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Gale Watch 31, NWS Seattle, WA

August 17, 2012

NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale watch at Aug 17, 2012, 2:56 PM PDT. It took effect at Aug 18, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 17, 2012, 2:56 PM PDT (21:56 UTC)
In effect from
Aug 18, 2012, 6:00 PM PDT
Expired
Aug 18, 2012, 3:05 PM PDT
In force
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Aug 17, 9:39 AM PDT, 5 hours 17 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Aug 17, 9:39 AM PDT, 5 hours 17 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 9:01 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW17 hr
Aug 17, 11:34 AM PDTHeat AdvisorySEW9 hr
Aug 17, 3:42 PM PDTRed Flag WarningSEWClallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 9 more37 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in Washington, 2012Every gale watch in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.