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Small Craft Advisory 943, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this small craft advisory at Mar 19, 2012, 2:36 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 19, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 19, 2012, 2:36 PM PDT (21:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 19, 2012, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 21, 2012, 9:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
019 WHUS76 KSEW 192136 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 PZZ134-200545- /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T0300Z-120320T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-200545- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T0200Z-120321T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-200545- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T1200Z-120321T0500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG FRONT EARLY TUE MORNING. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ135-200545- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.120320T0600Z-120321T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-200545- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120321T1000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 236 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITION...MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH DURING THE EBBS TODAY. BAR CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH TO SEVERE TONIGHT. * COMBINED SEAS...8 FEET BUILDING TO 11 FEET DURING THE MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS TODAY. SEAS 10 FEET THIS EVENING WILL BUILD TO 14 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...315 AM AND 330 PM TODAY...AND 400 AM EARLY TUESDAY 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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314 WHUS76 KSEW 200336 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-201145- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TUESDAY. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-201145- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120320T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING AHEAD OF A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ131-201145- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T1200Z-120321T0500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG FRONT EARLY TUE MORNING. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-201145- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120321T1000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH THIS EVENING BECOMING SEVERE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...10 FEET THIS EVENING BUILDING TO 14 FEET LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...400 AM AND 415 PM TUESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ135-201145- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.120320T0600Z-120321T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 836 PM PDT MON MAR 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 PM PDT TUESDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
193 WHUS76 KSEW 200930 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 PZZ134-201730- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120320T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.120320T1300Z-120321T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO SOUTH AND EAST TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING. 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 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. && $$ PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-201730- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-201730- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.120320T1200Z-120321T0500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG FRONT EARLY THIS MORNING. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ110-201730- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T0100Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...400 AM AND 415 PM TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-201730- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 230 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY EASING LATE THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
468 WHUS76 KSEW 201601 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 PZZ130-132-133-150-153-156-170-173-176-210000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEE THE FORECASTS FOR DETAILS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-210015- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. 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. && $$ PZZ110-210015- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T0100Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 15 FEET TODAY BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT WITH BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...415 PM TODAY AND 430 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ134-135-210015- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 901 AM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
989 WHUS76 KSEW 202208 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 PZZ153-156-170-173-176-210615- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS ENDED. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SWELL...WEST SWELL PEAKING AT 22 TO 25 FEET LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-210615- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1900Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS ENDED. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 3 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. && $$ PZZ130-132-150-210400- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- 308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST AND SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. NEAR THE WEST ENTRANCE...WEST SWELL BUILDING TO OVER 20 FEET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-210500- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND SEAS...GALE FORCE WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY EVENING...EASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. HEAVY SWELL FROM THE PACIFIC POSSIBLY SPREADING THROUGH THE STRAIT. 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. && $$ PZZ110-210615- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT WEDNESDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 20 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...415 PM TODAY AND 430 AM ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ134-210615- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ135-210615- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 308 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS...EASING LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
128 WHUS76 KSEW 210336 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 PZZ130-150-211145- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0029.120321T1600Z-120322T1500Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- 836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 21 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SWELL...WEST SWELL PEAKING AT 22 TO 25 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 20 FEET ON WEDNESDAY THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW 10 FEET ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ132-210800- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0400Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO BELOW 20 KNOTS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-210800- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0034.000000T0000Z-120321T0500Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO BELOW 20 KNOTS EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ153-156-170-173-176-211145- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0029.120321T1600Z-120322T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY. * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. * SWELL...WEST SWELL 20 TO 25 FEET SUBSIDING TO 20 FEET WEDNESDAY AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO BELOW 10 FEET THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ110-211145- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T1500Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 20 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...430 AM AND 445 PM WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ133-135-210800- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-210800- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T0800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 836 PM PDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDING EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
920 WHUS76 KSEW 210700 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1200 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 PZZ131>135-211300- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1300Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 1200 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-211500- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0029.120321T1600Z-120322T1500Z/ 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- 1200 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM WEDNESDAY TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 21 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SWELL...WEST SWELL PEAKING AT 22 TO 25 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 20 FEET ON WEDNESDAY THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW 10 FEET ON THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ110-211500- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T1500Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 1200 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 20 FEET THROUGH WEDNESDAY. BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR DURING EBB CURRENTS. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...430 AM AND 445 PM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
600 WHUS76 KSEW 210940 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 240 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 PZZ134-211045- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1300Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 240 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW 20 KNOTS. $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-211745- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0029.120321T1600Z-120322T1500Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 240 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH BELOW 21 KNOTS THIS MORNING. * SWELL...WEST SWELL 22 FEET THIS MORNING WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO BELOW 10 FEET ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ110-211745- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T1500Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 240 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 20 FEET TODAY AND 14 FEET TONIGHT. BREAKERS WILL COVER THE BAR TODAY. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...430 AM AND 445 PM TODAY...AND 515 AM EARLY 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. && $$ PZZ131>133-135-211300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1300Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 240 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EXCEPT SOUTH WINDS OVER PUGET SOUND. WIND WILL EASE TO BELOW 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
488 WHUS76 KSEW 211603 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 903 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-220015- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0943.000000T0000Z-120321T1600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-120322T1500Z/ 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- 903 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * SWELL...WEST SWELL 17 TO 20 FEET TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TONIGHT TO 12 TO 15 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. && $$ PZZ110-220015- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120322T1500Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 903 AM PDT WED MAR 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THURSDAY... * BAR CONDITION...SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COMBINED SEAS...14 TO 17 FEET. BREAKERS WILL COVER THE BAR TODAY. * MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS...445 PM TODAY AND 515 AM THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ 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 Mar 19, 9:12 AM PDT, 5 hours 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 9:12 AM PDT, 5 hours 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
912 AM PDT MON MAR 19 2012
.SYNOPSIS...A DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL LEAVE A FEW RESIDUAL
SHOWERS OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON TODAY. A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT WILL
BRING RAIN AND WINDY CONDITIONS TO THE AREA TONIGHT...AND HEAVY SNOW
TO THE CASCADES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. A WEAKER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL
BRING RAIN TO THE AREA WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A LARGE UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH SITTING OFFSHORE WILL MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS OVER
THE AREA THURSDAY THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...RADAR SHOWS A LEFTOVER SHOWER BAND MOVING N-NE ACROSS
MAINLY THE COAST THIS MORNING. A WEAKER EXTENSION OF THIS BAND IS
MOVING ACROSS THE SW INTERIOR AS WELL. IT WOULD NOT BE SURPRISING TO
SEE SOME OF THESE LIGHT SHOWERS MAKE IT UP OVER PUGET SOUND LATER
THIS MORNING. MODELS SHOW A WEAK VORTICITY LOBE JUST OFFSHORE THAT
IS TRAILING THE DEPARTING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. TEMPERATURES REMAIN
COLD ENOUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS THIS MORNING FOR THESE SHOWERS
TO BE SNOW OR MIXED WITH SNOW.
THE MAIN FORECAST PROBLEM FOR THIS SHIFT IS THE STRONG PACIFIC FRONT
APPROACHING THE COAST. LATEST 06Z GFS/12Z NAM HAVE THE FRONT TO THE
COAST IN THE 06Z-09Z TIME FRAME AND MOVE IT ACROSS THE INLAND WATERS
09Z-12Z. THIS IS A LITTLE FASTER THAN CURRENT FORECASTS. THE MAIN
SURFACE LOW IS PRETTY DEEP...AND WILL BE NEAR 967 MB AS IT
APPROACHES THE CENTRAL B.C. COAST AT 06Z. STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENTS
EXTENDING SOUTH ALONG THE WA COAST SHOULD RAISE AT LEAST WIND
ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AHEAD THE FRONT ALONG THE COAST AND N INTERIOR
TONIGHT. A HIGH WIND WATCH IS STILL UNDER CONSIDERATION FOR THESE
AREAS...BUT DEPENDING UPON WHAT THE 12Z WRF-GFS SHOWS. POST-FRONTAL
ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALLOW WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVER THE SW
INTERIOR AND PUGET SOUND. THE FRONT IS A FAST MOVER SO FRONTAL
PRECIPITATION WILL BE FAIRLY SHORT...HOWEVER COMBINED WITH STRONG
W-SW FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT...IT WILL BE ENOUGH TO GENERATE HEAVY
SNOW OVER THE CASCADES. A WINTER STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
IT IS POSSIBLE THAT COLD AIR WILL GET TRAPPED AROUND HOOD CANAL
AGAIN TONIGHT SO THAT THE PRECIPITATION MAY START OUT AS SNOW AT
HIGHER ELEVATIONS TONIGHT.
WEDNESDAYS FRONTAL SYSTEM IS QUITE DIFFERENT IN CHARACTER THAN THE
APPROACHING PACIFIC FRONT. A MOIST BAROCLINIC BAND PARALLEL TO THE
FLOW ALOFT REACHES THE OREGON COAST BY TUESDAY EVENING. THE WSW-ENE
ORIENTED BAND PIVOTS TO A SSW-NNE ORIENTATION BY EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING IN RESPONSE TO THE APPROACH OF A LARGE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH.
SO FAR THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION IS OVER NW OREGON WITH PERHAPS
SOME SLOP-OVER OVER SW WA TUESDAY NIGHT. AS THE BAND STARTS PIVOTING
ON WEDNESDAY THIS SPREADS MORE PRECIPITATION NORTHWARD OVER W WA.
THE NAM AND GFS SOLUTIONS DIFFER IN HOW MUCH PRECIP MAKES IT NORTH
OVER W WA...SO CONFIDENCE IS NOT SOLID AT THIS POINT. KAM
.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM THE 345 AM AFD...THE EXTENDED
MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT INITIALLY THIS MORNING WITH A COOL
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OFF THE COAST ON THURSDAY WITH THE TROUGH DIGGING
SOUTH FRIDAY. THE MODELS DISAGREE ON HOW FAR SOUTH THE TROUGH WILL
DIG WITH THE ECMWF KEEPING THE TROUGH CLOSE ENOUGH TO SPIN BANDS OF
SHOWERS OUT OF THE TROUGH UP OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON SUNDAY. THE GFS
DIGS THE TROUGH FURTHER SOUTH LEAVING WESTERN WASHINGTON DRY. THE
CANADIAN IS A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE GFS AND THE ECMWF. WITHOUT ANY
CONSISTENCY IN THE MODEL SOLUTIONS CAN'T PULL THE CHANCE OF SHOWERS
OUT OF THE FORECAST FOR THE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY TIME FRAME. EVEN
THE WETTER ECMWF IS DRY FOR SATURDAY TO THERE IS STILL A GOOD CHANCE
WESTERN WASHINGTON WILL GET A DRY DAY OUT ONE OF THE DAYS THIS
WEEKEND. FELTON
&&
.HYDROLOGY...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FROM THE 345 AM AFD STILL
APPLIES...WHILE THE PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WITH THE
INCOMING FRONT...THE FRONT IS QUITE PROGRESSIVE LEAVING ONLY ABOUT A
6 HOUR WINDOW OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION. IN ADDITION THE SNOW LEVELS
WILL REMAIN LOW...BELOW 3000 FEET. BOTH OF THESE FACTORS DO NOT
FAVOR ANY FLOODING PROBLEMS. THE SECOND FRONT IS EXPECTED TO SO
MOSTLY TO THE SOUTH OF THE AREA WITH THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION
FALLING SOUTH OF THE CWA. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN FAIRLY LOW AS WELL
KEEPING THE FLOOD THREAT MINIMAL. LATE THIS WEEK THROUGH THE WEEKEND
LITTLE OR NO PRECIP IS EXPECTED.
THE THREAT FOR FLOODING IN THE NEXT 7 DAYS IS LOW. FELTON
&&
.AVIATION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL STRENGTHEN THROUGH TUESDAY. AT
THE SURFACE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL BECOME MODERATE THROUGH PUGET
SOUND AND STRONG ELSEWHERE TONIGHT. FLOW WILL TURN STRONGLY ONSHORE
ALL AREAS TUESDAY. A FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT.
A WEAK IMPULSE MAY GIVE LOCAL FLURRIES OR LIGHT RAIN TO THE COAST
AND SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING. CEILINGS ARE 3-5K FT IN THOSE AREAS.
OTHERWISE CEILINGS ARE VFR...MOSTLY ABOVE 10K FT. CEILINGS WILL FALL
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS THE FRONT APPROACHES. BY THE 03Z-06
PERIOD MOST CEILINGS WILL BE MVFR WITH OCCASIONAL EXCURSIONS BELOW
1K FT AROUND THE TIME OF FRONTAL PASSAGE 09Z-13Z. MAINLY MVFR
CEILINGS TUESDAY.
KSEA...DISCUSSION ABOVE APPLIES. SOUTHEAST WINDS 6-8 KT THIS MORNING
WILL RISE TO 10-14 KT THIS EVENING...THEN TURN SOUTHWEST 15G25KT
AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE AROUND 12Z. CHB
&&
.MARINE...SOUTHEASTERLY GALES WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING OVER MOST
WATERS AS A STRONG FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREAS. THE FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WATERS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM EARLY TUE
MORNING.
BEHIND THE FRONT EXPECT STRONG SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW TO DEVELOP STRONG
PRESSURE GRADIENTS FORM. GALE FORCE SOUTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED
OVER MOST AREAS WITH WESTERLIES IN THE STRAIT. FOR NOW HAVE KEPT
ADMIRALTY INLET AND PUGET SOUND SUB GALE THROUGH THE WHOLE EVENT.
THERE IS A CHANCE THAT ALL WATERS HAVE GALES ON TUESDAY.
A LARGE 25+ FOOT SWELL WILL DEVELOP OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.
THESE WILL DECAY INTO THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
WEDNESDAY.
A WAVE OF LOW PRES WILL MOVE BY TO THE SOUTH WEDNESDAY. ALBRECHT/CHB
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER STORM WARNING NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES TONIGHT THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PZ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE COASTAL WATERS...ENTRANCES TO THE STRAIT
OF JUAN DE FUCA...AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS.
GALE WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA 5 AM
TUE THROUGH TUE EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
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Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:37 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 6 hr | |
| Mar 18, 8:51 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 3:57 AM PDT | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 48 hr | |
| Mar 19, 10:50 AM PDT | High Wind Watch | SEW | San Juan | 5 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:31 PM PDT | High Wind Warning | SEW | San Juan | 13 hr |
| Mar 19, 3:31 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | 10 hr |
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