Gale Warning 20, NWS Seattle, WA

635 
WHUS76 KSEW 171650
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
850 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING TODAY.
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE AREA ON FRIDAY
NIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...ANTICIPATE LARGE WAVES OF 20 FEET
OR HIGHER ON THE COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S.
STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA ON SATURDAY.

PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-180100-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T0300Z-120218T1200Z/
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-
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-
850 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 14 TO 17 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 
  14 SECONDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ132>134-180100-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T0300Z-120218T1500Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
ADMIRALTY INLET-
850 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-180100-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T0200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
850 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST SATURDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...ROUGH BECOMING SEVERE TONIGHT.

* COMBINED SEAS...BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET TODAY AND TO 14 TO 
  17 FEET TONIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB...1 PM PST FRIDAY.

* SECOND EBB...130 AM PST SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-180100-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0919.120218T0600Z-120219T0200Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
850 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS 
  TONIGHT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

875 
WHUS76 KSEW 172014
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1214 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

.A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL IMPACT THE AREA STARTING TODAY.
EXPECT GALE FORCE WINDS TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH
TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND...ANTICIPATE LARGE WAVES OF 20
FEET OR HIGHER ON THE COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S.
STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA ON SATURDAY.

PZZ132-134-180415-
/O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120217T2014Z-120218T1500Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
1214 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON
  AND TONIGHT.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-180415-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T0300Z-120218T1200Z/
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-
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-
1214 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 14 TO 17 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 
  14 SECONDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ133-180415-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T0300Z-120218T1500Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
1214 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM
PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-180415-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T0200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
1214 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST SATURDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...ROUGH BECOMING SEVERE TONIGHT.

* COMBINED SEAS...BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET TODAY AND TO 14 TO 
  17 FEET TONIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB...1 PM PST FRIDAY.

* SECOND EBB...130 AM PST SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-180415-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0919.120218T0600Z-120219T0200Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
1214 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS 
  TONIGHT. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

723 
WHUS76 KSEW 172301
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
301 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

.A 992 MB LOW WILL APPROACH NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS
EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ON SATURDAY...BRINGING
GALE FORCE WINDS TO ALL WATERS AT SOME TIME THROUGH SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION TO THE WIND...ANTICIPATE LARGE WAVES OF 25 FEET OR HIGHER
ON THE COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN
DE FUCA ON SATURDAY.

PZZ135-180715-
/O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T0500Z-120219T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0919.120218T0600Z-120219T0200Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
301 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST
SATURDAY. 

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE
  TONIGHT...THEN LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. WIND WAVES
  BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ131-180715-
/O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T1500Z-120219T1200Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
301 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY. 

* WIND...WEST WIND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY
  MORNING...THEN CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-180715-
/O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120217T2301Z-120219T0600Z/
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-
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-
301 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS
  TONIGHT...BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 24 TO 28 FEET ON SATURDAY WITH
  A DOMINANT PERIOD OF ABOUT 14 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ132-134-180715-
/O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
301 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ133-180715-
/O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120217T2301Z-120219T0000Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
301 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND
  CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-180715-
/O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1400Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
301 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST SUNDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...ROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING SEVERE AFTER
  MIDNIGHT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR.

* COMBINED SEAS...14 TO 17 FEET TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 23 TO 26
  FEET ON SATURDAY.

* FIRST EBB...130 AM PST SATURDAY.

* SECOND EBB...200 PM PST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS TO MOST CRAFT IN OR NEAR
HARBOR ENTRANCES. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING THE BAR UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE. 

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

016 
WHUS76 KSEW 180442
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
842 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

.A 994 MB LOW WILL APPROACH NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS
EVENING...THEN WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND ON SATURDAY...BRINGING
GALE FORCE WINDS TO ALL WATERS AT SOME TIME THROUGH SATURDAY. IN
ADDITION TO THE WIND...ANTICIPATE LARGE WAVES OF 25 FEET OR HIGHER
ON THE COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN
DE FUCA ON SATURDAY.

PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-181245-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
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-
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 FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT... 
  BECOMING NORTHWEST ON SATURDAY. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 24 TO 28 FEET ON SATURDAY 
  WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF ABOUT 14 SECONDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ132-134-181245-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
842 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY 
  SATURDAY MORNING...THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON 
  SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ133-181245-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0000Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
842 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND 
  CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ135-181245-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T0500Z-120219T0000Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
842 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE 
  TONIGHT...THEN LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF SATURDAY. WIND WAVES 
  BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ131-181245-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T1500Z-120219T1200Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
842 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SATURDAY TO 4 AM PST
SUNDAY...

* WIND...WEST WIND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY 
  MORNING...THEN CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 5 TO 9 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-181245-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120219T1400Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
842 PM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST SUNDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...ROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING SEVERE AFTER 
  MIDNIGHT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR. 

* COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 18 TO 22
  FEET LATE TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

* FIRST EBB...130 AM PST SATURDAY.

* SECOND EBB...200 PM PST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS TO MOST CRAFT IN OR NEAR
HARBOR ENTRANCES. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING THE BAR UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

282 
WHUS76 KSEW 181050
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
250 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

.A 998 MB LOW OVER NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL WEAKEN
AS IT MOVES OVER SOUTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND AROUND MIDDAY...THEN
EAST OF THE CASCADES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL BRING GALE
FORCE WINDS TO ALL WATERS AT SOME TIME THROUGH TONIGHT. IN
ADDITION TO THE WIND...LARGE WAVES OF 25 FEET WILL REACH THE
COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE
FUCA TODAY.

PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-181900-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
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-
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-
250 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND INCREASING TO 30 TO 45
  KNOTS...BECOMING WEST TO NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS
  EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 24 TO 30 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF ABOUT 14 SECONDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ132-134-181900-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
250 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 25
  TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ133-135-181900-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0000Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
250 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS...EASING TO WEST
  15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING LATE THIS 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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-181900-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.120218T1500Z-120219T1200Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
250 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...WEST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN
  CONTINUING TONIGHT.

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-181900-
/O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
250 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST SUNDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. 

* COMBINED SEAS...20 TO 22 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING
  TO 14 TO 18 FEET LATE TONIGHT.

* FIRST EBB...200 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SECOND EBB...230 AM PST SUNDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS TO MOST CRAFT IN OR NEAR
HARBOR ENTRANCES. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING THE BAR UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

544 
WHUS76 KSEW 181647
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
847 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

.A 1000 MB LOW OVER SOUTH VANCOUVER ISLAND THIS MORNING WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS OF WASHINGTON MIDDAY...
THEN EAST OF THE CASCADES LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THIS LOW WILL
BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO ALL WATERS AT TIMES THROUGH TONIGHT. IN
ADDITION TO THE WIND...LARGE WAVES OF 25 FEET WILL REACH THE
COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE
FUCA TODAY.

PZZ133-135-190100-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0920.120219T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
847 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM
PST SUNDAY. 

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS...EASING TO
  SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
  TONIGHT.

* WAVES...4 TO 7 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-190100-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
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-
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-
847 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST TO
  NORTHWEST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 24 TO 30 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
  ABOUT 14 SECONDS.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-132-134-190100-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
847 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 
  25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-190100-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
847 AM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST SUNDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...SEVERE.

* COMBINED SEAS...20 TO 22 FEET THROUGH THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING 
  TO 14 TO 18 FEET LATE TONIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB...200 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* SECOND EBB...230 AM PST SUNDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS TO MOST CRAFT IN OR NEAR
HARBOR ENTRANCES. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING THE BAR UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

367 
WHUS76 KSEW 182220
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
220 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

PZZ133-135-190630-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0000Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0920.120219T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
220 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.

* WAVES...SUBSIDING TO 2 TO 4 FEET LATE THIS 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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-190600-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
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-
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-
220 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST TO
  NORTHWEST EARLY THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 25 TO 28 FEET...SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 20
  FEET BY LATE 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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-132-134-190630-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
220 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...WEST WIND 25 TO 40 KT. 

* WAVES...BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-190630-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T0200Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
220 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST SUNDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...SEVERE.

* COMBINED SEAS...16 TO 19 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET LATE
  THIS EVENING.

* FIRST EBB...230 AM PST SUNDAY.

* SECOND EBB...245 PM PST SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS TO MOST CRAFT IN OR NEAR
HARBOR ENTRANCES. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING THE BAR UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

200 
WHUS76 KSEW 190439
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
839 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-191245-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0920.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/
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-
839 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS ENDED.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS SUBSIDING TO WEST 15 TO 25
  KNOTS OVERNIGHT.

* SWELL...WEST SWELL 17 TO 22 FT SUBSIDING TO 13 TO 18 FT
  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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-132-134-191245-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0920.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET-
839 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS ENDED.

* WIND...WEST WIND 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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-191245-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0920.000000T0000Z-120219T1800Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
839 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS ENDED.

* WIND...WEST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES...WEST SWELL 15 TO 17 FEET. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ133-190545-
/O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0920.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
839 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ENDED...

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

WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW 20 KNOTS.

$$

PZZ110-191245-
/O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-120220T1400Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
839 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
PST MONDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...SEVERE.

* COMBINED SEAS...16 TO 19 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET 
  LATE THIS EVENING. 

* FIRST EBB...230 AM PST SUNDAY.

* SECOND EBB...245 PM PST SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS ARE DANGEROUS TO MOST CRAFT IN OR NEAR
HARBOR ENTRANCES. MARINERS SHOULD CONSIDER AVOIDING THE BAR UNTIL
CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

&&

$$

PZZ135-191200-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0920.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
839 PM PST SAT FEB 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS FROM SEATTLE
  SOUTHWARD. 

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 AM PST FRI FEB 17 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONT WILL SPREAD MORE RAIN INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON
TODAY...AND A VIGOROUS UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING COOL SHOWERY WEATHER
SATURDAY WITH A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS. SNOWFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS
WILL BE FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY AS THE SNOW LEVEL
DROPS TO 2000 FEET. A RELATIVE BREAK IN THE WEATHER IS LIKELY
SUNDAY...WITH A WET AND MILD PATTERN DEVELOPING EARLY NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...A MINOR UPPER RIDGE MOVED INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
FROM THE OFFSHORE WATERS THURSDAY EVENING...FOLLOWING THE WEAK FRONT
THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER IN THE DAY. THE RIDGE IS MOVING
INTO THE CASCADES EARLY THIS MORNING...AND ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM IS
APPROACHING THE REGION FROM OFFSHORE. THE AIR MASS OVER WESTERN
WASHINGTON IS QUITE MOIST FROM THE SURFACE TO 6000 FT OR SO...WITH
CLOUDY SKIES...PATCHY FOG AND DRIZZLE AT 3 AM. TEMPERATURES ARE IN
THE UPPER 30S TO MID 40S.

THE FRONT WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM WILL SWING INLAND TODAY...WHILE ITS
DEEP UPPER LOW MOVES TO 49N/131W. PRECIPITATION SHOULD REACH THE
COAST THIS MORNING AND SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA THIS
AFTERNOON. STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS TONIGHT AS
THE FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE CASCADES. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY
AS THE 5350 METER UPPER LOW MOVES INTO NORTHWEST WASHINGTON OR
POSSIBLY OVER THE SOUTH END OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.

STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FOR TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY WILL
PROBABLY BE 1.0 TO 2.0 INCHES ALONG THE COAST...WITH AMOUNTS RANGING
FROM 0.25 TO 1.25 INCHES OVER THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS. TOTALS IN THE
MOUNTAINS WILL BE MAINLY 1.0 TO 2.5 INCHES...WITH THE SNOW LEVEL
FALLING FROM 4500 FT TODAY TO 2000 FT SATURDAY. I WILL ISSUE A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY EFFECTIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...FOR SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THE CASCADES OF 8 TO 18
INCHES.

SOUTHEAST PRESSURE GRADIENTS WITH THE FRONT TODAY WILL LIMIT BREEZY
CONDITIONS TO THE COAST AND SOME SPOTS OF THE NORTHWEST
INTERIOR...BUT SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND THE FRONT
TONIGHT AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE UPPER LOW SATURDAY WILL BRING WINDY
TO BREEZY CONDITIONS TO MOST OF THE FORECAST AREA. THE UPPER LOW FOR
SATURDAY LOOKS FAIRLY VIGOROUS. MODELS SHOW MID LEVEL SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 35 TO 50 KT...WITH LOTS OF MOISTURE AND WEAK INSTABILITY.
THERE IS A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS LATER TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...
WHICH WILL GET MENTION FOR THE COAST AND SOUTHWEST INTERIOR ZONES.

THE UPPER LOW WILL PROBABLY OPEN INTO A TROUGH AS IT MOVES EAST OF
THE CASCADES SATURDAY NIGHT. THE UPPER FLOW WILL THEN VEER TO
NORTHWEST LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AHEAD OF A RATHER FLAT
UPPER RIDGE OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY BECOME
SCATTERED ON SUNDAY WITH SOME SUN BREAKS.   MCDONNAL

.LONG TERM...ALL THE MODELS SHOW THE UPPER RIDGE REMAINING OVER THE
REGION MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY WITH FRONTAL SYSTEMS MOVING THROUGH
IT. WITH REGARD TO DETAILS...HOWEVER...THERE IS POOR RUN-TO-RUN
CONSISTENCY AND GENERALLY LITTLE AGREEMENT BETWEEN MODELS.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE MILD...SNOW LEVELS WILL BE HIGH...AND THERE
WILL BE PERIODS OF PRECIPITATION. THE HYDROLOGY SECTION BELOW
ADDRESSES THE PRECIPITATION A BIT MORE SPECIFICALLY.   MCDONNAL

&&

.HYDROLOGY...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BE OVER THE REGION DURING THE EARLY
AND MIDDLE PART OF NEXT WEEK...AND THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE IN THE
5000 TO 7000 FT RANGE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION WEATHER SYSTEMS MOVING
THROUGH THE RIDGE WILL BRING PRECIPITATION TO WESTERN WASHINGTON...
WITH FAIRLY STRONG WESTERLY FLOW ENHANCING RAINFALL ALONG THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. IT WILL BE MILD AND WET...BUT MODELS HAVE
BEEN HIGHLY INCONSISTENT WITH REGARD TO HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION WILL
FALL. MOST RUNS SUGGEST IT WILL BE MERELY RAINY...BUT SOME RUNS
SHOW 48-HOUR AMOUNTS AROUND 5 INCHES -- ENOUGH TO PRODUCE AT LEAST
MINOR FLOODING ON THE MORE FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS THAT FLOW OFF THE WEST
SLOPES OF THE CASCADES. HOPEFULLY THE MODELS WILL ZERO IN ON A
SOLUTION WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. FOR NOW...WE CAN JUST SAY THAT
THERE IS A CHANCE OF SOME FLOODING BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
MCDONNAL

&&

.AVIATION...WEAK SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY
THIS MORNING SHIFTING EAST. STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE
COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND THROUGH THE INTERIOR THIS EVENING.
SURFACE GRADIENTS REMAINING LIGHT EARLY THIS THIS MORNING ALONG WITH
LIGHT FLOW IN THE LOWER LEVELS ALLOWING LOW CEILINGS...BELOW 1000
FEET...TO REMAIN INTACT. IN ADDITION LOCAL DRIZZLE OR FOG REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO 1 TO 3 SM. AS THE FRONT APPROACHES LATER THIS
MORNING SURFACE GRADIENTS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHEASTERLY AND THE
WINDS IN THE LOWER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO PICK UP. THIS SHOULD STIR
THE LOWER LAYER OF THE AIR MASS UP ENOUGH TO LIFT THE CEILINGS INTO
THE 1500 TO 2500 FOOT RANGE BY MIDDAY AND ELIMINATE THE REDUCED
VISIBILITIES. CEILINGS REMAIN IN THIS RANGE WITH THE RAIN AHEAD OF
THE FRONT BEGINNING ALONG THE COAST LATE MORNING AND OVER THE
INTERIOR BY EARLY AFTERNOON. FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE INTERIOR THIS
EVENING WITH SOUTHERLY WINDS PICKING UP JUST AHEAD AND WITH THE
FRONT.

.KSEA...CEILINGS IN THE 500 TO 1000 FOOT RANGE SLOWLY LIFTING UP
LATER THIS MORNING INTO THE 1000 TO 2000 FOOT RANGE. CEILINGS
REMAINING NEAR 2000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON WITH RAIN BEGINNING AROUND
21Z. REDUCED VISIBILITIES...1 TO 3 SM...DUE TO FOG AND DRIZZLE WILL
COME TO AN END MID MORNING. EAST TO SOUTHEAST 4 TO 8 KNOTS THIS
MORNING BECOMING MORE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON. FELTON

&&

.MARINE...A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM EXTENDING FROM A 994 MB LOW MOVING
NE TOWARD THE CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
WATERS TONIGHT WITH GALE FORCE WINDS OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT FOR ALL
WATERS EXCEPT THE CENTRAL STRAIT AND PUGET SOUND. THE LOW WILL
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES INLAND SAT. STRONG LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW WILL
DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT ON SAT KEEPING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS
IN THE FORECAST. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD OVER THE WATERS ON SUN.

A LARGE SWELL TRAIN HAS DEVELOPED BEHIND THE FRONT AND WILL REACH
THE WASHINGTON COAST DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS
24 FEET POSSIBLE INTO SATURDAY EVENING. THE ARRIVAL OF THE HIGH SEAS
COINCIDES WITH THE CLAM DIG AT THE LONG BEACH...TWIN HARBORS AND
MOCROCKS BEACHES. FELTON

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CASCADES FROM 4 PM
     THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM SATURDAY.

     HIGH SURF ADVISORY CENTRAL AND NORTH COAST FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM
     SATURDAY.

PZ...GALE WARNING ALL WATERS EXCEPT CENTRAL STRAIT AND PUGET
     SOUND AND HOOD CANAL.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR THROUGH SATURDAY FOR THE
     GRAYS HARBOR BAR.

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