Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 29, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Mar 14, 2014, 2:45 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 14, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 18 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 14, 2014, 2:45 PM PDT (21:45 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 15, 2014, 5:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
434 WHUS76 KSEW 142145 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 245 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 PZZ150-153-170-173-150545- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140314T2200Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0015.140315T1300Z-140315T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0029.140315T0600Z-140316T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 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- 245 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND WILL RISE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ130-150545- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140314T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0029.140315T1200Z-140316T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 245 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND WILL RISE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ156-176-150545- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140314T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140315T0600Z-140316T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 245 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-150545- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140316T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 245 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH DURING THE EBBS. * COMBINED SEAS...11 FEET DURING THE EBBS. * FIRST EBB...415 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SECOND EBB...445 AM SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-150400- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140315T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 245 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-150400- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140315T0400Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 245 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-150400- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140315T0400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 245 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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349 WHUS76 KSEW 150350 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 PZZ150-153-170-173-151200- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.140315T0600Z-140316T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-151200- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.140315T1200Z-140316T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ132-151200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140315T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140315T1300Z-140316T0700Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIND...WESTERLY WIND EASING BELOW 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-134-151200- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140315T1300Z-140316T0700Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SATURDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT SATURDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-151200- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140316T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT SATURDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH DURING THE EBBS. * COMBINED SEAS...10 OR 11 FEET DURING THE EBBS. * FIRST EBB...445 AM SATURDAY. * SECOND EBB...5 PM SATURDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ156-176-151200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140315T0600Z-140316T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT 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. && $$ PZZ135-150500- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140315T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND SOUTH OF SEATTLE EASING BELOW 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-150500- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0053.000000T0000Z-140315T0400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 850 PM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND...WEST WIND EASING BELOW 20 KNOTS 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
184 WHUS76 KSEW 150950 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 250 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 PZZ130-151800- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.140315T1200Z-140316T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 250 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND RISING 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-170-173-151800- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140316T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 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- 250 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 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. && $$ PZZ135-151800- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140315T1800Z-140316T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 250 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-151800- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140315T1300Z-140316T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 250 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ156-176-151800- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 250 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-151800- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140316T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 250 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH DURING THE EBBS. * COMBINED SEAS...10 OR 11 FEET DURING THE EBBS. * FIRST EBB...445 AM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...5 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. && $$ PZZ132-133-151800- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140315T1300Z-140316T0700Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 250 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
623 WHUS76 KSEW 151555 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 855 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 PZZ130-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140316T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 855 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-170-173-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140316T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-160000- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140316T1100Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 855 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PDT SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 12 FEET. * FIRST EBB...5 PM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...515 AM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ132-133-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T0700Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 855 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 855 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140315T1800Z-140316T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 855 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWEST TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ156-176-160000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 855 AM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
289 WHUS76 KSEW 152154 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 PZZ132-160600- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T0700Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140316T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.140316T0000Z-140316T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0016.140317T0600Z-140317T1800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. IN ADDITION...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...THEN TURNING SOUTHERLY SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INCREASING TO WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ153-173-160600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140316T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140316T0000Z-140316T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0016.140317T1200Z-140318T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...THEN TURNING SOUTHERLY SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INCREASING TO WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ150-170-160600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140316T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140316T0000Z-140317T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0016.140317T1200Z-140318T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT...THEN TURNING SOUTHERLY SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INCREASING TO WESTERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT. * WIND...SOUTH WIND RISING 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ130-160600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.000000T0000Z-140316T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.140316T0000Z-140317T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WIND...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 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 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. && $$ PZZ131-160600- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0016.140317T0600Z-140317T1800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * WIND...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. WEST WIND POSSIBLY RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ110-160600- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-140316T1800Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 12 FEET. * FIRST EBB...5 PM TODAY. * SECOND EBB...515 AM SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ134-160600- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T0700Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...SOUTH WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-160600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T0700Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...SOUTHERLY WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-160600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ156-176-160600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-140316T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 254 PM PDT SAT MAR 15 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 14, 9:30 AM PDT, 5 hours 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 9:30 AM PDT, 5 hours 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
930 AM PDT FRI MAR 14 2014
.SYNOPSIS...POST-FRONTAL SHOWERS AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TODAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH CROSSES THE AREA. A STALLED SYSTEM
WILL SPREAD MORE RAIN ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. AN UPPER
LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH THE FRONT SOUTHEAST OF THE AREA SUNDAY
NIGHT...ALLOWING SHOWERY WEATHER TO TAKE OVER. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE
WILL BRING A DRY PERIOD TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MORE RAIN WILL
PROBABLY ARRIVE THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SHOWERS ARE MAINLY OVER THE INTERIOR AND CASCADES THIS
MORNING AS A COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH WESTERN WA. THE TRAILING
UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL THEN CROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON FOR A FEW
MORE SHOWERS. WILL LIKELY SEE A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE FORM
OVER SNOHOMISH COUNTY AS ONSHORE FLOW INCREASES...AND THERE IS A
CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING WITHIN THE PSCZ. MEANWHILE...A
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH AND CENTRAL
CASCADES. THE SNOW LEVEL IS AROUND 4000 FT AND MOUNT BAKER AND
PARADISE WILL SEE THE HIGHEST SNOW AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...WITH THE PSCZ
FORMING CLOSE TO STEVENS PASS WILL NEED TO WATCH SNOW AMOUNTS THERE
AS WELL. SNOQUALMIE PASS WILL SEE ALL RAIN. THE ADVISORY IS THROUGH
8 PM TONIGHT BUT IF PRECIP TAPERS OFF THIS AFTERNOON WILL LIKELY END
IT EARLIER.
AFTER A BREAK IN THE WEATHER TONIGHT...EXPECT MORE RAIN ON SAT AS A
WARM FRONT CLIPS WESTERN WA. THE BAROCLINIC BAND WILL STALL OVER
SOUTHERN B.C. SAT AFTERNOON...THEN SLOWLY SLIDE SE INTO WESTERN WA
SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY. RAIN WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER
THE NORTH COAST AND IN THE MOUNTAINS. MODELS ARE SHOWING 2-5 INCHES
OF PRECIP IN THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH CASCADES WITH 1-2 INCHES IN THE
CENTRAL CASCADES. HEAVY PRECIP WILL FORCE SHARP RISES ON THE RIVERS
AND MINOR FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. WILL LOOK MORE CLOSELY AT THE NEW
MODELS THIS AFTERNOON. 33
.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT IN
HAVING AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PUSH THE BAROCLINIC ZONE SE SUNDAY
NIGHT...PROBABLY CLEARING W WA BY 12Z. THERE WILL PROBABLY BE SOME
SHOWERS AROUND ON MONDAY BEHIND THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH. AN UPSTREAM
UPPER LEVEL RIDGE IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE AREA TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY FOR A SHORT DRY PERIOD. MODELS SEEM A LITTLE MORE
INCONSISTENT WITH THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM ON THURSDAY. KAM
&&
.HYDROLOGY...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING FAIRLY SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION TO THE OLYMPICS AND NORTH CASCADES SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY...WITH THE SNOW LEVEL CLIMBING TO AROUND 6500 FT. MODELS SHOW
2-5 INCHES OF PRECIP THROUGH THE PERIOD. IF THE MODEL SOLUTIONS ARE
CLOSE TO WHAT DOES HAPPEN...THEN FLOODING COULD OCCUR ON THE
SKOKOMISH RIVER AND MAYBE SOME OF THE MOST FLOOD-PRONE RIVERS
FLOWING OFF THE WEST SLOPES OF THE NORTHERN CASCADES. A FLOOD
POTENTIAL OUTLOOK HAS BEEN ISSUED TO DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITY.
&&
.AVIATION...WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT TODAY AND TONIGHT. AN UPPER TROUGH
AND AN ASSOCIATED FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE EAST OF THE CASCADES THIS
MORNING WITH AN UPPER RIDGE MOVING OVERHEAD TONIGHT. AIR MASS MOIST
AND SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE WITH DECREASING MOISTURE BEHIND THE FRONT
LATER TODAY.
FRONT IS RIGHT OVER PUGET SOUND AT 16Z. LOW CLOUDS AND RAIN WILL
WILL GIVE WAY TO SHOWERS AND A CUMULUS FIELD BEHIND THE FRONT LATER
THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. A PUGET SOUND CONVERGENCE ZONE IS
LIKELY NORTH OF SEATTLE BEHIND THE FRONT LATER TODAY. AN ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE IN THE CONVERGENCE ZONE THIS AFTERNOON.
KSEA...SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED TO BROKEN CUMULUS. SOUTHWEST WIND
10G20KT. SCHNEIDER/CHB
&&
.MARINE...A FRONTAL SYSTEM BROUGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY SOUTHERLY
WINDS TO ALL WATERS...AND NOW WESTERLY WIND 15-25 KT. FORECAST WINDS
IN THE STRAIT ARE 20-30 KT. WINDS WILL EASE TONIGHT.
A SECOND FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND
OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS TO ALL WATERS WITH GALES POSSIBLE FOR
THE COASTAL WATERS. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OFFSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY WITH LOWER PRESSURE INLAND. SCHNEIDER/CHB
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NORTH AND CENTRAL CASCADES.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS.
.SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
.GALE WATCH NORTHERN AND CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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 14, 3:03 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 14, 3:03 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 4 days | |
| Mar 14, 2:45 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 72 hr |
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