Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 97, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Nov 15, 2011, 8:56 AM PST. It took effect at Nov 16, 2011, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 27 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 15, 2011, 8:56 AM PST (16:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 16, 2011, 6:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 17, 2011, 9:27 AM PST
- In force
- 27 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
748 WHUS76 KSEW 151656 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 856 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-160100- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111116T0200Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0041.111116T1400Z-111117T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T0600Z/ 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- 856 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...GALE FORECAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. * SEAS...NORTHWEST SWELL 9 TO 11 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS WILL REBUILD TO 12 TO 14 FEET 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 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. && $$ PZZ130>133-160100- /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0041.111116T1400Z-111117T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 856 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-160100- /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0041.111116T1400Z-111117T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 856 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM AND WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ110-160100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111116T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 856 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * SEAS...11 TO 13 FEET THIS MORNING SUBSIDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-160100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0041.111117T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 856 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
9 follow-up statements
123 WHUS76 KSEW 152248 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 248 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-160700- /O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-111116T0200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 248 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. * WIND...GALE FORECAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130>133-160700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL 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- 248 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ PZZ134-160700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 248 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM AND WILL CONTINUE FOR A FEW HOURS BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-160400- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0042.000000T0000Z-111116T0400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 248 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SEAS...8 TO 10 FEET 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. && $$ PZZ135-160700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0041.111117T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 248 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
576 WHUS76 KSEW 160457 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 857 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 PZZ134-150-153-156-170-173-176-161300- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T0600Z/ 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- 857 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...GALE FORECAST SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 11 TO 14 FEET 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. && $$ PZZ130>133-161300- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 857 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY MORNING AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR WEDNESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-161300- /O.NEW.KSEW.RB.Y.0043.111117T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 857 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ135-161300- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0041.111117T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 857 PM PST TUE NOV 15 2011 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
228 WHUS76 KSEW 161107 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 307 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 PZZ135-161915- /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0041.111117T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111117T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 307 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ134-150-153-156-170-173-176-161915- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 307 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130>133-161915- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111116T1400Z-111117T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL 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- 307 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR 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. && $$ PZZ110-161915- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0043.111117T0000Z-111117T1800Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 307 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * SEAS...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 12 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
387 WHUS76 KSEW 161654 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 854 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 PZZ134-150-153-156-170-173-176-170100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T0600Z/ 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- 854 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 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. && $$ PZZ130>133-170100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 854 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AHEAD OF AN INCOMING FRONTAL SYSTEM. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO WEST OR SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-170100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111117T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 854 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ110-170100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0043.111117T0000Z-111117T1800Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 854 AM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * SEAS...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 12 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
988 WHUS76 KSEW 162251 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 251 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 PZZ134-150-153-156-170-173-176-170600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T0600Z/ 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- 251 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 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. && $$ PZZ130>133-170700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 251 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-170700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.111117T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 251 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ110-170700- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0043.111117T0000Z-111117T1800Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 251 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY... * SEAS...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TO 12 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
170 WHUS76 KSEW 170442 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 842 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-171245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.111117T0600Z-111118T0000Z/ 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- 842 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 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. && $$ PZZ130>133-135-171200- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 842 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WINDS...EAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-170600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 842 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS. 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. && $$ PZZ110-171245- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-111118T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 842 PM PST WED NOV 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SEAS...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT AND 14 TO 17 FEET THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
726 WHUS76 KSEW 171056 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 256 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 PZZ131-132-171800- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 256 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ130-133-171900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.111117T1200Z-111117T2100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 256 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-171900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.111117T1200Z-111118T0000Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 256 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM PST UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS. 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. && $$ PZZ134-171900- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.111117T1200Z-111117T2100Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 256 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-171900- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-111118T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 256 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TODAY AND 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-171900- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.000000T0000Z-111118T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 256 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
539 WHUS76 KSEW 171138 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 338 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 PZZ130-133-171945- /O.EXP.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.111117T1200Z-111117T2100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 338 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ135-171945- /O.EXP.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.111117T1200Z-111118T0000Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 338 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-171945- /O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.111117T1800Z-111117T2100Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 338 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING LATE THIS 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 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. && $$ PZZ131-132-171800- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 338 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-171945- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-111118T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 338 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TODAY AND 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-171945- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.000000T0000Z-111118T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 338 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KNOTS WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
739 WHUS76 KSEW 171727 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 927 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 PZZ131-132-172300- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.000000T0000Z-111117T2300Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 927 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ134-172100- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0097.000000T0000Z-111117T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.111117T1727Z-111117T2100Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 927 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. * WIND...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-180130- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-111118T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 927 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY... * SEAS...BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET TODAY AND 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-180000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.000000T0000Z-111118T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 927 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-133-172100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.000000T0000Z-111117T2100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 927 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ135-180000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0852.000000T0000Z-111118T0000Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 927 AM PST THU NOV 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 Nov 15, 3:30 AM PST, 5 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 15, 3:30 AM PST, 5 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
330 AM PST TUE NOV 15 2011
.SYNOPSIS...MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL KEEP SCATTERED SHOWERS
GOING ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN WASHINGTON THROUGH THE DAY. THERE WILL
BE A LULL IN SHOWER ACTIVITY TONIGHT AHEAD OF THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM.
A VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY BRINGING RAIN AND
WIND TO THE REGION. A COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL SETTLE OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH SHOWERS AND SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO
500 FEET. THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRUSH WASHINGTON OR POSSIBLY
BYPASS THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK...THE WEATHER
PATTERN WILL BECOME UNSETTLED ONCE AGAIN.
&&
.SHORT TERM...THE COASTAL AND INLAND RADARS ARE STILL INDICATING
SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS PARTS OF WRN WA EARLY THIS MORNING.
A WEAK CONVERGENCE ZONE IS ALSO ACTIVE ACROSS NRN PORTIONS OF
SNOHOMISH COUNTY BUT NOT AS STRONG AS LAST EVENING. TEMPERATURES ARE
GENERALLY RUNNING IN THE 30S WITH A FEW COLD SPOTS IN THE 20S. THIS
MEANS SOME OF THE SHOWERS COULD BE MIXED WITH SOME WET SNOW OR SMALL
HAIL...MAINLY WITH THE CONVERGENCE ZONE ACROSS SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
MODELS INDICATE SOME DECREASE IN MOISTURE TODAY BUT WEAK INSTABILITY
WILL KEEP AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE AREA.
SHOWERS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS WHICH ARE FAVORED BY
NW FLOW. THERE WILL BE A LULL IN SHOWER ACTIVITY TONIGHT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM.
MODELS STILL SHOW A STRONG WARM FRONT TO LIFT ACROSS WRN WA BY
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN AHEAD OF THE WARM FRONT WILL LIKELY REACH
THE COAST LATE TONIGHT...THEN SPREAD INLAND WEDNESDAY MORNING.
ALTHOUGH THE 989 MB SURFACE LOW TRACKS NE INTO CENTRAL B.C. THERE
WILL STILL BE A DECENT S/SE GRADIENT ACROSS WRN WA. STRONG WINDS
WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST FIRST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN
INCREASE ALONG THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND FROM THE ADMIRALTY
INLET AREA NWD DURING THE MID-LATE MORNING HOURS. THE NAM AND MM5
SUGGEST WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA IS LIKELY FOR THESE AREAS WITH SE
WINDS 25-35 MPH AND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. WILL HAVE TO WATCH THE LAKE
LAWRENCE AREA IN EASTERN THURSTON COUNTY AS THAT LOCATION CAN BE
PRONE TO LOCALLY HIGH WINDS IN THESE SOUTHEAST WARM FRONTAL WIND
SCENARIOS. WINDS WILL BE SLOWER TO PICK UP ACROSS THE GREATER PUGET
SOUND REGION AND THE SW INTERIOR...JUST AHEAD OF AND BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS HERE COULD STILL
REACH THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
THE OTHER CONCERN IS SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS AND A POSSIBLE SLOPPY MIX
OF PRECIPITATION IN THE PASSES. SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF LOW
WEDNESDAY...PROBABLY BELOW 2000 FEET. THERE COULD BE A COUPLE INCHES
OF SNOW WITH THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION. HOWEVER...THE WARM FRONT
WILL BRING WARMER AIR ALOFT INTO WRN WA BY LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING
AND THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS BEFORE THE COLD FRONT ARRIVES. MODELS
SHOW ELY GRADIENT ALONG THE CASCADES WHICH WILL OFTEN TRAP COLD AIR
IN THE PASSES EVEN AS THE MAIN SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS RISES.
THIS LOOKS TO BE THE CASE WITH THE MAIN SNOW LEVEL JUMPING UP ABOVE
5000 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS MEANS PRECIPITATION COULD FALL
AS SNOW...SLEET...OR POSSIBLY FREEZING RAIN IN THE PASSES. THIS
COULD LIMIT SNOW AMOUNTS IN THE PASSES BUT THE ICY CONDITIONS WILL
STILL MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE HIGHER MOUNTAINS ABOVE 5000
FEET COULD SEE 1-2 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE
HEAVIEST IN THE PASSES BEHIND THE FRONT LATER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND
THURSDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE SUB-WARNING SNOW AMOUNTS BUT
IT IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION. DECIDED TO ISSUE A SPECIAL WEATHER
STATEMENT FOR NOW TO HIGHLIGHT THIS HAZARD AND ALSO TO ADDRESS THE
WINDY CONDITIONS.
.LONG TERM...A DEEP COLD TROUGH WILL DEVELOP OVER THE SRN B.C. COAST
ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND DRIVE SWD THROUGH THE AREA ON FRIDAY. THIS
WILL USHER IN EVEN COLDER AIR FROM CANADA CAUSING SNOW LEVELS TO
FALL TO AT LEAST 1000 FEET DURING THE DAY...AND POSSIBLY DOWN TO 500
FEET OR LOCALLY TO SEA-LEVEL WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS OR ANY CONVERGENCE
ZONES. IT IS STILL TOO FAR OUT TO BE TALKING ABOUT ANY LOWLAND SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS. HOWEVER...CURRENT MODELS SUGGEST ANY ACCUMULATIONS
WOULD LIKELY BE HIGHLY LOCALIZED. THE BIGGER STORY WILL BE THE
COLDER TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH TEMPS FRIDAY AND OVER THE
WEEKEND WILL STRUGGLE TO GET OUT OF THE 30S IN SOME COLDER AREAS
ESPECIALLY UP NORTH. THE COLDEST LOW TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY MORNINGS.
THE NEXT SYSTEM TO APPROACH THE AREA OVER THE WEEKEND IS LIKELY TO
JUST BRUSH WRN WA OR POSSIBLY BYPASS THE AREA ALL TOGETHER.
CONFIDENCE IS TOO LOW TO REMOVE POPS GIVEN THAT A SYSTEM WILL BE
NEAR THE WA COAST DROPPING SWD. ANY SUBTLE SHIFT EWD COULD LEAD TO
SOME LIGHT RAIN ACROSS THE AREA...ESPECIALLY W OF PUGET SOUND.
LONG RANGE MODELS ARE SHOWING A RETURN TO AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
BY EARLY NEXT WEEK. EXPECT MORE RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS.
MERCER
&&
.HYDROLOGY...FLOODING IS UNLIKELY OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS. 33
&&
.AVIATION...STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL WEAKEN TODAY WITH THE
FLOW ALOFT BECOMING WESTERLY TONIGHT. LIGHT GRADIENTS AT THE SURFACE
WITH WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA.
SHOWERS WILL COME TO AN END THIS MORNING ALONG THE COAST FROM ABOUT
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY SOUTHWARD. AN EXTREMELY PERSISTENT PUGET SOUND
CONVERGENCE ZONE OVER NORTHERN SNOHOMISH COUNTY SHOULD ALSO COME TO
AN END THIS MORNING.
VFR CONDITIONS OVER MOST OF THE AREA TODAY EXCEPT IN THE CONVERGENCE
ZONE WHERE CEILINGS ARE NEAR 2000 FEET. WITH THE CONVERGENCE
REMAINING INTACT THE LOWER STRATUS DECK HAS NOT FORMED OVER THE
CENTRAL SOUND OVERNIGHT. COULD STILL SEE SOMETHING FORM LATER THIS
MORNING WITH THE LIGHT GRADIENTS AND WEAKENING CONVERGENCE BUT
WHATEVER FORMS SHOULD NOT LAST LONG. INCREASING HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS
LATER TODAY WITH A MID LEVEL DECK MOVING INTO THE AREA THIS EVENING.
RAIN STARTING ON THE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT WITH THE RAIN HOLDING OFF
UNTIL MID TO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE INTERIOR.
KSEA...JUST SCATTERED CLOUDS AT THE TERMINAL THIS MORNING. A STRATUS
DECK AROUND 2000 FEET COULD FORM LATER THIS MORNING. WILL COVER THIS
WITH A TEMPO GROUP. JUST SOME HIGH LEVEL CLOUDS THIS AFTERNOON WITH
A MID LEVEL DECK THIS EVENING INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
SOUTHEAST WIND TO 6 KNOTS BECOMING LIGHT. FELTON
&&
.MARINE...THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM TODAY WITH LIGHT SURFACE
GRADIENTS DUE TO WEAK HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE AREA. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS CONTINUE FOR THE COASTAL WATERS.
A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS WEDNESDAY. FULL
GALES ARE LIKELY OVER WATERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS
STARTING WEDNESDAY MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. THE
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE WATERS BY EARLY EVENING.
STRONG POST FRONTAL ONSHORE FLOW WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT AND WILL
LIKELY RESULT IN GALES OVER ALL OF THE WATERS.
A WEAK LOW WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE WATERS FRIDAY. YET ANOTHER
LOW WILL PASS BY TO THE WEST OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS ON SATURDAY.
FELTON
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY COAST FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GRAYS HARBOR BAR FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS.
GALE WATCH WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT ALL WATERS.
YOU CAN SEE AN ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF THE FORECAST DISCUSSION AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTML.The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 9:14 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Nov 15, 3:20 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 37 hr |
| Nov 15, 3:42 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 38 hr |
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