAY REACH
  GALE FORCE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT...POSSIBLY 3 TO 5 FT. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

CERNIGLIA
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
5 follow-up statements
789 
WHUS76 KSEW 020338
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
838 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

PZZ150-153-170-173-021145-
/O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.111102T0900Z-111102T1500Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0092.111102T1500Z-111103T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 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-
838 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ156-176-021145-
/O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.111102T0900Z-111103T0300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
838 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
8 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. 

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT
  REACHING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY STRENGTH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ130-021145-
/O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.111102T0900Z-111102T1500Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0092.111102T1500Z-111103T0300Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
838 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 8 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT 
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE 
  FORCE ON WEDNESDAY. 

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-020600-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-111102T0600Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
838 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET WITH ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. 
  BAR CONDITIONS WILL SUBSIDE TO MODERATE LATE THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ132-021145-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0039.111102T1800Z-111103T0300Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
838 PM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

* WIND...WIND WILL INCREASE IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT...
  REACHING SMALL CRAFT STRENGTH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS 
  MAY REACH GALE FORCE LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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
679 
WHUS76 KSEW 020934
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
234 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

PZZ130-150-153-170-173-021745-
/O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111102T1500Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0092.111102T1500Z-111103T0300Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 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-
234 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
PDT THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT EARLY
  WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE
  DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ132-021745-
/O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0039.111102T1800Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111102T1200Z-111103T0400Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
234 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS BY MIDDAY. 


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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-021745-
/O.NEW.KSEW.RB.Y.0040.111103T0000Z-111103T2200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
234 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT THURSDAY. 

* SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
  TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY BUILD TO 14 FEET AROUND TONIGHTS
  MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT.

* BAR CONDITION...MODERATE TODAY BECOMING ROUGH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BAR CONDITIONS WILL BRIEFLY BECOME SEVERE
  AROUND TONIGHTS MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT.

* FIRST EBB...1045 AM THIS MORNING.

* SECOND EBB...11 PM TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ133-134-021745-
/O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111102T1200Z-111103T0400Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
ADMIRALTY INLET-
234 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...EAST WIND WILL RISE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING
  HOURS THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS MIDDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-021745-
/O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111102T2100Z-111103T0600Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
234 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-021745-
/O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111103T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
234 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ156-176-021745-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
234 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING
  THEN SHIFT TO SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. 


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
303 
WHUS76 KSEW 021551
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
851 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

PZZ132-134-030000-
/O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.000000T0000Z-111103T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111103T0300Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
851 AM PDT WED NOV 2 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. 

* WIND...INCREASING TO SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BY MIDDAY ACROSS
  THE EAST ENTRANCE AND THE NORTHERN PART OF ADMIRALTY INLET.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-150-153-170-173-030000-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111103T0300Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 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-
851 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT 
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE WIND IS EXPECTED TO REACH GALE 
  FORCE DURING THE MORNING HOURS. 

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-030000-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0040.111103T0000Z-111103T2200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
851 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BRIEFLY BUILD TO 14 FEET 
  AROUND TONIGHTS MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT. 

* BAR CONDITION...MODERATE TODAY BECOMING ROUGH LATE THIS 
  AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. BAR CONDITIONS WILL BRIEFLY BECOME 
  SEVERE AROUND TONIGHTS MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT. 

* FIRST EBB...1045 AM THIS MORNING.

* SECOND EBB...11 PM TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ156-176-030000-
/O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
851 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND WILL RISE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING 
  THEN SHIFT TO SOUTH OR SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ133-030000-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.000000T0000Z-111103T0400Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
851 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WIND...EAST WIND WILL RISE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE 
  MORNING HOURS THEN SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 30 KNOTS MIDDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-030000-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111102T2100Z-111103T0600Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
851 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WIND...WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-030000-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111103T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
851 AM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

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
114 
WHUS76 KSEW 022205
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

PZZ150-153-170-173-030615-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.111103T0300Z-111103T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0039.111103T0600Z-111105T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 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-
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL EASE TO WEST 10 TO 20
  KNOTS THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NEAR 10 FEET BUILDING TO 13 FEET WEDNESDAY. 

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-030615-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SI.Y.0015.111103T0300Z-111103T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0039.111103T0600Z-111105T0000Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN
EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME WEST 15 TO 25
  KNOTS THIS EVENING THEN EASE OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...NEAR 9 FEET BUILDING TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY. 

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ132-134-030600-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111103T0300Z-111103T0600Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM TO 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS
  EARLY THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ156-176-030615-
/O.CON.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0039.111103T0600Z-111105T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM
THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. 

* WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL EASE TO WEST 10 TO 20
  KNOTS THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...NEAR 10 FEET BUILDING TO 13 FEET WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ133-030600-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY EASE LATER
  THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-030615-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0040.111103T0000Z-111103T2200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* SEAS...10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL BRIEFLY BUILD TO 14 FEET
  AROUND TONIGHTS MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT.

* BAR CONDITION...ROUGH TONIGHT...BRIEFLY BECOMING SEVERE AROUND
  TONIGHTS MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT.

* EBB CURRENT...11 PM TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-030600-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WIND...WIND WILL BE SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.
  THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-030600-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111103T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
305 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH NEAR THE ENTRANCES WILL
  BECOME WEST THIS EVENING THEN EASE OVERNIGHT. 

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
396 
WHUS76 KSEW 030121
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

PZZ150-153-170-173-030930-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KSEW.SW.Y.0039.111103T0121Z-111105T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.111103T0300Z-111103T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 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-
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SEAS NEAR 10 FEET BUILDING TO 13 FEET WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-030930-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.EXT.KSEW.SW.Y.0039.111103T0121Z-111105T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KSEW.SI.Y.0015.111103T0300Z-111103T0600Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* SEAS...NEAR 10 FEET BUILDING TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ132-134-030230-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-111103T0300Z/
/O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.111103T0300Z-111103T0600Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

$$

PZZ156-176-030930-
/O.CAN.KSEW.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KSEW.SW.Y.0039.111103T0121Z-111105T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. 

* SEAS...NEAR 10 FEET BUILDING TO 13 FEET WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-030230-
/O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

$$

PZZ110-030930-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-111103T2200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PDT THURSDAY...

* SEAS...10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT WILL BRIEFLY BUILD TO 14 FEET 
  AROUND TONIGHTS MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT. 

* BAR CONDITION...ROUGH TONIGHT...BRIEFLY BECOMING SEVERE AROUND 
  TONIGHTS MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT. 

* EBB CURRENT...11 PM TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ133-030600-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS WILL GRADUALLY EASE LATER 
  THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-030600-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0845.000000T0000Z-111103T0600Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
621 PM PDT WED NOV 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...

* WIND...WIND WILL BE SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. 
  THE STRONGEST WIND WILL BE OVER NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. 

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.

&&

$$

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 Nov 1, 9:16 AM PDT, 5 hours 40 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 1, 9:16 AM PDT, 5 hours 40 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
916 AM PDT TUE NOV 1 2011

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL KEEP SKIES MOSTLY CLEAR TODAY
THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT FOR PATCHY MORNING FOG AND LOW
CLOUDS OVER THE INTERIOR AND THIN HIGH CLOUDS ABOVE. CLEAR SKIES
TONIGHT WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF EARLY MORNING TEMPERATURES IN
THE UPPER 20S AND 30S. A COLD FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY SCATTERED SHOWERS
THURSDAY WHEN A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH ARRIVES. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL
RIDGE WILL CROSS THE AREA FRIDAY...FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER FRONTAL
SYSTEM OVER THE WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM...EARLY MORNING FOG PRODUCT IMAGERY AND OBS SHOW A MIX
OF PATCHY FOG...STRATUS...AND CLEAR SKIES OVER MAINLY THE INTERIOR
THIS MORNING. WITH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE AREA TODAY AS WELL
AS A SURFACE HIGH SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR OUT BY MIDDAY.

ALTHOUGH THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AND SURFACE HIGH WILL SHIFT EAST
TONIGHT...THE RESIDUAL DRY AIR MASS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES/OR JUST
THIN CIRRUS WILL LEAD TO ANOTHER ROUND OF LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 20S AND 30S EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED FREEZING FOG IS
STILL POSSIBLE SO SPOTTY ICE MAY FORM ON LOCAL ROADWAYS IN THE
COOLEST SPOTS. GFS SHOWS A LOT OF CIRRUS MOVING OVER THE AREA
TONIGHT AHEAD OF WEDNESDAYS COLD FRONT...THEN A BREAK WEDNESDAY
MORNING BETWEEN THE CIRRUS AND THE COLD FRONT. NAM12 SEEMS TO HAVE
THIS TREND AS WELL SO THERE COULD BE A SOME SUNSHINE AROUND
WEDNESDAY BEFORE THE FRONTAL CLOUDS ARRIVE. CURRENT FORECASTS SEEM
TO HANDLE THIS FAIRLY WELL.

MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH THE TIMING OF WEDNESDAYS COLD FRONT.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO JUST REACH THE N COAST AROUND MIDDAY
WEDNESDAY...THEN MOVE INLAND DURING THE AFTERNOON...PROBABLY BARELY
REACHING PUGET SOUND BY 5 PM...THEN CROSS THE PUGET SOUND/I-5
CORRIDOR EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING. GFS TAKES THE FRONT EAST OF THE
CASCADE CREST BY MIDNIGHT.

THE AIR MASS WITH THE FRONT IS COLD ENOUGH TO BRING A FEW INCHES OF
SNOW DOWN TO STEVENS PASS AND POSSIBLY SNOQUALMIE PASS AS WELL.
HIGHEST AMOUNTS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE OVER THE NORTH CASCADES WHERE
MOUNT BAKER MIGHT RECEIVE AROUND 0.80 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIP
THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WITH SNOW LEVELS STARTING OUT HIGH AND MOST
OF THE PRECIP FALLING EARLY IN THE EVENT...IT IS NOT CERTAIN HOW
MUCH OF THE PRECIP TOTAL WILL END UP FALLING AS SNOW. IT SEEMS THAT
WE ARE STILL USING LOWER FIRST STORM OF THE SEASON WARNING CRITERIA
FOR HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS...THAT IS 4 INCHES IN 12 HOURS OR 6
INCHES IN 24 HOURS. SO IT WOULD NOT BE A COMPLETE SURPRISE IF MT
BAKER OR PARADISE AT MT RAINIER PICKED UP THE RELATIVE SMALL AMOUNT
NEEDED FOR A FIRST STORM OF THE SEASON WARNING.

A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INLAND BEHIND THE FRONT...AND
OVER THE WEST COAST ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLDEST WITH
THIS TROUGH WITH SNOW LEVELS DROPPING TO 2500 FEET OR SO. THE AIR
MASS WILL BE UNSTABLE BUT WINDS ALOFT WEAK...SO OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS
OVER THE MOUNTAINS WILL NOT CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO SNOW
AMOUNTS. THE AREA WILL SEE SCATTERED SHOWERS...WITH SCATTERED SNOW
SHOWERS OVER THE MOUNTAINS. KAM

.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM THE 3 AM AFD...ON FRIDAY THE
UPPER TROUGH WILL PROGRESS EAST OF THE CASCADES AND LEAVE WESTERN
WASHINGTON UNDER THE NORTHERLY FLOW AHEAD OF THE NEXT RIDGE
UPSTREAM. THE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT
WILL BE SIMILAR TO WHAT WE EXPECT WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE
UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT... ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY... FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER COOL
UPPER TROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SEQUENCE WILL PROBABLY REPEAT AGAIN
EARLY NEXT WEEK.  MCDONNAL

&&

.HYDROLOGY...FLOODING IS UNLIKELY DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS.

&&

.AVIATION...THE AIR MASS IS STABLE WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT.
THERE REMAINS SOME SCT-BKN STRATUS OVER THE NW INTERIOR WITH CIGS
BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FT.  THE REMAINDER OF WESTERN WASHINGTON HAS
HAD SOME PATCHES OF FOG AND LOW STRATUS DEVELOP WHICH AT THIS POINT
IS ONLY AFFECTING THE KOLM TERMINAL BUT IT IS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT
THE PUGET SOUND.

THE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY BURN OFF BUT...WITH THE LIGHT
GRADIENTS AND TIME OF YEAR IT WILL BE SLOW.  THE FOG IS LIKELY TO
SPREAD OUT A BIT THROUGH 18Z AND AFFECT A FEW MORE LOCATIONS BEFORE
THAT HAPPENS.

ONCE THE MORNING FOG/STRATUS BURNS OFF...THE REGION WILL BE LEFT
UNDER CLEAR VFR CONDITIONS THROUGH MID DAY WEDNESDAY AS A RIDGE
BUILDS ALOFT AND A TRANSITION TO OFFSHORE LOW LEVEL FLOW TAKES
PLACE. THERE WILL BE SOME CIRRUS CLOUDS FROM TIME TO TIME.  EXPECT
LESS FOG WEDNESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE OFFSHORE FLOW AND CIRRUS.

KSEA...STRATUS AND FOG HAS DEVELOPED OVER LAKE WASHINGTON...PORTIONS
OF THE SOUND AND INTERIOR VALLEYS THIS MORNING.  IT IS VERY SHALLOW
BUT AS IT LIFTS AND BURNS OUT OF THE AREAS TO THE NORTH THIS COULD
DRIFT ACROSS THE TERMINAL FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME LATE THIS
MORNING REDUCING VSBYS TO BELOW 3SM AND CIGS AOB BKN-OVC005.
CURRENT TAF DOES NOT CARRY THIS POTENTIAL AND WILL LEAVE AS IS FOR
NOW BUT MAINTAIN A WATCH AND UPDATE AS NEEDED IF THIS MOISTURE HEADS
TOWARD THE TERMINAL.  BEYOND THAT...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST MID DAY WEDNESDAY WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW TODAY
BECOMING EASTERLY THIS EVENING.  CERNIGLIA

&&

.MARINE...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS WILL GRADUALLY
SHIFT EAST OF THE CASCADES THROUGH THIS EVENING.  WINDS ARE
GENERALLY LIGHT OVER ALL THE WATERS THIS MORNING.  A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS CONTINUES ALONG THE COAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING AND FOR THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON DUE TO A 12 FT WLY SWELL WHICH WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY WEDNESDAY AHEAD OF A FRONTAL
SYSTEM APPROACHING FROM THE WEST.  A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5
AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE COAST AND THE
WEST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT FOR ABOUT A 50 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF
GALE FORCE WINDS OCCURRING AHEAD OF THE FRONT.  THIS WILL BE FURTHER
EVALUATED TODAY AND EITHER UPGRADED TO A WARNING OR REPLACED WITH A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THIS AFTERNOON.  WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA IN THE INTERIOR WITH THE FRONT.  AFTER
A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT...WINDS
WILL DIMINISH AS A WEAK LOW MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE COASTAL
WATERS THU.

ANOTHER FRONT WILL LIKELY BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY SOUTHERLIES ON SATURDAY TO MOST OF THE WATERS.  CERNIGLIA

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS COAST THROUGH THIS
      EVENING..
    .SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WEST ENTRANCE OF THE
      STRAIT THROUGH MID AFTERNOON.
    .SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS
      EVENING.
    .GALE WATCH COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE OF THE STRAIT 12Z
      WEDNESDAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 1, 2:33 AM PDTGale WatchSEW12 hr
Nov 1, 2:56 PM PDTGale WatchSEW12 hr
Nov 1, 2:56 PM PDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsSEW27 hr
Nov 1, 3:29 PM PDTWinter Storm WatchSEW13 hr

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