Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 23, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2012, 8:47 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 24, 2012, 8:47 AM PST (16:47 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Feb 25, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
960 WHUS76 KSEW 241647 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 847 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 PZZ131-250100- /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0023.120225T0900Z-120226T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 847 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. * WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 40 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-250100- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 847 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS TODAY...EASING A BIT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST AND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-250100- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 847 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS TODAY...EASING A BIT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST AND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE 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. && $$ PZZ132>134-250100- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 847 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS TODAY...EASING A BIT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST AND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-250100- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 847 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH BECOMING SEVERE DURING EBB CURRENTS. * COMBINED SEAS...12 FEET BUILDING TO 15 FT DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS. * FIRST EBB...6 PM TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ135-250100- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0923.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 847 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
5 follow-up statements
600 WHUS76 KSEW 242256 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 256 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 PZZ135-250700- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0923.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0023.120225T0900Z-120226T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 256 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-250700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 256 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...EASING A BIT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST AND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-250700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 256 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...EASING A BIT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST AND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE 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. && $$ PZZ132>134-250700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 256 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...EASING A BIT THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST AND RISING TO 30 TO 45 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-250700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.120225T0900Z-120226T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 256 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...WEST WIND 35 TO 45 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. && $$ PZZ110-250700- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 256 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH BECOMING SEVERE DURING EBB CURRENTS. * COMBINED SEAS...12 FEET BUILDING TO 15 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING TO 20 FEET SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB...6 PM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...630 AM SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
821 WHUS76 KSEW 250502 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 902 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-251645- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ 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- 902 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...WEST 30 TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST SATURDAY. SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND 25 FEET SATURDAY...SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ130-251645- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 902 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 40 KNOTS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-135-251645- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.120225T0900Z-120226T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 902 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 KNOTS IN THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS FOR PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ132>134-251645- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 902 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * WIND...WEST 35 TO 45 KNOTS IN THE STRAIT DEVELOPING WITH SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS FOR THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS SATURDAY. WIND SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS IN ADMIRALTY INLET AROUND DAYBREAK SATURDAY. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-251645- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 902 PM PST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH BECOMING SEVERE DURING EBB CURRENTS. * COMBINED SEAS...BUILDING TO 16 FEET OVERNIGHT AND TO 20 FT SATURDAY WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB...7 AM SATURDAY. * SECOND EBB...7 PM 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
484 WHUS76 KSEW 251656 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 856 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-260000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 856 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...WEST 30 TO 40 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST TODAY. SEAS BUILDING TO 25 TO 30 FEET...SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-260100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 856 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST WIND 30 TO 40 KNOTS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ131-135-260100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 856 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST WINDS 35 TO 45 KNOTS IN THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS FOR PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132>134-260100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 856 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST 35 TO 45 KNOTS IN THE STRAIT DEVELOPING WITH SOUTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS FOR THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS SATURDAY. WIND NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS IN ADMIRALTY INLET. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ110-260100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 856 AM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. * COMBINED SEAS...20 FT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR. * FIRST EBB...7 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
139 WHUS76 KSEW 252237 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 PZZ135-260600- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.120225T2237Z-120226T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-260645- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.120226T0300Z-120226T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SUNDAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 25 FEET. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-260645- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.120226T0300Z-120226T1800Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * WIND...WEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132>134-260645- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.120226T0600Z-120226T1800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * WIND...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-260645- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.120226T0600Z-120226T1800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST SUNDAY. * WIND...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ110-260600- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 237 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. * COMBINED SEAS...20 FT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR. * FIRST EBB...7 PM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...730 AM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
590 WHUS76 KSEW 260441 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 841 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 PZZ133-261130- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.120226T0441Z-120226T1800Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 841 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WARNING. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-134-261130- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0022.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.120226T0600Z-120226T1800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 841 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-261130- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.120226T0600Z-120226T1800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 841 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ110-261130- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-120227T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 841 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE EASING TO ROUGH CONDITIONS SUNDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...20 FT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR SUBSIDING TO 12 FT ON SUNDAY. * FIRST EBB...7 AM SUNDAY. * SECOND EBB...7 PM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-261130- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.000000T0000Z-120226T2100Z/ 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- 841 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEAS BUILDING 25 FEET. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ130-261130- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.000000T0000Z-120226T1800Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 841 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-260600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0924.000000T0000Z-120226T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 841 PM PST SAT FEB 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 Feb 24, 4:15 AM PST, 4 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 4:15 AM PST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
415 AM PST FRI FEB 24 2012
.SYNOPSIS...A WARM FRONT WILL BRING RAIN TO THE NORTHWEST PART OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING WITH RAIN AND
GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS. A COLD SHOWERY AIR MASS
WILL MOVE INLAND SATURDAY WITH THE SNOW LEVEL FALLING TO AROUND 1000
FEET. RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS WARM FRONT LIFTING NORTH OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS MORNING WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT BACK
OUT NEAR 133W. LOTS OF ECHOES ON THE WSR-88D'S THIS MORNING BUT MOST
OF THE PRECIPITATION IS REMAINING ALOFT WITH JUST A FEW HUNDREDTHS
REPORTED ALONG THE NORTH COAST AND NORTHWEST INTERIOR. SHARP BACK
EDGE TO THE COLD FRONT ON THE SATELLITE IMAGERY A GOOD INDICATION
THAT THE FRONT WILL HAVE SOME PUNCH TO IT. CURRENT TIMING HAS THE
FRONT TO THE COAST NEAR 00Z AND INTO THE CASCADES BY 06Z. THE FRONT
IS FAIRLY NARROW WITH THE PRECIPITATION OUT AHEAD OF THE FRONT
BEGINNING ABOUT 3 TO 6 HOURS AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. THIS PUTS
THE BEGINNING OF THE COLD FRONT RAIN FOR THE INTERIOR INTO THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDY CONDITIONS OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE
AREA AHEAD OF THE FRONT WITH STRONG ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT
RESULTING IN WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE ENTIRE AREA ON SATURDAY. AT
THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE WINDS WILL STAY BELOW WARNING
CRITERIA...SUSTAINED 40 MPH OR GUSTS TO 60 MPH...BUT NOT BY MUCH
WITH WIND ADVISORIES LIKELY FOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY.
SNOW LEVELS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO NEAR 4000 FEET
OVER THE CENTRAL CASCADES THEN PLUMMET QUICKLY BEHIND THE FRONT
FRIDAY EVENING TO BELOW ALL PASS LEVELS. STRONG OROGRAPHICS JUST
AHEAD AND WITH THE FRONT WILL RESULT IN PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW FOR
THE MOUNTAINS. LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. WHILE THE OROGRAPHIC FLOW
WEAKENS A TOUCH BEHIND THE FRONT 850-700 MB WINDS STILL IN THE 25 TO
40 KNOT RANGE INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL KEEP THE SNOW
PILING UP AND WITH THE COLD AIR MASS COULD SEE AN INCH ACCUMULATION
FROM ONLY .05 INCHES OF WATER. WILL UPGRADE THE WINTER STORM WATCH
TO A WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL CASCADES AND KEEP THE WARNING GOING FOR
THE NORTH CASCADES INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
COLD AIR MASS MOVING INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON BEHIND THE FRONT WITH
THE SNOW LEVELS LOWERING DOWN TO AROUND 1000 FEET ON SATURDAY.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS PLENTY OF SHOWER ACTIVITY BEHIND THE FRONT.
ALTHOUGH THE AIR MASS WILL BECOME UNSTABLE POST FRONTAL LIFTED
INDEXES REMAIN ABOVE 0 AND THERE IS LITTLE WIND SHEAR ALOFT SO WILL
KEEP THE MENTION OF THUNDERSTORMS OUT OF THE FORECAST. THIS DOES NOT
RULE OUT THAT THE PRECIPITATION IN SOME OF THE SHOWERS WILL BE HEAVY
WHICH COULD TEMPORALLY LOWER THE SNOW LEVEL DOWN TO NEAR THE SURFACE
ON SATURDAY. BY LATE SATURDAY EXPECT ANYWHERE FROM 18 TO 30 INCHES
OF NEW SNOW IN THE NORTH CASCADES AND 12 TO 24 INCHES IN THE CENTRAL
CASCADES.
A SHORTWAVE EMBEDDED IN THE NORTHWESTERLY FLOW ALOFT MOVING DOWN
OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON SUNDAY MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
THIS WILL BE THE BEST CHANCE FOR ANY ACCUMULATING SNOW IN THE
LOWLANDS WITH SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO NEAR 500 FEET. EVEN IF THERE IS
ACCUMULATING SNOW IT WILL BE LOCALIZED AND NOW WIDESPREAD. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL BE AROUND 40 DEGREES SO DO NOT EXPECT
THE SNOW TO STICK AROUND EVEN IF WE GET SOME.
.LONG TERM...EXTENDED MODELS ONCE AGAIN IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH AN
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING INTO CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA SUNDAY
NIGHT AND MOVING DOWN OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON ON MONDAY RESULTING IN
A DRY DAY FOR THE REGION. RIDGE SLIDES EAST MONDAY NIGHT OPENING THE
DOOR FOR THE NEXT FRONT TO MOVE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON DURING THE
LATTER HALF OF TUESDAY. SIMILAR SCENARIO WITH THIS FRONT AS WITH THE
ONE FOR TONIGHT WITH A COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH SETTLING OVER THE
AREA BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF LOW
SNOW LEVELS AND SIGNIFICANT SNOWS FOR THE MOUNTAINS. POSSIBLE BREAK
IN THE ACTION THURSDAY WITH AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING OFFSHORE
BUT FOR NOW WILL STAY WITH THE CHANCE POPS FOR DAY 7. FELTON
&&
.HYDROLOGY...MINOR FLOODING WILL COME TO AN END THIS MORNING ALONG A
REACH OF THE GREEN RIVER. THE FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR
THE WHITE RIVER. IT IS RUNNING CLOSE TO FLOOD STAGE AS WATER IS
RELEASED FROM MUD MOUNTAIN DAM...AND MINOR FLOODING THERE IS STILL A
POSSIBILITY.
THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING. IT DOES NOT POSE A THREAT OF FLOODING FOR THE
RIVERS...WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE SKOKOMISH RIVER AND EVEN
THAT POSSIBILITY LOOKS SLIGHT. IT WILL BRING STORM TOTAL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2.5 INCHES TO THE MOUNTAINS. THE SNOW
LEVEL WILL BE FAIRLY LOW...EXCEPT FOR A BRIEF RISE TO AROUND 4000 FT
THIS AFTERNOON AHEAD OF THE FRONT. A COOL WEATHER PATTERN WILL
PREVAIL THIS WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK...AND THERE WILL NOT BE ANY
FLOODING. FELTON
&&
.AVIATION...A WARM FRONT IS BRUSHING WESTERN WA THIS MORNING AND THE
COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND MOVE INTO THE
CASCADES THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTH WINDS WILL ACCOMPANY THIS
SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE NORTH
INTERIOR...ESPECIALLY THE TYPICAL AREAS FROM ADMIRALTY INLET AND
WHIDBEY ISLAND UP THRU THE SAN JUANS. MTNS OBSCD. 19
KSEA...RAIN AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND BREEZY BY THIS
EVENING. WINDY SATURDAY MORNING...PDX-BLI GRADIENT ON THE NAM AT 12Z
SAT IS FCST TO BE ARND +13MB.
&&
.MARINE...SLY GALES FORECAST FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...EAST
ENTRANCE...ADMIRALTY INLET AND NORTHERN INLAND WATERS. THE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE INLAND TONIGHT INTO SAT AND THE MODELS HAVE BEEN
CONSISTENTLY SHOWING STRONG SW FLOW INTO PUGET SOUND BY DAYBREAK
SATURDAY AND STRONG NW FLOW OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...AND A FULL WLY
GALE IN THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA SAT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO ARND 22FT
SAT OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. ONSHORE FLOW WILL WEAKEN BY SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. THE NEXT COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE ON TUESDAY. 19
&&
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...FLOOD WARNINGS/WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE CWA.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 AM TODAY TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES ABOVE 2000 FEET.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TODAY TO 4 AM PST SATURDAY
FOR THE OLYMPICS ABOVE 2500 FEET.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 3 PM TODAY TO 6 PM SATURDAY FOR THE
WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES ABOVE 3000 FEET.
PZ...GALE WARNING COASTAL WATERS...ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT
...ADMIRALTY INLET...NORTHERN INLAND WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
FOR AN ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF THE FORECAST DISCUSSION SEE
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTMLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 4:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:15 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 50 hr | |
| Feb 23, 4:15 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:51 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | 5 hr | |
| Feb 24, 9:51 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 28 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:47 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:47 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:48 PM PST | Coastal Flood Warning | SEW | 31 hr | |
| Feb 24, 2:48 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 18 hr |
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