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Small Craft Advisory 892, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this small craft advisory at Jan 13, 2012, 8:59 AM PST. It took effect at Jan 14, 2012, 4:00 AM PST. It was in force for 23 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 13, 2012, 8:59 AM PST (16:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 14, 2012, 4:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 15, 2012, 2:53 AM PST
- In force
- 23 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
156 WHUS76 KSEW 131659 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 859 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 PZZ170-173-176-140100- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120114T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1200Z-120115T1100Z/ 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- 859 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY. * SEAS/SWELLS...WEST SWELL 10 OR 11 FEET. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. 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 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. && $$ PZZ130>132-150-153-156-140100- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1200Z-120115T1100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 859 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-140100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120114T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 859 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * BAR CONDITION...MOSTLY ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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233 WHUS76 KSEW 132257 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 257 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 PZZ170-173-176-140700- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120114T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1200Z-120115T1100Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 257 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * SEAS/SWELLS...WEST SWELL 10 OR 11 FEET. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-140600- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120114T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 257 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * BAR CONDITION...MOSTLY ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET. 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. && $$ PZZ130>132-150-153-156-140700- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1200Z-120115T1100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 257 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
366 WHUS76 KSEW 140433 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 833 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 PZZ170-173-176-141245- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120114T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1200Z-120115T1100Z/ 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- 833 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * SEAS/SWELLS...WEST SWELL 10 FEET. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. 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 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. && $$ PZZ110-140600- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120114T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 833 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * BAR CONDITION...MOSTLY ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130>132-150-153-156-141245- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1200Z-120115T1100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 833 PM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
710 WHUS76 KSEW 141047 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 247 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 PZZ110-141900- /O.NEW.KSEW.RB.Y.0004.120114T2000Z-120115T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 247 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * BAR CONDITION...BECOMING ROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * COMBINED SEAS...BUILDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...8 AM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...8 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ133-135-141900- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1600Z-120115T0600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 247 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$ PZZ134-141900- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1800Z-120115T0300Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 247 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-132-141900- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1600Z-120115T1100Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 247 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS. 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. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-141900- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1200Z-120115T1100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 247 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * SWELL...BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 13 TO 17 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
978 WHUS76 KSEW 141641 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 841 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 PZZ110-150045- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0004.120114T2000Z-120116T0400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 841 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM PST SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...BECOMING ROUGH MIDDAY AND ROUGH TO SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...8 PM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...845 AM SUNDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ130>132-150-153-156-170-173-176-150045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T1100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 841 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * SWELL...ON THE COAST BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 13 TO 17 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-135-150045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T0600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 841 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$ PZZ134-150045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.120114T1800Z-120115T0300Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 841 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
746 WHUS76 KSEW 141908 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1108 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 PZZ134-150300- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0006.120114T1908Z-120114T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0893.120114T2300Z-120115T0300Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 1108 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER 3 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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. && $$ PZZ110-150315- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0004.120114T2000Z-120116T0400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 1108 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...BECOMING ROUGH MIDDAY AND ROUGH TO SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...BUILDING TO 12 TO 15 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...8 PM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...845 AM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130>132-150-153-156-170-173-176-150315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T1100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL 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- 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- 1108 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * SWELL...ON THE COAST BUILDING TO 10 TO 13 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND 13 TO 17 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ133-135-150315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T0600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 1108 AM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
330 WHUS76 KSEW 142253 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 253 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 PZZ134-150500- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120115T0500Z/ /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0893.120114T2300Z-120115T0300Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 253 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND...NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. && $$ PZZ110-150700- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120116T0500Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 253 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...BECOMING ROUGH MIDDAY AND ROUGH TO SEVERE LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET. * FIRST EBB...8 PM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...845 AM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-150700- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120116T0500Z/ 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 SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * SWELL...13 TO 17 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. && $$ PZZ131-132-150700- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T1100Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 253 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-135-150600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T0600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 253 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
099 WHUS76 KSEW 150433 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 833 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 PZZ134-150600- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-120115T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 833 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-150545- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 833 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW 20 KNOTS. $$ PZZ110-151245- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120116T0500Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 833 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. SEVERE DURING THE EBBS. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET. * FIRST EBB...845 AM SUNDAY. * SECOND EBB...845 PM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-151245- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120116T0500Z/ 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- 833 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * SWELL...13 TO 17 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. && $$ PZZ131-132-151100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T1100Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 833 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SUNDAY... * WIND...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-150600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T0600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 833 PM PST SAT JAN 14 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
993 WHUS76 KSEW 151053 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 253 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012 PZZ170-173-176-151900- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120116T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0005.120115T1053Z-120116T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0894.120116T0200Z-120117T0000Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 253 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * WIND...WEST TO NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND MONDAY. * SWELL...13 TO 16 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-151900- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120116T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0005.120115T1053Z-120116T1500Z/ 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- 253 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SWELL...12 TO 15 FEET TODAY...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ130-151900- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120116T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0005.120115T1053Z-120116T0200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 253 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SWELL...10 TO 12 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ131-132-151200- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0892.000000T0000Z-120115T1100Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 253 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW 21 KNOTS. $$ PZZ110-151900- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120116T0500Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 253 AM PST SUN JAN 15 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. SEVERE DURING THE EBBS. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET. * FIRST EBB...845 AM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...845 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 13, 3:45 AM PST, 5 hours 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 13, 3:45 AM PST, 5 hours 14 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
345 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2012
.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON
TODAY...WITH MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES. A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT WITH RAIN DEVELOPING OVER THE
NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COLD FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN TO THE
AREA SATURDAY MORNING...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS DEVELOPING BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS OR RAIN
SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE COLD UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH OVER THE REGION LOWERS THE SNOW LEVEL TO BELOW 500
FEET. COOL UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE NEXT WEEK WITH A
POSSIBILITY OF LOWLAND SNOW AT TIMES.
&&
.SHORT TERM...A FLAT UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER W WA TODAY
WITH MODERATE W FLOW ALOFT. THERE IS PRESENTLY A LARGE BREAK IN THE
CIRRUS OVER THE AREA AND OFFSHORE...SO THE MOSTLY SUNNY FOR TODAY
LOOKS GOOD...ALTHOUGH HIGH CLOUDS COULD START INCREASING THIS
AFTERNOON. THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION REMAINS STRONG AND WINDS
LIGHT...SO AIR QUALITY IS THE MAIN ISSUE TODAY. SEE THE AIR QUALITY
SECTION BELOW.
MODELS AGREE ON RAPIDLY DEVELOPING A COLD FRONT W OF THE B.C. COAST
THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DRIVING IT SE TOWARD W WA TONIGHT...JUST AHEAD
OF A VERY COLD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. MODEL TIMING FOR THE FRONT
CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE. FORECASTS BASED ON THE 00Z RUNS BRING
PRECIP INLAND OVER THE FAR NORTHERN ZONES AFTER 06Z TONIGHT...BUT
THE LATEST 06Z GFS NOW BRINGS PRECIP TO THAT AREA BEFORE 06Z. GFS
QPF HAS ALSO BECOME AN ISSUE...ESSENTIALLY DOUBLING ON THE 06Z RUN.
THE 06Z NAM QPF REMAINS LOWER...MORE LIKE THE 00Z GFS. THE 06Z RUNS
CAN OFTEN BE A LITTLE SQUIRRELLY SO WILL LET THE DAY SHIFT REASSESS
WITH THE 12Z RUNS.
OTHERWISE THE COLD FRONT IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS W WA
SATURDAY MORNING...AND SHOULD BE EAST OF THE CASCADES BY EARLY
AFTERNOON. POPS HAVE BEEN RAISED TO THE LOW CATEGORICAL LEVEL OVER
THE LOWLANDS...BUT QPF/RAIN ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE LIGHT...GENERALLY
0.10 TO 0.20 FOR MOST LOCATIONS. THE MOUNTAINS WILL GET HIGHER
ACCUMULATIONS...BUT NOT NEARLY HIGH ENOUGH TO REALLY CONSIDER WINTER
STORM AMOUNTS. A WINTER STORM WATCH WAS CONSIDERED FOR THE CASCADES
FOR SATURDAY OR SATURDAY NIGHT...BUT THE 12 HOUR SNOW/QPF
ACCUMULATIONS WERE ONLY AT BORDERLINE ADVISORY LEVELS. WITH THE 06Z
GFS COMING IN WITH HIGHER QPF THIS WILL NEED TO BE REVIEWED WITH THE
12Z RUNS.
THE BIG NEWS IS THE COLD AIR ADVECTING OVER W WA SATURDAY AFTERNOON
BEHIND THE FRONT DROPS THE SNOW LEVELS BELOW 1000 FEET...SO LOWLAND
SNOW SHOWERS ARE A POSSIBILITY STARTING LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE
SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE LOWERING OVERNIGHT AND MAY ONLY BE AT AROUND
200 FEET BY SUNDAY MORNING. WITH AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVERHEAD ONLY
SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY SO SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE SPOTTY AND LIGHT. AREAS THAT GET MORE
PERSISTENT SHOWERS COULD SEE LOCAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO AROUND 2
INCHES. THE NAM INDICATED SOME CONVERGENCE ZONE ACTIVITY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WITH POSSIBLY SOME BANDING OF SHOWER
ACTIVITY DOWNSTREAM OF THE OLYMPICS SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY. A WEAK
UPPER LEVEL SHORTWAVE TROUGH EMBEDDED IN THE LONGER WAVELENGTH MAIN
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH MAY ALSO CROSS THE AREA SUNDAY...PROVIDING A BIT
MORE FORCING FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY. KAM
.LONG TERM...SOMEWHAT COLD MOIST NW FLOW ALOFT CONTINUES OVER THE
AREA MONDAY...BUT NO ORGANIZED WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE INVOLVED. A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE...AND THE AIR MASS WILL REMAIN COLD
ENOUGH FOR LOWLAND SNOW SHOWERS.
BOTH THE GFS AND ECMWF HAVE SHOWN A WARM MOIST FRONTAL SYSTEM
DEVELOPING OFFSHORE EARLY NEXT WEEK AND SPREADING OVERRUNNING WARM
ADVECTION RAIN ACROSS W WA STARTING AROUND TUESDAY. THE LOWER AIR
MASS WILL STILL BE COLD ENOUGH FOR SNOW INITIALLY...BUT INCREASING
SOUTHERLY ONSHORE FLOW MAY QUICKLY REMOVE THAT THREAT FROM THE
SOUTHERN ZONES. THE FORECAST MAY BE A LOT TRICKIER FOR THE NORTHERN
ZONES SINCE NE FLOW OUT OF THE FRASER VALLEY COULD KEEP SNOW LEVELS
LOW ENOUGH FOR SNOW OVER THE N INTERIOR AND STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
MOIST W FLOW ACROSS THE NE PACIFIC WILL SEND A COUPLE MORE FRONTAL
SYSTEMS ACROSS THE AREA LATER NEXT WEEK. THE POSSIBILITY OF LOWLAND
SNOW IN SPOTS AROUND W WA IS PRESENT NEXT WEEK...BUT CONFIDENCE IN
THE DETAILS REMAINS LOW. KAM
&&
.AIR QUALITY...THE LOW LEVEL INVERSION REMAIN STRONG THIS MORNING
AND WINDS LIGHT...SO THERE HAS BEEN LITTLE MIXING OF POLLUTANTS
TRAPPED NEAR THE GROUND OVERNIGHT. LATEST STATE AIR QUALITY DATA AT
3 AM SHOWS SEVERAL MONITORING STATIONS IN THE UNHEALTHY FOR
SENSITIVE GROUPS CATEGORY. HOWEVER CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE THIS
EVENING AS S FLOW AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT INCREASES
MIXING. RAIN FROM THE FRONT WILL SCRUB THE AIR MASS SATURDAY
MORNING. KAM
&&
.HYDROLOGY...FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
&&
.AVIATION...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA
TODAY WITH AN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHING THE COAST TONIGHT. WESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT TODAY WILL INCREASE AND BECOME SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. WEAK
PRESSURE GRADIENTS AT THE SURFACE WILL STRENGTHEN AND BECOME
SOUTHERLY TONIGHT AS A FRONT APPROACHES THE COAST. AIR MASS STABLE
WITH HIGH LEVEL MOISTURE TODAY...INCREASING MID AND LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE TONIGHT.
AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING IN THE USUAL SPOTS...MAINLY SOUTH SOUND
AND INLAND VALLEYS...SHOULD BREAK UP LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY
AFTERNOON. MODEL TRENDS HAVE BEEN TO SPEED UP THE FRONT TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY WITH LOW CLOUDS AND RAIN SPREADING ONSHORE PERHAPS AS EARLY
AS MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE COAST AND NORTHERN AREAS.
KSEA...LIGHT WINDS TODAY BECOMING SOUTH 4 TO 8 KNOTS TONIGHT.
SCHNEIDER
&&
.MARINE...WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL PREVAIL TODAY. SOME 10 FOOT
SWELL IS EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. A FRONTAL
SYSTEM WILL BRING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS TO MOST WATERS LATER
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY WITH A POSSIBLE BRIEF GALE WESTERLY PUSH DOWN
THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA BEHIND THE FRONT LATER SATURDAY. AN
EAST-WEST ORIENTED SURFACE TROUGH WILL LIE ACROSS THE AREA SUNDAY
THROUGH TUESDAY. SCHNEIDER
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...AIR STAGNATION ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR MUCH OF
THE LOWLANDS.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAZARDOUS SEAS OUTER COASTAL WATERS.
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ROUGH BAR GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
FOR THE GRAPHICAL AFD...VISIT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTML.In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jan 13, 4:00 AM PST, 4 hours 59 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 400 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 WAZ001-503>519-140000- SAN JUAN COUNTY-WESTERN WHATCOM COUNTY-SOUTHWEST INTERIOR- EAST PUGET SOUND LOWLANDS-WESTERN SKAGIT COUNTY- EVERETT AND VICINITY-SEATTLE/BREMERTON AREA-TACOMA AREA- ADMIRALTY INLET AREA-HOOD CANAL AREA-LOWER CHEHALIS VALLEY AREA- OLYMPICS-EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- WESTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-NORTH COAST-CENTRAL COAST- WEST SLOPES NORTHERN CASCADES AND PASSES- WEST SLOPES CENTRAL CASCADES AND PASSES- 400 AM PST FRI JAN 13 2012 ...A COLD FRONT WILL BRING COLDER AIR BEHIND IT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A CHANCE OF LOWLAND SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...A SERIES OF ACTIVE STORM SYSTEMS NEXT WEEK WILL BRING PERIODS OF WINTER WEATHER TO WESTERN WASHINGTON... A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON SATURDAY MORNING...DRAGGING THE COLD AIR MASS BEHIND IT ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...WHICH WILL LINGER INTO NEXT WEEK. THE AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH SO THAT SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER BELOW 500 FEET BEGINNING SATURDAY EVENING. SCATTERED RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AFTERNOON...BECOMING MORE PREDOMINANTLY SNOW SHOWERS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY. THESE HIT AND MISS SHOWERS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE SPOTTY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS TWO INCHES OR LESS ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON. AREAS WITH MORE PERSISTENT SHOWER ACTIVITY LIKE THE PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE COULD HAVE LOCAL HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS. AT THIS TIME...PREDICTING EXACTLY WHERE AND HOW MUCH SNOW WILL FALL THIS WEEKEND IS DIFFICULT BUT ACCUMULATIONS ARE MOST LIKELY UNDER THE CONVERGENCE ZONE AND WITH HEAVIER SHOWERS. NEXT WEEK...A SERIES OF STRONGER AND WETTER FRONTAL SYSTEMS WILL MOVE ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...STARTING AROUND TUESDAY. THESE WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL BRING A THREAT OF A VARIETY OF WINTER WEATHER TO WESTERN WASHINGTON. THEY MAY SPREAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS RAISING THE POTENTIAL FOR AVALANCHES AND PERIODS OF DIFFICULT TRAVEL ACROSS THE PASSES. THE EXPECTED OVERALL AIR MASS OVER THE REGION THROUGH THIS PERIOD WILL BE COLD ENOUGH THAT THERE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT FOR PERIODS OF SNOW OVER PARTS OF THE LOWLANDS ESPECIALLY EARLY TO MID WEEK. VARIATIONS IN THE INTENSITY AND TRACK OF THESE SYSTEMS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT THE PRECIPITATION TYPE AND AMOUNTS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE POTENTIAL FOR WINTER WEATHER GOING INTO THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND AND THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. STAY TUNED FOR FUTURE STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 10:44 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 41 hr | |
| Jan 13, 10:44 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 57 hr |
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