Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 32, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Mar 13, 2012, 9:16 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 13, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 40 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
- Mar 13, 2012, 9:16 AM PDT (16:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 13, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2012, 2:57 PM PDT
- In force
- 40 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
253 WHUS76 KSEW 131616 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 916 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 PZZ132-134-140030- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0900Z-120314T2300Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 916 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 KNOTS. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 8 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. && $$ PZZ133-140030- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T1200Z-120314T2300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 916 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 KNOTS. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-140030- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120314T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0900Z-120314T2000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 916 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-140030- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120314T1100Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0600Z-120314T2000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 916 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-140030- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120315T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 916 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...11 TO 14 FEET. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 1030 PM THIS EVENING. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1100 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-135-140030- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120314T2300Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 916 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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992 WHUS76 KSEW 132205 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-140615- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0600Z-120314T2000Z/ 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- 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-134-140615- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0900Z-120314T2300Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 45 KNOTS. * WIND WAVES...5 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-140615- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0900Z-120314T2000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-140615- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T1200Z-120314T2300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 45 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-140615- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120315T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...11 TO 14 FEET. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 930 PM THIS EVENING. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1000 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-135-140615- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120314T2300Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 305 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
566 WHUS76 KSEW 140436 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 936 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-141245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0600Z-120314T2000Z/ 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- 936 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-134-141245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0900Z-120314T2300Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 936 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 45 KNOTS. * WIND WAVES...5 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-141245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T0900Z-120314T2000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 936 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 1 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-141245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T1200Z-120314T2300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 936 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 45 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-141245- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120315T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 936 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...11 TO 14 FEET. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 930 PM THIS EVENING. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1000 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-135-141245- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120314T2300Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 936 PM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
012 WHUS76 KSEW 140942 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 242 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-141745- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120314T1900Z/ 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- 242 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-134-141745- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120314T2300Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 242 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 KNOTS. * WIND WAVES...5 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-141745- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.120314T1200Z-120314T2300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 242 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 30 TO 40 KNOTS ON WEDNESDAY. * WIND WAVES...4 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. && $$ PZZ131-141745- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120315T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 242 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-141745- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120315T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 242 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-141745- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120315T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 242 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...11 TO 14 FEET. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 930 PM THIS EVENING. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1000 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
717 WHUS76 KSEW 141551 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 851 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-150000- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ 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- 851 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 KNOTS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 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. && $$ PZZ130-150000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120314T1900Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.120314T1900Z-120315T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 851 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING SOUTH 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132>134-142300- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120314T2300Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 851 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 40 KNOTS. * WIND WAVES...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. && $$ PZZ110-150000- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120315T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 851 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...8 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 11 FEET DURING EBB CURRENTS. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 1000 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1045 PM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-150000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120315T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 851 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-150000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120315T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 851 AM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
068 WHUS76 KSEW 142149 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 249 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 PZZ130-150600- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120315T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0033.120314T2149Z-120316T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 249 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHEASTERLY WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132>134-150600- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120315T1800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 249 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...THEN EASING LATE IN THE MORNING. * WIND WAVES...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-150600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ 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- 249 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 40 KNOTS THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 18 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. && $$ PZZ110-150600- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 249 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH...BECOMING BRIEFLY SEVERE DURING EBBS. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 12 FEET BUILDING TO 14 FEET DURING EBB CURRENTS. BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 1045 PM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1115 AM THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-135-150600- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 249 PM PDT WED MAR 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS IN THE CENTRAL STRAIT...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN PUGET SOUND. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
046 WHUS76 KSEW 150937 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 237 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 PZZ132>134-151745- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120315T1800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 237 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING...EASING LATE IN THE MORNING. * WIND WAVES...BUILDING TO 3 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-151745- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ 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 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 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. && $$ PZZ130-151745- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 237 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING...EASING IN THE AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-151745- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0300Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 237 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ110-151745- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 237 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH...BECOMING BRIEFLY SEVERE DURING EBBS. * COMBINED SEAS...12 FEET BUILDING TO 14 FEET DURING EBB CURRENTS. BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 1115 AM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-151745- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 237 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...EAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
704 WHUS76 KSEW 151552 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 852 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 PZZ130-160000- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0033.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 852 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS ENDED. * WIND..SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132>134-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120315T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.120315T1800Z-120316T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 852 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WIND...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 852 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING. PERIODS OF SOUTHWEST TO SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 852 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. * COMBINED SEAS...14 FEET. BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 1115 AM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...AROUND MIDNIGHT 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. && $$ PZZ131-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 852 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0300Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 852 AM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
629 WHUS76 KSEW 152157 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 257 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-160600- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0032.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 257 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS ENDED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES...WEST SWELL 16 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-152300- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 257 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED. $$ PZZ110-160600- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120317T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 257 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 14 FEET. BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS. * FIRST EBB...AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1230 PM FRIDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-160600- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 257 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...WIND SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-160600- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 257 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WIND..SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING LATE. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 12 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132>134-160600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0939.000000T0000Z-120316T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 257 PM PDT THU MAR 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING LATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 Mar 13, 3:00 AM PDT, 6 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 13, 3:00 AM PDT, 6 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL BRING RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO
WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS. ANOTHER VIGOROUS
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA WEDNESDAY...FOLLOWED
QUICKLY BY YET ANOTHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...FOR WET AND
OCCASIONALLY WINDY WEATHER AND LOTS MORE SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS.
SHOWERY WEATHER...AND SOME SUN BREAKS...ARE LIKELY THIS WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...THE BACK SIDE OF THE FRONTAL BAND THAT MOVED INTO THE
REGION MONDAY IS SLOWLY SHIFTING EASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA. THIS
FEATURE HAS GRADUALLY BECOME MORE NORTH-SOUTH ORIENTED...WITH ITS
EASTWARD PROGRESS SLOWED ACCORDINGLY...AS THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH
OFFSHORE HAS BEEN DIGGING SOUTHEAST. A COLD AIR MASS MOVED INTO
WESTERN WASHINGTON BEHIND THE FRONT. BY 5 PM MONDAY THE FREEZING
LEVEL AT QUILLAYUTE -- ON THE NORTH COAST -- HAD FALLEN TO
1100 FT...IMPLYING THE SNOW LEVEL IS JUST A FEW HUNDRED FEET ABOVE
SEA LEVEL. NOT SURPRISINGLY THERE IS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS
ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA EARLY THIS MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE
LOWER TO MID 30S.
THE DEEP UPPER TROUGH OFFSHORE ALONG 130W EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
MOVE ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS PLENTY
OF CONVECTION IN THE TROUGH AND LIGHTNING DETECTION EQUIPMENT SHOWS
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST OFFSHORE WATERS...
AND ALL THAT WILL BE MOVING INLAND WITH THE UPPER TROUGH TODAY. IN
GENERAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL NOT BE VERY HEAVY...BUT THERE
WILL PROBABLY BE SOME RANDOM BRIEF BURSTS IN HEAVIER SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS.
THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF SEA LEVEL THIS
MORNING...RISING TO AROUND 1000 FT LATE TODAY. TEMPERATURES ARE TOO
MARGINAL AND ROADWAYS TOO WET FOR MUCH IF ANY SNOW TO STICK THERE...
BUT LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO ARE POSSIBLE ON OTHER
SURFACES. THOSE MINOR ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE MORE LIKELY AWAY FROM
BODIES OF WATER...ON THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE LOWLANDS...AND OF
COURSE IN HEAVIER SHOWERS...MAYBE IN A LOOSELY ORGANIZED PUGET SOUND
CONVERGENCE ZONE.
THE UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES TONIGHT AND SHOWERS
WILL DECREASE...BUT THE COLD AIR MASS WILL STAY WITH US.
THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM UPSTREAM...CURRENTLY DEVELOPING OUT NEAR
150W...WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FORECAST AREA WEDNESDAY. THIS SYSTEM IS
FAIRLY VIGOROUS FOR MID MARCH BUT IT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG...WITH
RESPECT TO WINDS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW...AS THE MONDAY SYSTEM. IT WILL
LIKELY BRING WIND ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS TO THE COASTAL AND NORTHWEST
INTERIOR ZONES. ONE CONCERN HOWEVER IS THAT THE AIR MASS WILL BE
COLD ENOUGH FOR PRECIPITATION TO START AS SNOW OVER THE
LOWLANDS...AND MINOR LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE. THE
SNOW LEVEL WILL RISE TO 2000 TO 3000 FT LATE WEDNESDAY.
YET ANOTHER VIGOROUS FRONTAL SYSTEM...THIS ONE JUST BEGINNING TO
TAKE SHAPE JUST BEYOND THE DATELINE...WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN
WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. ITS POST-FRONTAL TROUGH
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL PROBABLY BE
SOMEWHAT LESS WITH THIS FRONT...BUT PRECIPITATION WILL BE HEAVIER
AND THE SNOW LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY RISE TO AROUND 4500 FT.
PRECIPITATION TOTALS IN THE MOUNTAINS FOR THE 48-HOUR PERIOD FROM
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT -- WHICH
INCLUDES BOTH STORMS -- WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 5 INCH RANGE. I WILL
ISSUE A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THIS. MCDONNAL
.LONG TERM...FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS THE LONGER RANGE MODELS HAVE BEEN
IN ROUGH AGREEMENT THAT THERE WILL BE A TRANSITION FROM THE VERY
STORMY PATTERN THIS WEEK TO A COOL AND SHOWERY BUT DRIER PATTERN
OVER THE WEEKEND. THE RECENT RUNS SHOWS THIS TRANSITION OCCURRING A
BIT MORE SLOWLY...WITH FRIDAY NOW LOOKING MORE WET THAN PREVIOUSLY
EXPECTED AS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH MOVES THROUGH. THE CHANGE I HAVE MADE
IS TO BOOST POPS FOR FRIDAY TO LIKELY. IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A LARGER
UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND...AND IT WILL BE
COOL WITH MORE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND PROBABLY SOME SUN BREAKS.
MCDONNAL
&&
.HYDROLOGY...AS DISCUSSED ABOVE THE PRECIPITATION FROM THE WEDNESDAY
AND THURSDAY STORMS WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL...WITH GENERALLY 2 TO 5
INCHES IN THE MOUNTAINS DURING A 48-HOUR PERIOD. THE HEAVIEST
AMOUNTS WILL OCCUR OVER THE SOUTH SLOPES OF THE OLYMPICS...AND THE
MEAN AREAL PRECIPITATION OVER THE SKOKOMISH RIVER BASIN WILL LIKELY
EXCEED 3 INCHES. EVEN WITH RELATIVELY LOW SNOW LEVELS DURING MOST OF
THE EVENT...THIS COULD BE ENOUGH TO DRIVE THIS UNIQUELY FLOOD-PRONE
RIVER TO FLOOD STAGE ON THURSDAY.
FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ON ANY OTHER RIVER IN THE FORECAST AREA
DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS. MCDONNAL
&&
.AVIATION...A LARGE DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROF ALONG THE B.C. COAST WILL
MAINTAIN MOIST SW FLOW ALOFT OVER W WA TODAY. THE BAND OF
PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THE TROF CONTAINS A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW...
WITH SOME LOCATIONS REPORTING ALL SNOW. SOMETIME THIS MORNING THE
STEADY PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS. SNOW SHOWERS CAN STILL
BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON SHOULD BE MAINLY
RAIN SHOWERS BUT FROZEN PRECIPITATION OF SOME SORT COULD BE MIXED
IN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE. CIGS WILL VARY DEPENDING ON
PRECIP INTENSITY AND TYPE.
KSEA...CIGS WILL BE MAINLY IN THE MVFR RANGE...THOUGH PERIODS OF IFR
CIGS ARE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY IN SNOW SHOWERS. STEADY WET SNOW WILL
PROBABLY FALL THROUGH 12Z. AFTER THAT IT SHOULD TURN MORE SHOWERY...
WITH SOME COMBINATION OF RAIN AND/OR SNOW. A HEAVY SHOWER COULD GIVE
UP TO 1 INCH OF SLUSHY SNOW. SHOWERS WILL STICK AROUND MOST OF THE
DAY. 13
&&
.MARINE...CURRENT WINDS AND FCST GRADIENTS ARE SUCH THAT SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AT TIMES OVER ALL WATERS TODAY. SWELL IN
THE COASTAL WATERS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.
ANOTHER WEAKER SYSTEM WILL SEND ABOUT A 980 MB LOW CURVING NE TOWARD
THE CENTRAL B.C. COAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...WHILE THE ASSOCIATED
COLD FRONT REACHES THE WA COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A STRONGER
970 MB LOW WILL CURVE SLIGHTLY FARTHER NORTH...TOWARD HAIDA GWAII
WEDNESDAY NIGHT/THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THAT COLD FRONT REACHING THE
WA COAST THURSDAY MORNING. AFTER A PERIOD OF MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW
FRIDAY...ANOTHER WEAKER LOW COULD REACH THE AREA SATURDAY. KAM/13
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE CASCADES AND OLYMPICS WEDNESDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEVERE/ROUGH GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
&&
YOU CAN SEE AN ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF THE FORECAST DISCUSSION AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTML.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 13, 5:04 AM PDT, 4 hours 12 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 504 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 WAZ001-503>512-514>517-132330- SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- 504 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ...A SHOWERY COOL DAY IS IN STORE FOR WESTERN WASHINGTON... AN UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY BRINGING RAIN SHOWERS...LOCAL SNOW SHOWERS...AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THE SNOW LEVEL IS WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FEET OF SEA LEVEL THIS MORNING...AND TEMPERATURES ARE MAINLY IN THE 32 TO 35 DEGREE RANGE. SNOW IS NOT EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE THIS MORNING ON ROADWAYS IN THE WESTERN WASHINGTON LOWLANDS...AS TEMPERATURES ARE MOSTLY JUST ABOVE FREEZING AND THOSE SURFACES ARE ALREADY WET. HOWEVER LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW ARE POSSIBLE ON CARS AND GRASSY SURFACES. IN ADDITION ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TODAY COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...WHICH COULD LOCALLY ACCUMULATE ON THE GROUND. THE TEMPERATURE WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER TO MID 40S TODAY WITH THE SNOW LEVEL AROUND 1000 FEET. SOME SPOTS IN THE EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS...MAINLY NEAR THE CASCADES AND ABOVE 700 FEET...RECEIVED SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT. SEVERAL ROADWAYS IN THAT AREA DO HAVE SNOW COVER THIS MORNING...INCLUDING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF STATE ROUTE 18. MOTORISTS THERE SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND ALLOW EXTRA TRAVEL TIME. MCDONNAL
Local storm report, Mar 13, 5:21 AM PDT, 3 hours 55 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
521 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0519 AM SNOW 4 NNW EATONVILLE 46.93N 122.30W
03/13/2012 M4.0 INCH PIERCE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
ELEVATION 740 FT.
&&Local storm report, Mar 13, 6:44 AM PDT, 2 hours 32 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
644 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0643 AM SNOW 5 E PUYALLUP 47.19N 122.18W
03/13/2012 M2.7 INCH PIERCE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
2.7 INCHES OF SNOW OVERNIGHT AT ELEVATION 600+ FEET.
&&
MCDONNALLocal storm report, Mar 13, 7:14 AM PDT, 2 hours 2 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
714 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 AM SNOW 1 S PE ELL 46.56N 123.30W
03/13/2012 M1.0 INCH LEWIS WA TRAINED SPOTTER
1 INCH ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 5 AND 6 AM. STILL SNOWING AND
33 DEG.
&&
CERNIGLIALocal storm report, Mar 13, 8:29 AM PDT, 47 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
829 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0828 AM SNOW 7 NW EATONVILLE 46.93N 122.39W
03/13/2012 M1.2 INCH PIERCE WA TRAINED SPOTTER
ELEVATION 800 FEET.
&&
GSLocal storm report, Mar 13, 9:07 AM PDT, 9 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
907 AM PDT TUE MAR 13 2012
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0905 AM SNOW 1 WNW FEDERAL WAY 47.32N 122.36W
03/13/2012 M0.8 INCH KING WA TRAINED SPOTTER
STILL SNOWING. 33 DEGREES. SNOW STICKING TO SURFACES AND
ROADS.
0905 AM SNOW 5 NNW GRAND MOUND 46.88N 123.04W
03/13/2012 M2.0 INCH THURSTON WA TRAINED SPOTTER
SNOWING OFF AND ON.
&&
GRUBThe office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 4:44 AM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:21 PM PDT | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:21 PM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 47 hr | |
| Mar 13, 3:22 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 25 hr |
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