Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 28, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2014, 2:42 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 7, 2014, 3:13 PM PST. It was in force for 30 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2014, 2:42 AM PST (10:42 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 7, 2014, 3:13 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2014, 8:51 PM PST
- In force
- 30 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
692 WHUS76 KSEW 071042 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 242 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-071845- /O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140307T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.140307T1042Z-140308T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T0900Z-140309T0000Z/ 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- 242 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...PRE-FRONTAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT...RISING TO GALES ON SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST SWELL 8 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 16 FEET AT 11 SECONDS ON SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...20 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT...THEN 25 TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ130-071845- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.140307T1800Z-140308T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T0900Z-140309T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 242 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST SATURDAY. * TIMING...PRE-FRONTAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY AND CONTINUE TONIGHT...RISING TO GALES ON SATURDAY. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST SWELL 7 TO 8 FEET AT 13 SECONDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...THEN COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET AT 11 SECONDS ON SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT...RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-071500- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.140307T1042Z-140307T1500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 242 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WIND AND WAVES...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE VICINITY OF RACE ROCKS EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 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. && $$ PZZ110-071845- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140308T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 242 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET THROUGH THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...THEN 7 TO 9 FEET TONIGHT. BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE FRIDAY MORNING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT. * FIRST EBB...900 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB...915 PM THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ132-133-071845- /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0014.140308T1500Z-140309T0200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 242 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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755 WHUS76 KSEW 071659 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 859 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 PZZ110-071800- /O.CAN.KSEW.RB.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-140308T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 859 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR. SEAS WERE IN THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE IN THE MIDDLE GROUNDS...WITH SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET WEST OF THE BAR. BAR CONDITIONS WERE LIGHT IN THE MIDDLE GROUNDS...BUT OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE SUBSIDING DURING THE DAY TODAY. $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-080100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-140308T0900Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T0900Z-140309T0000Z/ 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- 859 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SEAS...6 TO 10 FEET...BUILDING TO 10 TO 15 FEET SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY AND RISING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY...AND TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ130-080100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.140307T1800Z-140308T0900Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T0900Z-140309T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 859 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST SATURDAY... * SEAS...4 TO 7 FEET...BUILDING TO 8 TO 10 FEET SATURDAY. * WIND...RISING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...AND TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-133-080100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0014.140308T1500Z-140309T0200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 859 AM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS AND EAST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. WINDS WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
256 WHUS76 KSEW 072313 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 313 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 PZZ170-173-176-080715- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-140308T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140307T2313Z-140309T0200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 313 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 NM OUT TO 60 NM UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET...BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FEET ON SATURDAY. * WIND...RISING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-080715- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-140308T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T1400Z-140309T0400Z/ 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- 313 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT TO 10 NM UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY... * SEAS...7 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET ON SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS...RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 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. 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. && $$ PZZ130-080715- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-140308T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T1400Z-140309T0200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 313 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY... * SEAS...5 OR 6 FEET...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET ON SATURDAY. * WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BUILDING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MIDAFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-080715- /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.A.0014.140308T2000Z-140309T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 313 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING SATURDAY EVENING. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE SUBSIDING SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ132-133-080715- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.A.0014.140308T2000Z-140309T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 313 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING SATURDAY EVENING. WINS WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN SUBSIDE SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE MIDAFTERNOON SATURDAY BEFORE EASING SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
131 WHUS76 KSEW 080504 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 904 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 PZZ134-080615- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.A.0014.140308T2000Z-140309T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 904 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WATCH IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS CANCELLED THE GALE WATCH. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS LEVELS SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY EVENING. $$ PZZ132-133-081315- /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T1500Z-140309T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0014.140308T2000Z-140309T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 904 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING SATURDAY EVENING. WINS WAVES WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN SUBSIDE SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-081315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-140308T1400Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T1400Z-140309T0400Z/ 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- 904 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM PST SATURDAY... * SEAS...7 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING TO 10 TO 14 FEET ON SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS...RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY 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. 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. && $$ PZZ130-081315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-140308T1400Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T1400Z-140309T0200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 904 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST SATURDAY... * SEAS...5 OR 6 FEET...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET ON SATURDAY. * WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BUILDING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE LATE SATURDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-081315- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0200Z/ 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- 904 PM PST FRI MAR 7 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY... * SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET...BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FEET ON SATURDAY. * WIND...RISING FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT AND TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
884 WHUS76 KSEW 081057 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 257 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 PZZ150-153-156-081900- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-140308T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T1057Z-140309T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140309T0200Z-140309T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 257 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KNOTS NORTH PART. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-081900- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-140308T1400Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T1400Z-140309T0200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 257 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FEET. * WIND...SHIFTING S AND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-081900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140309T0200Z-140309T0900Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 257 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY. * SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 16 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EXCEPT 30 TO 40 KNOTS NORTH PART. WINDS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-133-081900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.140308T1500Z-140309T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 257 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RISE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING THIS EVENING. WINDS WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN SUBSIDE THIS EVENING. * TIMING...STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY 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. && $$ PZZ110-081900- /O.NEW.KSEW.RB.Y.0011.140308T1500Z-140310T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 257 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM PST THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY. * BAR CONDITION...MOSTLY ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET. * FIRST EBB...10 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB...1030 PM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ134-081900- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140308T1800Z-140309T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 257 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 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 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
335 WHUS76 KSEW 081729 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 929 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 PZZ150-153-156-090130- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140309T0200Z-140309T0900Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 929 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * SEAS...8 TO 11 FEET...BUILDING TO 11 TO 14 FT EARLY THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST AND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS TODAY...THEN EASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-090130- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140309T0200Z-140309T0900Z/ 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- 929 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * SEAS...10 TO 16 FEET. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY 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. 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. && $$ PZZ130-090130- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 929 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * SEAS...6 TO 9 FEET...BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET THIS EVENING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST AND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST ABOUT 10 KNOTS EARLY THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-133-090130- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 929 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...WINDS WILL RISE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AT 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE REACHING GALE FORCE LATE TODAY OR EARLY THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE BELOW GALE FORCE BY 10 PM PST TONIGHT. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET LATE TODAY BEFORE EASING THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BRIEFLY REACH GALE FORCE LATE TODAY OR EARLY 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. && $$ PZZ135-090130- /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140308T1800Z-140309T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 929 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RISE TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES WILL BUILD TO 2 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-090130- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140310T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 929 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...LIGHT...BECOMING MODERATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND ROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. * COMBINED SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET...BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND 10 TO 13 FEET EARLY THIS EVENING. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 10 AM PST TODAY. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1030 PM PST TONIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ134-090130- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140308T1800Z-140309T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 929 AM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS...BECOMING LIGHT LATE THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET...SUBSIDING LATE THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
542 WHUS76 KSEW 082244 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 244 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 PZZ130-090400- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-140309T0400Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 244 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA UNTIL 8 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 8 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL EASE AND BECOMING SOUTHWEST AT 10 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL BE IN THE 8 TO 11 FOOT RANGE. 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-090645- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0400Z/ /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140309T0200Z-140309T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0012.140309T0400Z-140310T0200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 244 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT TO 10 NM UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS...11 TO 14 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET OVERNIGHT IN WESTERLY SWELL. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-090645- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0400Z/ /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.140309T0200Z-140309T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0012.140309T0400Z-140310T0200Z/ 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- 244 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER FROM 10 NM OUT TO 60 NM UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PST THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS...13 TO 16 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 11 TO 13 FEET OVERNIGHT IN WESTERLY SWELL. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS 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. 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. && $$ PZZ134-090600- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-140309T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 244 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE ADMIRALTY INLET UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THIS REPLACES THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET...SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-133-090600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 244 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL SUBSIDE 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. && $$ PZZ135-090645- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-140309T0800Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 244 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 30 KNOTS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES OF 2 TO 5 FEET WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-090645- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140310T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 244 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GRAYS HARBOR BAR UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH...BECOMING MODERATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 8 OR 9 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 1030 PM PST TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...AROUND NOON 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
313 WHUS76 KSEW 090451 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 851 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 PZZ132>134-090600- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0028.000000T0000Z-140309T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 851 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ENDED THE GALE WARNING. WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW 20 KNOTS. $$ PZZ110-091300- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-140310T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 851 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH...BECOMING MODERATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 8 OR 9 FEET SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 1030 PM PST TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...AROUND NOON 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. && $$ PZZ135-090800- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-140309T0800Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 851 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL EASE OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL SUBSIDE LATER TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-091300- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-140310T0200Z/ 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- 851 PM PST SAT MAR 8 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SUNDAY... * SEAS...11 TO 14 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET OVERNIGHT IN WESTERLY SWELL. * WIND...WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS. 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 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 6, 8:50 PM PST, 5 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 8:50 PM PST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
850 PM PST THU MAR 6 2014
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BRING DRIER WEATHER AND SUN
BREAKS ON FRIDAY. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT WILL BRING INCREASING RAIN TO
WESTERN WASHINGTON ON SATURDAY. RAIN AND WIND WILL PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY. SHOWERY WEATHER DEVELOPS NEXT WEEK WITH A SPELL OF DRY
WEATHER AND SUNSHINE AROUND MID WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...UPPER TROUGH AXIS IS NOW OVER FAR ERN WA OR THE ID
PANHANDLE...WITH A MODEST UPPER RIDGE AXIS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER WRN
WA AROUND MID-DAY FRI. 500 MB HEIGHTS SHOULD RISE ABOUT 10
DECAMETERS IN THE NEXT 18-24 HOURS. WITH THE UPPER TROUGH
EXITING...SW SFC GRADIENTS ARE SHOWING DECISIVE WEAKENING...AND
WINDS ARE IN THE PROCESS OF EASING. REGIONAL RADAR MOSAIC SHOWS
SHOWERS STILL SPREADING ONSHORE...FOCUSING THEMSELVES ALONG THE
COAST...IN THE CASCADES...AND OVER THE WEST SIDE OF THE OLYMPICS.
00Z KUIL SOUNDING SHOWED A SUBSIDENCE INVERSION AROUND 7000 FT MSL
IN RESPONSE TO BUILDING UPPER HEIGHTS...SO SHOWERS ARE CAPPED AND
WILL CONTINUE TO LIGHTEN UP OVERNIGHT. LOW-LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW WILL
END LATE FRI MORNING...AND WEAK LARGE-SCALE SUBSIDENCE WILL KICK IN
UNDERNEATH THE RIDGE AXIS. THIS WILL END THE SHOWER RISK DURING THE
COURSE OF FRI MRNG. IN FACT...LOW-LEVEL FLOW WILL START TO TURN
OFFSHORE LATE FRI IN RESPONSE TO LOWERING PRES OUT BEYOND
130W...HELPING TO ENSURE A DRY FRI EVNG OVER WRN WA. HANER
REMAINDER OF SHORT TERM SECTION FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
ANOTHER STRONG FRONT SEEN ON WV IMAGERY WILL REACH THE AREA OVER THE
WEEKEND. THE AVERAGE OF THE MODELS TIMING SHOW INCREASING RAIN W OF
PUGET SOUND SATURDAY MORNING...THEN RAIN FILLING IN ACROSS THE
ENTIRE AREA DURING THE AFTERNOON. RAIN WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST
SUNDAY. SOME MODELS PUSH THE FRONT THROUGH QUICKLY AND OTHERS ARE
MUCH SLOWER...SO IT IS DIFFICULT TO SAY WHEN PRECIPITATION WILL
CHANGE OVER TO SHOWERS. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS SUGGEST SUNDAY NIGHT
OR MONDAY MORNING. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS TO BE MOVING ALONG FAST
ENOUGH SO THAT ADDITIONAL FLOODING SEEMS UNLIKELY BUT WARRANTS
KEEPING AN EYE ON.
.LONG TERM...FROM PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...PROGRESSIVE WESTERLY FLOW
ACROSS THE PACIFIC WILL DOMINATE THE PATTERN NEXT WEEK. A SERIES OF
FRONTAL SYSTEMS AND SHORT WAVE RIDGES WILL BRING WET SPELLS AND SOME
DRY WEATHER AS WELL. AT THIS POINT...TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY APPEAR
MOSTLY DRY AND MILD FOR THE PUGET SOUND REGION. HIGHS WILL REACH THE
MID TO UPPER 50S BY WEDNESDAY IF THE RIDGE HOLDS ON. ANOTHER FRONT
MAY BRING WET WEATHER INTO WRN WA BY THURSDAY. MERCER
&&
.HYDROLOGY...PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN DECREASING OVER WESTERN
WASHINGTON SINCE A FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. UP TO
ANOTHER 0.25 TO 1 INCH OF PRECIPITATION WILL FALL IN THE CASCADES
TONIGHT...BUT THE SNOW LEVEL HAS FALLEN TO AROUND 4000 FT.
ADDITIONAL INPUT TO THE RIVER BASINS WILL BE INSIGNIFICANT FOR THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS.
THE UPPER REACHES OF MOST WESTERN WASHINGTON RIVERS CRESTED EARLIER
TODAY OR WILL CREST WITHIN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...AND THE CRESTS WILL
MOVE DOWNSTREAM TO THE MOUTHS OF THE RIVERS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. THE
EXCEPTION IS -- AS ALWAYS -- THE CHEHALIS WHICH IS A UNIQUELY LONG
RIVER AND A LOW-ELEVATION BASIN. THE CREST ON THE CHEHALIS WILL MOVE
THROUGH CENTRALIA AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THURSTON COUNTY LATE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND THEN THROUGH GRAYS HARBOR COUNTY ON SATURDAY.
WHILE NUMEROUS RIVERS IN THE FORECAST AREA CRESTED WITHIN 1 OR 2
FEET OF FLOOD STAGE...ONLY TWO POINTS HAVE ACTUALLY FLOODED -- THE
SKOKOMISH RIVER NEAR POTLATCH AND THE SNOQUALMIE RIVER NEAR
CARNATION. THE LOWER REACHES OF THE CHEHALIS RIVER IN THURSTON AND
GRAYS HARBOR COUNTIES COULD FLOOD AS THE CREST MOVES DOWNSTREAM
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...AND THE FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THOSE TWO COUNTIES. IF THE LOWER CHEHALIS DOES FLOOD...IT WILL BE
RELATIVELY MINOR.
ANOTHER PERIOD OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL IS LIKELY THIS WEEKEND WITH
THE SNOW LEVEL AROUND 7000 TO 8000 FT. AT THIS POINT IT LOOKS LIKE
RAINFALL IN THE MOUNTAINS WILL BE 2 TO 4.5 INCHES...MAINLY FROM
MIDDAY SATURDAY TO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THAT COULD EASILY RENEW
FLOODING ON THE SKOKOMISH RIVER. IT COULD ALSO PRESENT A THREAT OF
MINOR FLOODING BY SUNDAY ON THE RIVERS THAT FLOODED OR ALMOST
FLOODED DURING THE CURRENT EVENT. MCDONNAL
.AVIATION...AN UPPER LEVEL AND SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD OVER W WA
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH WEAK WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT. THE AIR MASS IS
STABLE AND SHOWERS HAVE BECOME ISOLATED. THE LOWER AIR MASS REMAINS
QUITE MOIST HOWEVER WITH WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS FROM PUGET SOUND
SOUTHWARD AND CIGS GENERALLY BELOW 2000 FEET. VFR CIGS ARE PRESENT
OVER THE N INTERIOR FROM KCLM TO KBLI BUT THESE WILL LIKELY LOWER
CLOSER TO MVFR LEVELS 06Z-12Z. WITH THE RIDGE OVERHEAD THE MVFR CIGS
WILL CONTINUE PAST 18Z...WITH SOME SLOW IMPROVEMENT TO VFR 21Z-00Z.
SURFACE WINDS HAVE WEAKENED WITH ONLY SOME RESIDUAL GUSTS TO AROUND
20KT AROUND PUGET SOUND.
KSEA...CIGS DROPPED QUICKLY DOWN TO MVFR BELOW 2000 FEET THIS
EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO STAY THERE THROUGH 18Z. COULD SEE SOME
IFR CIGS 10Z-16Z BUT MVFR CIGS ARE MORE LIKELY. SW SURFACE WINDS ARE
STILL GUSTING TO 20 KT BUT WILL WEAKEN TO AROUND 10 KT BY 07Z. KAM
&&
.MARINE...THE SURFACE RIDGE BUILDING INLAND OVER W WA HAS ALLOWED
ONSHORE FLOW TO WEAKEN FASTER THAN EXPECTED THIS EVENING. WINDS HAVE
DROPPED BELOW SCA LEVELS IN ALL AREAS EXCEPT PUGET SOUND...AND THOSE
WINDS SHOULD FOLLOW BY 10 PM OR 11 PM. SOME OF THE PUGET SOUND LAND
STATIONS ARE STILL PRETTY GUSTY SO I EXTENDED THE PUGET SOUND SCA TO
MIDNIGHT JUST IN CASE.
THE SURFACE RIDGE WILL BE OVERHEAD FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL KEEP
WINDS WEAK THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY...FINALLY MOVING ACROSS THE AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE
MAIN SURFACE LOW WILL HEAD NORTH OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. HOWEVER...
SEVERAL SHORTWAVES WILL MOVE UP THE FRONT...PERIODICALLY
INTENSIFYING THE S-SE PRESSURE GRADIENTS. CURRENT FORECAST INDICATES
GALES FOR THE COASTAL AND NORTH INLAND WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. IF THE 00Z MESOSCALE MODELS CONTINUE THIS COURSE
GALE WARNINGS WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR THE EARLY MORNING PACKAGE.
ONSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY DOES NOT
APPEAR TO BE ALL THAT STRONG...MAYBE WEAK TO MODERATE AT BEST. A
SURFACE HIGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY FOR A
PERIOD OF WEAK WINDS. KAM
&&
WA...FLOOD WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS FOR PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES ABOVE
4000 FEET.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS COAST.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH CONDITIONS ON THE GRAYS HARBOR
BAR.
&&
YOU CAN SEE AN ILLUSTRATED VERSION OF THE FORECAST DISCUSSION AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTMLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 2:42 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 18 hr | |
| Mar 7, 2:42 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 4:12 AM PST | River Flood Warning | SEW | Thurston | 24 hr |
| Mar 7, 3:49 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Jefferson, King, Lewis, Mason, Pierce, Snohomish and 1 more | 60 hr |
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