High Surf Warning 4, NWS Seattle, WA

Issued

Mar 12, 2012, 5:46 AM PDT (12:46 UTC)

Expired

Mar 12, 2012, 1:00 PM PDT

In force

7 hr

Issued by

NWS Seattle, WA

613 
WHUS46 KSEW 121246
CFWSEW

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
546 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012

...A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WITH A 970 MB SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK
JUST OUTSIDE OF THE WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING
BRINGING HIGH SEAS AND STRONG WIND TO THE NORTH AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COAST...

WAZ516-122045-
/O.UPG.KSEW.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SU.W.0004.120312T1246Z-120312T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SU.Y.0008.120312T2000Z-120313T0600Z/
/O.CON.KSEW.CF.A.0004.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/
NORTH COAST-
546 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THROUGH 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* COMBINED SEAS...25 TO 28 FEET THIS MORNING AS A STRONG FRONT
  ACCOMPANIED BY STORM FORCE WINDS MOVES THROUGH THE COASTAL
  WATERS...SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 25 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* TIME OF HIGH TIDE...WAS 336 AM PDT THIS MORNING. 
                   ...NEXT IS 438 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* PREDICTED TIDE...9.7 FEET. 
                ...7.4 FEET. 


* EXPECTED TIDAL ANOMALY...1.4 FEET FOR AN 11.1 FOOT TIDE EXPECTED.
  ...LITTLE ANOMALY EXPECTED FOR THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER THE COASTAL
  BEACHES...THROWING LARGE LOGS ABOUT IN THE SURF...PRODUCING RIP
  CURRENTS...AND CAUSING EROSION. BEACHES ARE DANGEROUS TO
  OBSERVERS DURING HIGH SURF EVENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF.

A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MEANS FLOODING OR BEACH EROSION WILL OCCUR
IF WEATHER CONDITIONS DEVELOP AS PREDICTED. RESIDENTS AND LOCAL
OFFICIALS SHOULD MONITOR THE SITUATION CLOSELY AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IF A WARNING IS ISSUED.

&&

$$

WAZ517-122045-
/O.UPG.KSEW.SU.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120313T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SU.W.0004.120312T1246Z-120312T2000Z/
/O.NEW.KSEW.SU.Y.0008.120312T2000Z-120313T0600Z/
CENTRAL COAST-
546 AM PDT MON MAR 12 2012

...HIGH SURF WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A
HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM PDT THROUGH 11 PM PDT
THIS EVENING. 

* COMBINED SEAS...25 TO 28 FEET THIS MORNING AS A STRONG FRONT
  ACCOMPANIED BY STORM FORCE WINDS MOVES THROUGH THE COASTAL
  WATERS...SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 25 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER THE COASTAL
  BEACHES...THROWING LARGE LOGS ABOUT IN THE SURF...PRODUCING RIP
  CURRENTS...AND CAUSING EROSION. BEACHES ARE DANGEROUS TO
  OBSERVERS DURING HIGH SURF EVENTS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF.

&&

$$

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