Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 84, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Dec 18, 2012, 2:37 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 18, 2012, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 24 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
- Dec 18, 2012, 2:37 AM PST (10:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 10:00 PM PST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
294 WHUS76 KSEW 181037 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 237 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-181845- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.1138.000000T0000Z-121218T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SW.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/ 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 PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. *WINDS...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHERLY TODAY THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. *SEAS...WEST SWELL 16 FEET. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 5 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ130-181845- /O.EXT.KSEW.SW.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 237 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. WEST SWELL 14 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS...WEST SWELL 16 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-181845- /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 237 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 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. && $$ PZZ110-181845- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 237 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. * COMBINED SEAS...15 FEET. BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR. * FIRST EBB...815 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...830 PM TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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737 WHUS76 KSEW 181116 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 316 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 PZZ133-181930- /O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 316 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 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. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-181930- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 316 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... *WINDS...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHERLY TODAY THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. *SEAS...WEST SWELL 16 FEET. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ132-181930- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 316 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 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. && $$ PZZ110-181930- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 316 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. * COMBINED SEAS...15 FEET. BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR. * FIRST EBB...815 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...830 PM TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
682 WHUS76 KSEW 181655 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 855 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 PZZ134-190100- /O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 855 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 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. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-190100- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... *WINDS...WINDS WILL TURN SOUTHERLY TODAY THEN INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. *SEAS...WEST SWELL 16 FEET. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ132-133-190100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 855 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-190100- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.121218T1655Z-121220T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 855 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-190100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 855 AM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET. BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING EBBS. * FIRST EBB...830 AM TUESDAY NIGHT. * SECOND EBB...915 AM 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
503 WHUS76 KSEW 182253 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 253 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 PZZ131-190700- /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0900Z-121220T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 253 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. *WINDS...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE CENTRAL STRAIT IN THE DUNGENESS SPIT AREA WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET. ELSEWHERE WINDS OVER THE MAJORITY OF THE CENTRAL STRAIT WILL BE EAST OR VARIABLE 10 TO 20 KNOTS...WITH 1 TO 3 FOOT WIND WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ132>134-190700- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 253 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 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. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-190700- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 253 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... *WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. *SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS IN THE WEST ENTRANCE 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ135-190700- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 253 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 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. && $$ PZZ110-190700- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 253 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 14 FEET. BREAKERS LIKELY TONIGHT AND POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY DURING THE EBB CURRENT. * FIRST EBB...830 AM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...915 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
721 WHUS76 KSEW 190443 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 843 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-191245- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T0000Z/ 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- 843 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... *WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 45 TO 55 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. *SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 15 FEET OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. COMBINED SEAS IN THE WEST ENTRANCE 9 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ PZZ132>134-191245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0600Z-121220T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 843 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 60 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-191245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.121219T0900Z-121220T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 843 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... *WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH 4 TO 6 FOOT WIND WAVES. 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. && $$ PZZ110-191245- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 843 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 14 FEET. BREAKERS LIKELY. * FIRST EBB...915 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...930 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-191245- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 843 PM PST TUE DEC 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
945 WHUS76 KSEW 191050 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 250 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ132>134-191900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 250 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 KNOTS. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-191900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 250 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... *WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 KNOTS. *SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-191900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 250 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... *WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH 4 TO 6 FOOT WIND WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-191900- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 250 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 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. && $$ PZZ110-191900- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 250 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 14 FEET. BREAKERS LIKELY. * FIRST EBB...915 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...930 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
591 WHUS76 KSEW 191656 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 856 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ132>134-200100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 856 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 KNOTS. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 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. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-200000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 856 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... *WINDS...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 KNOTS. *SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 15 FEET AT 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-200000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 856 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... *WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH 4 TO 6 FOOT WIND WAVES. 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. && $$ PZZ110-200100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 856 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 14 FEET. BREAKERS LIKELY. * FIRST EBB...915 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...930 PM WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-200100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 856 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
045 WHUS76 KSEW 192252 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 252 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-200700- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 252 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS ENDED. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WEST SWELL 12 TO 15 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-200700- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 252 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS ENDED. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KNOTS. WEST SWELL 8 FEET BUILDING TO 11 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. && $$ PZZ134-200700- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T1400Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 252 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS ENDED. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-200000- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 252 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE GALE WARNING. WINDS WILL BE SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. $$ PZZ132-133-200600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 252 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-200700- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121221T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 252 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. * COMBINED SEAS...13 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY. BREAKERS LIKELY...COVERING THE BAR AT TIMES. * FIRST EBB...915 PM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...1015 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. && $$ PZZ135-200700- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 252 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
685 WHUS76 KSEW 200319 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 719 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ135-200600- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 719 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 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. && $$ PZZ132-133-200600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 719 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS. WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY LATE THIS EVENING. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-201130- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121221T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 719 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. * COMBINED SEAS...13 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY. BREAKERS LIKELY...COVERING THE BAR AT TIMES. * FIRST EBB...915 PM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...1015 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-201130- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 719 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WEST SWELL 12 TO 15 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-201130- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 719 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS AND OCCASIONALLY TO 25 KNOTS. WEST SWELL 8 FEET BUILDING TO 11 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. && $$ PZZ134-201130- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T1400Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 719 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
413 WHUS76 KSEW 200446 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 846 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ132-133-135-201300- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0084.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.121220T0600Z-121220T1400Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 846 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-201300- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-121221T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 846 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE. * COMBINED SEAS...13 TO 16 FEET TONIGHT BUILDING TO 14 TO 18 FEET THURSDAY. BREAKERS LIKELY...COVERING THE BAR AT TIMES. * FIRST EBB...915 PM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...1015 AM THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-201300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121221T0000Z/ 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- 846 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WEST SWELL 12 TO 15 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. && $$ PZZ130-201200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 846 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WEST SWELL 8 FEET BUILDING TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-201300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.1140.000000T0000Z-121220T1400Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 846 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS 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. && $$ 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 Dec 17, 9:52 PM PST, 4 hours 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 17, 9:52 PM PST, 4 hours 45 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
952 PM PST MON DEC 17 2012
.SYNOPSIS...A COLD UPPER TROUGH WILL PERSIST OVER THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
BRING MORE WET WEATHER TO THE REGION ON WEDNESDAY WITH MORE MOUNTAIN
SNOW. THE ASSOCIATED FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE AREA BY THURSDAY
MORNING WITH SHOWERS THROUGH FRIDAY. UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE
NEXT WEEKEND WITH ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE AFFECTING THE AREA.
&&
.SHORT TERM...THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED IN
COVERAGE TONIGHT TO INCLUDE THE SW INTERIOR...HOOD CANAL AND
WEST/EAST STRAIT. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1-3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE PSCZ IS REFORMING OVER NORTHERN
SNOHOMISH COUNTY SO WILL NEED TO KEEP AN EYE ON THAT. FORECAST
GRADIENTS TURN OFFSHORE SO THE PSCZ MAY FIZZLE OUT. SEATTLE IS NOT
SEEING MUCH ACTION WITH WEST FLOW OFF THE OLYMPICS...SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. IT IS STILL SNOWING IN THE CASCADES
BUT ONLY 2-5 INCHES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS WILL TAPER DOWN TUE
WITH TEMPS RISING BACK INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S.
OUR NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES LATE TUE NIGHT INTO WED MORNING WITH A WARM
FRONT MOVING INLAND. THERE IS A CHANCE OF LOWLAND SNOW ONCE
AGAIN...PARTICULARLY OVER THE COAST AND HOOD CANAL BEFORE CHANGING
OVER TO RAIN. THE COLD FRONT WILL THEN MOVE INLAND WED AFTERNOON.
BUT TEMPS SHOULD REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING WED NIGHT ACROSS THE
LOWLANDS. THE MOUNTAINS WILL SEE ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY SNOW WITH
SNOW LEVELS NEAR 2000 FEET. 33
.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
ERN PAC EXTENDING OVER OUR REGION WILL CONTINUE A COOL AND SHOWERY
PATTERN THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. SOME MODELS SHIFT THE TROUGH
AND WEAK SURFACE LOW INLAND OVER THE TOWARD THE WEEKEND WHICH COULD
RESULT IN MORE STEADY LIGHT RAIN OR MOUNTAIN SNOW. THIS PATTERN
CONTINUES INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK UNTIL THE SYSTEM EVENTUALLY GETS
KICKED EAST BY THE NEXT APPROACHING TROUGH. MERCER
&&
.HYDROLOGY...A SERIES OF SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF RAIN OR SNOW
SHOWERS TO AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND BUT PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS WILL
NOT BE HEAVY. FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ON AREA RIVERS THROUGH THE
NEXT 7 DAYS.
&&
.AVIATION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. SHOWERS
MOVING DUE EAST HAVE REACHED AREAS NORTH AND SOUTH OF KING COUNTY
BUT SO FAR WESTERN KING COUNTY HAS BEEN COMPLETELY RAIN SHADOWED.
AIR MASS IS MOIST AND COOL AND UNSTABLE. MOST SHOWERS INLAND FROM
THE PACIFIC COAST HAVE BEEN SNOW SHOWERS. THIS PATTERN IS LIKELY TO
CONTINUE AND CURRENTLY THERE ARE SNOW ADVISORIES IN A RING AROUND
THE SEATTLE METRO AREA FOR 1-3 INCH ACCUMULATIONS.
CEILINGS ARE MAINLY MVFR WITH OCCASIONAL IFR VISIBILITIES IN SNOW
SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL CHANGE TO MOSTLY RAIN BY MID MORNING THEN
TAPER IN THE AFTERNOON WITH SOME IMPROVEMENT IN BOTH CEILINGS AND
VISIBILITIES.
KSEA...DISCUSSION ABOVE APPLIES. THE TERMINAL COULD GET THROUGH THE
NIGHT WITHOUT ANY SNOW. ACCUMULATIONS ARE UNLIKELY AT ANY RATE. CHB
&&
.MARINE...WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED SIGNIFICANTLY. HAVE LEFT SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES IN EFFECT ON THE COAST THROUGH THE NIGHT. HAVE ALSO KEPT
ADVISORIES OVER THE CENTRAL AND EAST STRAIT AND PUGET SOUND FOR
SEVERAL MORE HOURS AS WINDS COME DOWN. THERE IS ALSO AN ADVISORY FOR
HAZARDOUS SEAS AT THE WEST ENTRANCE AND FOR SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS IN
GRAYS HARBOR.
GRADIENTS SHOULD BE RELATIVELY LIGHT ON TUESDAY...THEN INCREASE
TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES. THIS SYSTEM LOOKS
STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING GALE SOUTHERLIES TO THE COAST...STRAIT
ENTRANCES...AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS.
AFTER THAT A DEEP LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL REMAIN OFF THE COAST
GIVING EASTERLY GRADIENTS OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON.
HEAVY SWELL IS FORECAST TO REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH TUESDAY
NIGHT. CHB
&&
.AVALANCHE... VERY STRONG STORM THAT MOVED ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST EARLY MONDAY MORNING...ACCOMPANIED BY VERY HEAVY SNOWFALL
AT WARMING TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH SHIFTING AND VERY STRONG PASS AND
CREST LEVEL WINDS. THIS STORM HAS DEPOSITED 2-4 FEET OF SNOW IN THE
PAST 36 HOURS. THE SLIGHTLY WARMER AND WIND AFFECTED SNOW HAS FALLEN
ON EXISTING VERY WEAK SNOW AND/OR BURIED WEAK LAYERS CAUSING A
SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE AVALANCHE DANGER. WIDESPREAD NATURAL
AVALANCHES WERE REPORTED EARLY MONDAY IN MANY AREAS ALONG THE
CASCADE CREST. VERY STRONG WESTERLY FLOW MONDAY IS MAINTAINING
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL AND CONTINUED STRONG WINDS. THIS WEATHER
WILL MAINTAIN MOSTLY UNSTABLE SNOW AND AN EXPECTED HIGH AVALANCHE
DANGER ABOVE 4000 FEET IN THE CASCADE WEST SLOPES, OLYMPICS AND
ABOVE ABOUT 5000 FEET IN THE MT HOOD AREA...THEREFORE BACKCOUNTRY
TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED THROUGH TUESDAY.
PLEASE VISIT WWW.NWAC.US FOR FURTHER DETAILS. KRAMER
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES...AND THE
OLYMPICS THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE EAST PUGET SOUND
LOWLANDS...EVERETT AND VICINITY...WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY AND THE
ADMIRALTY INLET AREA...SW INTERIOR...HOOD CANAL...WEST/EAST
STRAIT UNTIL NOON TUES.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CENTRAL AND EAST STRAIT AND PUGET SOUND.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEVERE GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
FOR THE GRAPHICAL AFD...VISIT
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 8:43 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 hr | |
| Dec 17, 8:43 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 25 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:34 AM PST | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 10 hr |
| Dec 18, 3:51 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | SEW | 10 hr | |
| Dec 18, 8:55 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 4 days | |
| Dec 18, 2:00 PM PST | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 29 hr |
| Dec 18, 2:00 PM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 38 hr | |
| Dec 18, 2:00 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 20 hr |
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