Small Craft Advisory 938, NWS Seattle, WA

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WHUS76 KSEW 110445
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
845 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

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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-
845 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS
UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING OVERNIGHT. EXPECT WINDS
  TO RISE TO STORM FORCE ON MONDAY.

* SWELLS...WESTERLY AND BUILDING TO 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS EARLY
  SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CHAOTIC ON MONDAY...
  RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR MARITIME INTERESTS.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO
60 NM-
845 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS UNTIL
7 AM PDT... 
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO RISE TO STORM
  FORCE ON MONDAY.

* SWELLS...WESTERLY AND BUILDING TO 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS ON
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CHAOTIC ON MONDAY...
  RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR MARITIME INTERESTS.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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ADMIRALTY INLET-
845 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET UNTIL 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
845 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT
OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS UNTIL 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...3 TO 6 FEET...EASING OVERNIGHT.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
845 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FOR THE PUGET SOUND
AND HOOD CANAL UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY AND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY
  MIDNIGHT AND THEN EASING EARLY SUNDAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO
  4 FEET...BEFORE SUBSIDING EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
845 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE
U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
  WINDS TO RISE TO STORM FORCE ON MONDAY.

* SWELLS...WESTERLY 8 OR 9 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.

* IMPACTS...SEAS MAY BECOME CHAOTIC ON MONDAY...RESULTING IN
  HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR MARITIME INTERESTS.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
845 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
GRAYS HARBOR BAR UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...MAINLY ROUGH...EXCEPT BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING
  THE VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT SUNDAY MORNING.

* COMBINED SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET.

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 815 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* SECOND EBB...AROUND 845 PM PDT 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.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

822 
WHUS76 KSEW 110450 CCA
MWWSEW

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
848 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

CORRECTED EBB TIMES IN THE LAST SEGMENT.

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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-
848 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS
UNTIL 7 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING OVERNIGHT. EXPECT WINDS
  TO RISE TO STORM FORCE ON MONDAY.

* SWELLS...WESTERLY AND BUILDING TO 11 FEET AT 10 SECONDS EARLY
  SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CHAOTIC ON MONDAY...
  RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR MARITIME INTERESTS.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO
60 NM-
848 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS UNTIL
7 AM PDT... 
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. 

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO RISE TO STORM
  FORCE ON MONDAY.

* SWELLS...WESTERLY AND BUILDING TO 12 FEET AT 10 SECONDS ON
  SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CHAOTIC ON MONDAY...
  RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR MARITIME INTERESTS.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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ADMIRALTY INLET-
848 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET UNTIL 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING OVERNIGHT.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-
848 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT
OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS UNTIL 1 AM PST
SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING OVERNIGHT.

* SEAS...3 TO 6 FEET...EASING OVERNIGHT.

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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-
848 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FOR THE PUGET SOUND
AND HOOD CANAL UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. 

* WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY AND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY
  MIDNIGHT AND THEN EASING EARLY SUNDAY. WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO
  4 FEET...BEFORE SUBSIDING EARLY SUNDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
848 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE
U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING OVERNIGHT. EXPECT
  WINDS TO RISE TO STORM FORCE ON MONDAY.

* SWELLS...WESTERLY 8 OR 9 FEET AT 10 SECONDS.

* IMPACTS...SEAS MAY BECOME CHAOTIC ON MONDAY...RESULTING IN
  HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR MARITIME INTERESTS.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

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GRAYS HARBOR BAR-
848 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
GRAYS HARBOR BAR UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY...

* BAR CONDITION...MAINLY ROUGH...EXCEPT BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING
  THE VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT SUNDAY MORNING.

* COMBINED SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET.

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 715 AM PDT SUNDAY.

* SECOND EBB...AROUND 745 PM PDT 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.

&&

$$

WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
250 PM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON
TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND COOLER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AS
AN UPPER TROUGH REACHES THE AREA. A RATHER STRONG FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON MONDAY MORNING. AN ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...COLD FRONT JUST OFF THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE
SYSTEM IS PRETTY WELL OCCLUDED AND THERE IS WIDE AREA OF COLD CU
OFFSHORE THAT WILL PUSH INTO THE REGION LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AS THE UPPER TROUGH AND HEIGHT FALLS MOVE OVER WA AND ORE. THIS
FIRST SYSTEM SEEMS WORTH A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY AS THE SNOW LEVEL
WILL DROP TO 1500FT LATE TONIGHT THRU SUNDAY. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT
SYSTEM IS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT UPPER SHORTWAVE TROUGH INDICATED
BY THE GFS TO BE OUT AROUND 50N/150W MIDDAY SUNDAY...AND THE GFS HAS
ABOUT A 125KT JETSTREAM AT 300MB WITH THAT. THIS DEEPENS A 997MB LOW
NEAR 145W TO A 966MB STORM AS IT CROSSES 130W BEFORE DAYBREAK MONDAY
MORNING. THAT PUTS A VERY STRONG SE GRADIENT OVER THE WA COASTAL
WATERS BY THE TIME WHICH SHOULD GIVE STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE
COASTAL WATERS. FOR THE LAND AREAS UP AND DOWN THE WA COAST A HIGH
WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...THAT ISN'T A GREAT DIRECTION TO VERIFY
HIGH WINDS BUT IT IS AN AWFULLY STRONG FRONT. THIS SOUTHEAST SUCKER
PATTERN FOR FULL GALES OR STORM FORCE WINDS ALSO APPLIES TO AREAS
LIKE THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA...AND THE
ADJACENT LAND AREAS...SO THE WATCH INCLUDES ADMIRALTY INLET UP
THROUGH WHIDBEY AND THE SAN JUANS AS WELL. SOUTHEAST SUCKERS ARE
NOTORIOUS FOR NOT PUTTING MUCH WIND INTO THE SEATTLE METRO
AREA...ALTHOUGH WE MAY HAVE TO WATCH THE FOOTHILL AREAS FOR THE
EASTERLY GAP WINDS COMING DOWN THRU THE PASSES. THE GFS SHOWS THE
LOW CENTER MOVING DUE NORTH TO HAIDA GWAII LATER MON. THAT GFS
SCENARIO GIVES A DECENT BURST OF POSSIBLY HIGH WINDS TO THE CLASSIC
SOUTHEAST SUCKER LOCATIONS...BUT THEN IS REALLY ONLY A TYPICAL
BLUSTERY MARCH DAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. THE NAM HAS
CONSISTENTLY BEEN A BIT CLOSER...TAKING A 965MB LOW CENTER FROM 47N
130W AT 5AM MONDAY UP TO NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND EARLY MONDAY
AFTERNOON. THAT STILL ONLY MANAGES A PRETTY MODEST SLY PRES GRADIENT
FOR WRN WA SO THE FRONT ITSELF AND THE AREAS PRONE TO STRONG SE
PREFRONTAL WINDS ARE THE SPOTS TO WATCH AS IT STANDS NOW. 19

.LONG TERM...A TROUGHY COOL WET PATTERN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE
WEEK AHEAD. THERE WILL CERTAINLY BE SHOWERS AND BREEZY
PERIODS...PERHAPS SOME DECENT PARTIAL CLEARING BETWEEN WEATHER
SYSTEMS. THE GFS SHOWS WEAK SHORTWAVE RIDGING TUE NITE...A TROUGH
WED...AND A STRONGER TROUGH EMBEDDED IN THE FLOW TOWARD THE END OF
THE WEEK. IN GENERAL 500MB HEIGHTS STAY NEAR OR BELOW 540DAM THROUGH
ABOUT THURSDAY AND THEN FALL OFF FRI THROUGH THE WEEKEND. THIS IS A
VERY GOOD PATTERN FOR SKIERS WHO PREFER THE LACK OF CROWDS IN MARCH
BUT LIKE DEEP SNOW. IT WILL BE PERHAPS A BLUSTERY PATTERN FOR
MARINERS...BUT NOT ATYPICAL FOR MARCH WED-SUN. 19

&&

.HYDROLOGY...FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
MCDONNAL

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AVIATION...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE COAST THIS
EVENING AND MOVE ACROSS WRN WA LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. IN
ADDITION...A SERIES OF SURFACE TROUGHS WILL PUSH ACROSS WRN WA
KEEPING RAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MODERATE SW FLOW ALOFT
WILL BECOME WLY FLOW ON SUNDAY. MOIST CONDITIONS AND STABLE...EXCEPT
SLIGHT UNSTABLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. EXPECT RAIN OR NUMEROUS SHOWERS
THROUGH SUNDAY WITH RIDE RANGING CIGS BUT MOSTLY IN THE MVFR
CATEGORY.

KSEA...INTERMITTENT LIGHT RAIN WILL FILL IN TONIGHT AS ANOTHER
SURFACE TROUGH MOVES ACROSS. S/SW WINDS 6-10 KT MAY INCREASE TO SW
WIND 10-12 KT GUSTS 22 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. CIGS IN THE 2-3K
FT RANGE WILL LIKELY FALL TO 1-2K FT AS RAIN INCREASES AFTER 01Z
(5PM). THE PATTERN ON SUNDAY WILL BE MORE SHOWERY WITH CIGS BOUNCING
BETWEEN MVFR AND VFR.

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.MARINE...A SURFACE TROUGH CURRENTLY OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE INLAND WATERS THIS EVENING. THIS MAY BRING LOW END
GALES TO THE COASTAL WATERS AND SMALL CRAFT WINDS TO SOME OF THE
INTERIOR WATERS NORTH OF PUGET SOUND. ANOTHER WEAKER TRAILING
SURFACE TROUGH WILL KEEP SMALL CRAFT WINDS GOING OVER THE WATERS
THROUGH TONIGHT. A LULL IN WINDS MAY DEVELOP ON SUNDAY.

A 960-965 MB SURFACE LOW WILL DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MOVE
TOWARD NORTHERN VANCOUVER ISLAND WITH THE BEND BACK OCCLUSION
LIFTING NWD CLOSE TO THE WA COASTAL WATERS. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING
THE POTENTIAL FOR STORM FORCE WINDS TO THE COASTAL WATERS AND
POSSIBLY THE WEST ENTRANCE ON MONDAY. COMBINED SEAS WILL RISE
DRAMATICALLY LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...LIKELY
EXCEEDING 20 FEET. A STORM WATCH AND GALE WATCH ARE UP FOR PORTIONS
OF THE WATERS ON MONDAY. WINDS WILL SLOWLY EASE MONDAY NIGHT.

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.AVALANCHE...DEEP UPPER LOW IN GULF EXPECTED TO SPAWN A SERIES OF
INCREASINGLY STRONG WEATHER SYSTEMS WHICH SHOULD MOVE OVER THE
REGION LATER SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK AND BEYOND. FIRST IN
CURRENT SERIES FOCUSED ON NORTHERN CASCADES AND OLYMPICS WHERE 12 TO
16 INCHES OF NEW SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS HAVE COMBINED TO PRODUCE
GENERALLY HIGH DANGER ON MOST LEE TERRAIN ABOVE ABOUT 4000 FEET.
WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED TO HIGHLIGHT THESE CURRENT CONDITIONS.

WHILE AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE SNOWPACK IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP IN
THE REMAINDER OF THE CASCADES LATER SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...CONDITIONS
ARE NOT CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO REACH WARNING CRITERIA IN THESE AREAS
UNTIL LATER SUNDAY...AND A WATCH TO THIS EFFECT HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED
TO HIGHLIGHT THESE DEVELOPMENTS AS WELL. ONCE THESE CONDITIONS
DEVELOP IT IS LIKELY THEY WILL PERSIST INTO MONDAY AND BEYOND WHEN
SEVERAL MORE STRONG STORMS AND HEAVY SNOWFALL ARE ANTICIPATED. BAD
TIME TO EXPAND YOUR RISK ACCEPTANCE LEVEL. MOORE

&&

.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY OLYMPICS AND CASCADES TIL 4PM
SUNDAY.
     HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL COAST...
THE ADMIRALTY INLET AREA AND THE SAN JUANS FOR LATE SUNDAY
NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

PZ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE
THIS EVENING.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING WATERS
EXCEPT THE CENTRAL STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND PUGET SOUND AND
HOOD CANAL.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH GRAYS HARBOR BAR.

     STORM WATCH FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND THE WEST ENTRANCE TO
THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA ON MONDAY.
     GALE WATCH FOR THE INTERIOR WATERS NORTH OF PUGET SOUND ON
MONDAY.

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