Gale Warning 34, NWS Seattle, WA

063 
WHUS76 KSEW 190937
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
237 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

PZZ131-191745-
/O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T1200Z-120321T0500Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
237 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY. 

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH
  SEAS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG FRONT EARLY TUE MORNING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-191745-
/O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T0200Z-120321T0000Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
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 MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. GALE
  FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
  TUESDAY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-191745-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120321T1000Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
237 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH DURING THE EBBS TODAY.
  BAR CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH TO SEVERE TONIGHT.

* COMBINED SEAS...8 FEET BUILDING TO 11 FEET DURING THE MAXIMUM
  EBB CURRENTS TODAY. SEAS 10 FEET THIS EVENING WILL BUILD TO 14
  FEET LATE TONIGHT.

* MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...315 AM AND 330 PM TODAY...AND 400 AM
  EARLY TUESDAY 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

653 
WHUS76 KSEW 191547
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
847 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-200000-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T0200Z-120321T0000Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
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 PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL 
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. GALE 
  FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  TUESDAY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-200000-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T1200Z-120321T0500Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
847 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
  DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG FRONT EARLY TUE MORNING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-200000-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120321T1000Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
847 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH DURING THE EBBS TODAY. 
  BAR CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH TO SEVERE TONIGHT. 

* COMBINED SEAS...8 FEET BUILDING TO 11 FEET DURING THE MAXIMUM 
  EBB CURRENTS TODAY. SEAS 10 FEET THIS EVENING WILL BUILD TO 14 
  FEET LATE TONIGHT. 

* MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...315 AM AND 330 PM TODAY...AND 400 AM 
  EARLY TUESDAY 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

019 
WHUS76 KSEW 192136
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

PZZ134-200545-
/O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T0300Z-120320T1200Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET-
236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT
TUESDAY. 

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-200545-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T0200Z-120321T0000Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
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-
236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT TUESDAY...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL 
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. GALE 
  FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  TUESDAY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-200545-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T1200Z-120321T0500Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL 
  DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG FRONT EARLY TUE MORNING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-200545-
/O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.120320T0600Z-120321T0600Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

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

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-200545-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120321T1000Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH DURING THE EBBS TODAY. 
  BAR CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH TO SEVERE TONIGHT. 

* COMBINED SEAS...8 FEET BUILDING TO 11 FEET DURING THE MAXIMUM 
  EBB CURRENTS TODAY. SEAS 10 FEET THIS EVENING WILL BUILD TO 14 
  FEET LATE TONIGHT. 

* MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...315 AM AND 330 PM TODAY...AND 400 AM 
  EARLY TUESDAY 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

314 
WHUS76 KSEW 200336
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-201145-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
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-
836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL 
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. GALE 
  FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH 
  TUESDAY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ134-201145-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET-
836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL 
  DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-201145-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T1200Z-120321T0500Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT
TUESDAY...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP
  BEHIND A STRONG FRONT EARLY TUE MORNING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-201145-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120321T1000Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...ROUGH THIS EVENING BECOMING SEVERE LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH TUESDAY.

* COMBINED SEAS...10 FEET THIS EVENING BUILDING TO 14 FEET LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. 

* MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...400 AM AND 415 PM TUESDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-201145-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.120320T0600Z-120321T0600Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012

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

* WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS
  EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY.

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

193 
WHUS76 KSEW 200930
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

PZZ134-201730-
/O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120320T1300Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.120320T1300Z-120321T0600Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET-
230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND
  EAST TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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

&&

$$

PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-201730-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
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-
230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE
  WEST AND SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
  WEDNESDAY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-201730-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T1200Z-120321T0500Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
  DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-201730-
/O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T0100Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FEET
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE
  BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS.

* MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...400 AM AND 415 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.

&&

$$

PZZ135-201730-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0600Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

* WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY EASING 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.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

468 
WHUS76 KSEW 201601
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-210000-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
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-
901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-210015-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0500Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-210015-
/O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T0100Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FEET 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE 
  BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS. 

* MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...415 PM TODAY AND 430 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.

&&

$$

PZZ134-135-210015-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0600Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

* WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH 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

989 
WHUS76 KSEW 202208
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

PZZ153-156-170-173-176-210615-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/
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-
308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS ENDED. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER
  MIDNIGHT. 

* SWELL...WEST SWELL PEAKING AT 22 TO 25 FEET 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.

&&

$$

PZZ133-210615-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1900Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS ENDED. 

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 3 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.

&&

$$

PZZ130-132-150-210400-
/O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. NEAR THE WEST ENTRANCE...WEST SWELL
  BUILDING TO OVER 20 FEET 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.

&&

$$

PZZ131-210500-
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0500Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

* WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH
  EARLY EVENING...EASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
  WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT.
  HEAVY SWELL FROM THE PACIFIC POSSIBLY SPREADING THROUGH THE
  STRAIT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ110-210615-
/O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T0600Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

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

* BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 20 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREAKERS
  COVERING THE BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS.

* MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...415 PM TODAY AND 430 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.

&&

$$

PZZ134-210615-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET-
308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ135-210615-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS...EASING LATE
  TONIGHT.

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

128 
WHUS76 KSEW 210336
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

PZZ130-150-211145-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/
/O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0029.120321T1600Z-120322T1500Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 21
  KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* SWELL...WEST SWELL PEAKING AT 22 TO 25 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO
  AROUND 20 FEET ON WEDNESDAY THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW 10
  FEET ON THURSDAY.

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING
AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN
SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER
FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...
BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ132-210800-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/
/O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO BELOW 20
  KNOTS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ131-210800-
/O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0500Z/
/O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE
WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO BELOW 20 KNOTS
  EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ153-156-170-173-176-211145-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0029.120321T1600Z-120322T1500Z/
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-
836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS.

* SWELL...WEST SWELL 20 TO 25 FEET SUBSIDING TO 20 FEET WEDNESDAY
  AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO BELOW 10 FEET THURSDAY.

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING
AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN
SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER
FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...
BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ110-211145-
/O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T1500Z/
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM
PDT THURSDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 20 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREAKERS 
  COVERING THE BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS. 

* MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...430 AM AND 445 PM WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.

&&

$$

PZZ133-135-210800-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4
  FEET. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ134-210800-
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/
ADMIRALTY INLET-
836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. WINDS
  AND SEAS SUBSIDING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
500 PM PDT SUN MAR 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COOL AND SHOWER UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OUT OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. A STRONG FRONT WILL
START TO IMPACT WESTERN WASHINGTON LATER ON MONDAY AND MOVE THROUGH
EARLY ON TUESDAY MORNING. A WEAKER SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH ON
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE LATE IN
THE WEEK AND THIS WEEKEND.

&&

.SHORT TERM...UPDATED AVIATION AND MARINE SECTIONS BELOW. A
SLOW-MOVING UPPER TROUGH AXIS IS LOCATED SQUARELY OVER WRN WA THIS
AFTN...LEADING TO A MOIST AND UNSTABLE AIR MASS. KATX RADAR
INDICATES NUMEROUS SHOWERS OVER THE FCST AREA. SFC WIND FIELDS
INDICATE THE POSSIBILITY OF PSCZ DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE KING/SNO
COUNTY LINE. KLGX RADAR INDICATES DECREASING SHOWER COVERAGE OVER
THE COASTAL WATERS BEHIND THE TROUGH AXIS.

A FLAT UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO THE PAC NW TONIGHT. WARMING AIR
ALOFT WILL STABILIZE THE AIR MASS AND CAUSE SHOWER ACTIVITY TO
DECREASE TONIGHT.

THE FLAT RIDGE AXIS WILL MOVE ACROSS WRN WA LATE MON AFTN.
HOWEVER...THIS WILL BE A FLAT RIDGE...AND WRN WA WILL LIE UNDER THE
DIRTY PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE...WHERE WARM ADVECTION AND SOME WEAK
LIFT PREVAIL. SO WILL BE LOOKING AT SOME LIGHT PRECIP DEVELOPING ON
MON...ESPECIALLY FOR THE COAST AND MTNS.

THE NEXT STRONG FRONT WILL SPREAD MODERATE PRECIP ONTO THE COAST
EARLY ON MON EVNG...THEN INTO THE INTERIOR LATE ON MON EVNG. OVER
THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...MODELS HAVE GRADUALLY BEEN SPEEDING UP THE
TIMING OF THIS FRONT AND NOW SHOW THE HEAVIEST QPF OVER THE INTERIOR
BTWN 06Z-12Z ON TUE. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT ON MON NIGHT...FREEZING
LEVELS RISE TO BTWN 3000 AND 4000 FT...SO NOT WORRIED ABOUT RIVER
FLOODING. COLD FROPA ALONG THE COAST NEAR 09Z TUE...THEN OVER THE
INTERIOR ARND 12Z TUE.

BEHIND THE FRONT ON TUE...SOMEWHAT SHALLOW INSTABILITY AND STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO ABUNDANT SHOWER ACTIVITY. WITH SUCH STRONG
FLOW...SHOWERS WILL MAINLY BE FOCUSED ON WINDWARD MTN SLOPES AND
PERHAPS IN A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE NEAR EVERETT. THE 12Z NAM
SHOWS 925 MB WINDS OF 40-45 KT OVER THE INTERIOR IN THE WELL-MIXED
POST-FRONTAL ENVIRONMENT ON TUE...WHICH COULD TRANSLATE TO SFC WIND
GUSTS OF 40-45 MPH OVER THE PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS. KOLM-KBLI PRES
GRADIENT WILL EASILY REACH OR EXCEED +5 MB. LATER SHIFTS MAY BE
NEEDING TO CONSIDER A WIND ADVISORY OVER THE INTERIOR ON TUE.

LASTLY...THE STRONG FRONT LATE MON NIGHT AND THE OROGRAPHICALLY
ENHANCED SHOWER ACTIVITY ON TUE WILL LEAD TO HEAVY SNOW OVER THE
MTNS. PARADISE AND MOUNT BAKER LIKELY TO GET 18+ INCHES OF SNOW IN
24 HOURS...WHILE THE PASSES SHOULD BE IN THE 6-12 INCH RANGE. THE
FORECAST AMOUNTS ON THE VOLCANOES NECESSITATE A WINTER STORM WATCH
AT THIS TIME.

A 1007 MB FRONTAL WAVE WILL SPREAD INTO NW ORE ON WED. THIS WILL
SPREAD MORE MODERATE RAIN OVER WRN WA ON WED AND WED NIGHT...BUT THE
TRACK OF THE LOW TO OUR SOUTH WILL KEEP THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONGER
WIND TO OUR SOUTH. BY THE SAME TOKEN...THE LOW TRACK TO OUR SOUTH
WILL KEEP SNOW LEVELS IN THE 1500-2500 FOOT RANGE DURING THIS
TIME...WHICH IS UNFAVORABLE FOR HYDRO ISSUES.
HANER

.LONG TERM...THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE BEEN TRENDING TOWARD A DIGGING
UPPER TROUGH AROUND 130W-140W LATE THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND. THIS
COULD CONTINUE TO BRING SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY INTO WRN WA THROUGH
THU...BUT AS THE MORE ENERGETIC PORTION OF THE TROUGH DIGS FURTHER
SOUTH OFF THE CALIF COAST NEXT WEEKEND...THIS MAY LEAVE WRN WA IN A
MOSTLY DRY AND MORE SEASONABLY MILD PATTERN. HAVE CONTINUED WITH A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS THROUGHOUT THE EXTENDED PERIOD...BUT HAVE TRENDED
DOWN THE POPS IN A FEW PERIODS. HOWEVER...THE EMPHASIS SHOULD
PROBABLY BE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR DRY AND PARTLY SUNNY WEATHER BY
NEXT WEEKEND. THE 12Z ECMWF IS AN EVEN DRIER SOLN THAN THE RECENT
GFS RUNS FOR NEXT SAT AND SUNDAY...KEEPING THE ACTIVE WEATHER WELL
TO OUR SOUTHWEST OFF THE CALIF COAST.      HANER

&&

.HYDROLOGY...THE CHEHALIS RIVER NEAR PORTER CONTINUES TO FALL
FURTHER BELOW FLOOD STAGE...AND THE FLOOD WARNING FOR THAT RIVER
FORECAST POINT ENDED EARLIER THIS AFTN.      HANER

MODERATE PRECIP AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED WITH A FAST-MOVING FRONT ON MON
NIGHT. THE FAST MOVEMENT OF THIS FRONT AND ONLY A SHORT 6-HOUR
PERIOD OF SNOW LEVELS IN EXCESS OF 3000 FEET DO NOT FAVOR FLOODING.
MORE MODERATE PRECIP IS EXPECTED ON WED AND WED NIGHT. AGAIN...SNOW
LEVELS WILL BE FAIRLY LOW...IN THE 1500-2500 FOOT RANGE...WHICH DOES
NOT FAVOR FLOODING. LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...LITTLE OR
NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED.

THE THREAT FOR FLOODING IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS IS LOW.      HANER

&&

.AVIATION...NO THUNDERSTORMS AS OF 5PM AND THE PUBLIC FORECASTER
TOOK THEM OUT OF THE FCST THIS AFTERNOON...NOTHING TOO IMPRESSIVE ON
RADAR AT 5PM. A COLD UPPER TROUGH AND LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUE TO
TOUCH OFF SCATTERED SHOWERS. THE PUGET SOUND BASIN HAS LIGHT
CONVERGING WINDS AND SEEMS TO HAVE THE MOST MOISTURE AND LOWEST
CIGS. OVERALL THE MOUNTAINS ARE MOSTLY OBSCURED IN SNOW SHOWERS AND
CLOUDS. LIGHT SLY FLOW ALF THIS AFTERNOON WILL TURN WLY TONIGHT AS
THE TROUGH SHIFTS INLAND OVERNIGHT. THE AIR MASS IS MOIST AND BY THE
LOOK OF THE SATELLITE IMAGE THIS AFTERNOON IS THE MOST UNSTABLE OVER
SW WA AND THE COAST...WITH A LACK OF SUNBREAKS AROUND PUGET SOUND
TEMPS MIGHT NOT GET HIGH ENOUGH TO TOUCH OFF DECENT CONVECTION. 19

KSEA...MUCH OF THE AVIATION DISCUSSION ABOVE APPLIES TO SEA TAC AS
WELL. FOR KSEA IN PARTICULAR...VRB05KT CONTINUES TO BE A GOOD WIND
FCST THROUGH THE EVENING AS THERE SEEMS TO BE CONVERGENCE RIGHT OVER
PUGET SOUND NEAR SEATTLE. THIS MAY SHIFT NORTH OVERNIGHT WITH A SLY
BREEZE DEVELOPING. WATCH THE RADAR...IF A DECENT SHOWER DEVELOPED
AND CROSSED SEA TAC THAT WOULD GIVE SOME WET SNOW...ALTHOUGH NOTHING
MUCH HAS MATERIALIZED SO FAR TODAY THERE IS A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS
THIS EVENING. 19

&&

.MARINE...STILL NO THUNDERSTORMS AT 5PM...SO REMOVED THEM FROM THE
MARINE FORECAST. LIGHT ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES. A COLD UPPER TROUGH
WILL CROSS WESTERN WA THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH
WESTERN WA LATER MONDAY NIGHT WITH A FROPA BY DAYBREAK TUE. A GALE
WATCH IS UP FOR THE NORMAL WINDIER MARINE AREAS FOR THAT. THE
SURFACE LOW WITH THAT IS FORECAST BY THE MODELS TO DEEPEN TO THE
960S AND TRACK TOWARD HAIDA GWAII TUE MORNING. WITH A BROAD AREA OF
WLY GALES BEHIND THE LOW THERE WILL UNDOUBTEDLY BE PRETTY HIGH SEAS
ARRIVING ON THE WA COAST TUE NITE. 19

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTH AND CENTRAL
        CASCADES FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
PZ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
        AFTERNOON FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT OF
        JUAN DE FUCA...AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH GRAYS HARBOR BAR.