Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 40, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Apr 26, 2014, 4:29 PM PDT. It was in force for 10 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
- Apr 26, 2014, 4:29 PM PDT (23:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 27, 2014, 2:28 AM PDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
393 WHUS76 KSEW 262329 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 429 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 PZZ170-173-176-270730- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140428T0100Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0040.140426T2329Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0085.140427T1300Z-140428T0100Z/ 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- 429 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 NM OUT TO 60 NM UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET. 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-270730- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0040.140426T2329Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.140427T1300Z-140428T0100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 429 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR SHORE WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT TO 10 NM UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ132-134-270730- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 429 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND ADMIRALTY INLET UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WINDS EASING LATE. WIND WAVES WILL BE IN THE 3 TO 5 FEET RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING 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. && $$ PZZ133-135-270730- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 429 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS AND PUGET SOUND HOOD CANAL UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER WINDS WILL EASE AND BECOME VARIABLE OVER THE NORTH PUGET SOUND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 5 FOOT RANGE BUT WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE NORTH PUGET SOUND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-270700- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T0700Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 429 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET IN WESTERLY SWELL. 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. && $$ PZZ131-270730- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.140427T1300Z-140428T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 429 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL U.S. STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...WINDS WILL RISE FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY. EXPECT WIND WAVES TO ALSO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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822 WHUS76 KSEW 270404 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 904 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 PZZ170-173-176-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0085.140427T1300Z-140428T0100Z/ 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 PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET. 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.140427T1300Z-140428T0100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 904 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ110-271215- /O.NEW.KSEW.RB.Y.0021.140427T0404Z-140428T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 904 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY. COMBINED SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT DURING THE MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS AROUND 345 AM AND 415 PM SUNDAY. BAR CONDITIONS MODERATE...BECOMING ROUGH WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBBS. THE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING EBB WILL BE STRONG. 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. && $$ PZZ132-134-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 904 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WINDS EASING LATE. WIND WAVES WILL BE IN THE 3 TO 5 FEET RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-135-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 904 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER WINDS WILL EASE AND BECOME VARIABLE OVER THE NORTH PUGET SOUND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 5 FOOT RANGE BUT WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE NORTH PUGET SOUND SUNDAY 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. && $$ PZZ130-270700- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T0700Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 904 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET IN WESTERLY SWELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-271215- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.140427T1300Z-140428T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 904 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...WINDS WILL RISE FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY. EXPECT WIND WAVES TO ALSO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
303 WHUS76 KSEW 270514 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 PZZ132-271000- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140427T1000Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 30 TO 35 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WINDS EASING LATE. WIND WAVES WILL BE IN THE 4 TO 6 FEET RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-271315- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0085.140427T1300Z-140428T0100Z/ 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- 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...9 TO 12 FEET. 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-271315- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.140427T1300Z-140428T0100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...SOUTHERLY 25 TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...5 TO 8 FEET...SUBSIDING AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ130-271300- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND...EASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING AND BECOMING SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS...4 TO 6 FEET IN WESTERLY SWELL. 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. && $$ PZZ110-271315- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY... COMBINED SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT DURING THE MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS AROUND 345 AM AND 415 PM SUNDAY. BAR CONDITIONS MODERATE...BECOMING ROUGH WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBBS. THE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING EBB WILL BE STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ133-135-271315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. HOWEVER WINDS WILL EASE AND BECOME VARIABLE OVER THE NORTH PUGET SOUND SUNDAY AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES WILL BE IN THE 2 TO 5 FOOT RANGE BUT WILL SUBSIDE OVER THE NORTH PUGET SOUND SUNDAY 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. && $$ PZZ134-271300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH WINDS EASING LATE. WIND WAVES WILL BE IN THE 3 TO 5 FEET RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-271315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.140427T1300Z-140428T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1014 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...WINDS WILL RISE FROM THE WEST AT 15 TO 25 KNOTS SUNDAY. EXPECT WIND WAVES TO ALSO BUILD TO 2 TO 4 FEET ON SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
780 WHUS76 KSEW 270928 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 PZZ150-153-156-271730- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.140427T1000Z-140428T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.140427T1300Z-140428T0100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS ENDED. *WEST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH WEST SWELL 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-271730- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0085.140427T1000Z-140428T0000Z/ 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- 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... * WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH WEST SWELL 10 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. && $$ PZZ132-271730- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0040.000000T0000Z-140427T1000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.140427T1000Z-140428T0000Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... * WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-135-271730- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140428T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0086.140427T1000Z-140428T0000Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH 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. && $$ PZZ130-271730- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0086.140427T1000Z-140428T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-271030- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.000000T0000Z-140427T1300Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ENDED... * SEE THE FORECAST FOR DETAILS. $$ PZZ110-271730- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140428T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.140427T1000Z-140428T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS... * COMBINED SEAS 8 FT BUILDING TO 11 FT DURING THE MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS AROUND 345 AM AND 415 PM TODAY. BAR CONDITIONS MODERATE...BECOMING ROUGH WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBBS. THE EARLY MORNING EBB WILL BE STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-271730- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0084.140427T1000Z-140428T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 228 AM PDT SUN APR 27 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH 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. && $$ 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 Apr 26, 3:22 PM PDT, 1 hour 7 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Apr 26, 3:22 PM PDT, 1 hour 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 322 PM PDT SAT APR 26 2014 .SYNOPSIS...A FRONT WILL BRING RAIN AND BREEZY CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING GIVING SHOWERS AND A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS IN THE CENTRAL PUGET SOUND AREA. SHOWERS WILL DIMINISH SUNDAY NIGHT. AN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT COMBINED WITH OFFSHORE FLOW WILL GIVE DRY AND WARMING CONDITIONS TO THE AREA MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. COOLER AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ON FRIDAY AS ONSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS AND AN UPPER TROUGH APPROACHES THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. && .SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY AND GLOBAL MODELS SHOW A 150-170 KT 300 MB JET CENTERED ALONG ABOUT 43-44N IN THE EAST CENTRAL PACIFIC THAT IS MAKING ITS WAY EASTWARD TOWARD CENTRAL OREGON. THIS IS ALLOWING A WARM OCCLUSION THAT EXTENDS FROM ABOUT JUST OFF HAIDA GWAII SSE INTO THE SOUTHERN OREGON OFFSHORE WATERS TO BECOME INCREASINGLY NEGATIVELY TILTED AS IT MOVES IN. STEADY RAINFALL WITH THE FRONT IS NOW SEEN ON THE LANGLEY HILL RADAR...IT WILL MOVE TO THE COASTLINE BY 6 PM AND INTO THE INTERIOR DURING THE EVENING HOURS FROM THE SW. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND ALONG THE FRONT OVERNIGHT. WITH THE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION...TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE HELD MAINLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S. A VIGOROUS UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL PUSH EAST ACROSS THE AREA ON SUNDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH THE FORECAST AREA ON THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF THE JET MOVING IN TO OUR SOUTH. STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL GIVE SHOWERS TO THE AREA WITH SNOW LEVELS IN THE MOUNTAINS AT OR JUST BELOW 3000 FEET. THE ONSHORE FLOW WILL INTERACT WITH THE TERRAIN LIKELY RESULTING IN A CONVERGENCE ZONE THAT WILL START OFF NEAR THE SKAGIT-SNOHOMISH COUNTY LINE THEN DROP SOUTHWARD INTO SOUTHERN SNOHOMISH AND NORTH KING COUNTIES AS THE DAY WEARS ON AS GRADIENTS TURN FROM SWLY TO MORE WLY. ALL MODELS SHOW 500 MB TEMPERATURES -30 TO -33C AND CONVECTIVE TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S TO AROUND 50. ANY CLEARING TO THE LEE OF THE CASCADES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CONVERGENCE ZONE AREA WOULD LOCALLY RESULT IN CAPES 400-700 J/KG DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS WITH THE WARM LATE APRIL SUN. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF TSTMS WAS ADDED TO THE FORECAST FOR THE CONVERGENCE ZONE AREA 18Z SUN-06Z MON. SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ABOVE ABOUT 3000 FEET IN THE CONVERGENCE ZONE COULD BE HEAVY...IN PLACES LIKE STEVENS PASS...IF IT LINGERS OVER THE AREA FOR MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. LATER SHIFTS MAY NEED TO CONSIDER A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR PORTIONS OF THE CASCADES ZONE. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE LATE SUN NIGHT AS THE TROUGH AND JET STREAK PASS OFF TO THE EAST. MONDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER W WA AND A WEAK UPPER RIDGE OFFSHORE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. BY MON AFTERNOON 500 MB HEIGHTS RISE TO AROUND 562 DAM AND LOW LEVEL FLOW BECOMES NLY TO NELY. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES WARMING TO AROUND 60 AND CONDITIONS DRYING NICELY. THE 18Z GFS BRINGS WARM FRONTAL PRECIPITATION INTO NORTH CENTRAL OREGON EARLY TUE MORNING...BUT NOT UP INTO WA. THIS IS A WEIRD LOOKING SOLUTION WITH STRONG RIDGING ALOFT DEVELOPING AND INCREASING LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW. THE PREFERRED ECMWF KEEPS PRECIPITATION CHANCES LIMITED TO THE COASTAL WATERS AS WARM ADVECTION LIFTS NORTHWARD OFFSHORE THEN INTO VANCOUVER ISLAND. THE FORECAST WILL INDICATE DRY CONDITIONS FOR MON NIGHT AND TUE OVER THE FORECAST AREA. TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY WILL WARM NICELY WITH HIGHS GETTING INTO THE MID 60S TO MID 70S. ALBRECHT .LONG TERM...LONG TERM MODELS ARE ALL QUITE CONSISTENT IN SHOWING QUITE WARM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA WED AND THU. 500 MB HEIGHTS RISE TO TH 580-585 DAM RANGE AND LOW LEVEL FLOW IS OFFSHORE DURING THIS PERIOD. FORECAST TEMPERATURES IS ABOVE ALMOST ALL GUIDANCE NOW WITH HIGHS WELL INTO THE 70S WED...WITH A FEW LOWER 80S...AND INTO THE MID 70S TO MID 80S ON THU. MOS GUIDANCE IS STILL HELD BACK BY CLIMATOLOGY. THE UPPER RIDGE IS RATHER SKINNY BY FRI AS IT SHIFTS INTO EASTERN WASHINGTON. THE ECMWF APPEARS REASONABLE SHOWING A RATHER STRONG MARINE PUSH LATE THU NIGHT OR FRI. SOME SOLUTIONS HOLD THE PUSH BACK UNTIL FRIDAY OR FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FOR NOW THE FORECAST WILL BE COMPROMISED WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 60S TO LOWER 70S. STRONG ONSHORE FLOW AND AN APPROACHING UPPER LOW BY FRI NIGHT INTO SAT WILL MEAN CLOUDS...COOLER TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. ALBRECHT WILL RESULT IN LIFTED INDICES IN THE 0 TO -2 RANGE. AT THIS POINT IT APPEARS THAT PLENTY OF LOW LEVEL ONSHORE FLOW AND A VERY MOIST AIR MASS IN THE LOWER LEVELS WILL REDUCE THE THREAT OF TSTMS ON SUN...BUT WILL NEED TO REASSESS THE CHANCES...ESPECIALLY LATER IN THE DAY...AS THE FLOW ALOFT BECOMES WESTERLY AND SOME CLEARING TAKES PLACES ON EITHER SIDE OF THE CONVERGENCE ZONE. IN THE MOUNTAINS...LOCALLY HEAVY SNOWFALL ABOVE ABOUT 3000 FT CAN BE EXPECTED WHEREVER THE CONVERGENCE ZONE LINGERS. AT SOME POINT...A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CASCADES...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE AROUND STEVENS PASS. A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OFF THE COAST SUNDAY NIGHT WILL MOVE OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON ON MONDAY. PREVIOUS MODEL RUNS HAVE SHOWN A WEAK WARM FRONT TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH THE RIDGE WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF SOME LIGHT PRECIPITATION ON MONDAY INTO MONDAY NIGHT. THE 00Z AND 06Z MODEL RUNS BACKED OFF ON THE POSSIBILITY OF PRECIPITATION WHILE THE 12Z GFS SOLUTION INCREASED THE CHANCES AGAIN. HIGHS ON MONDAY WILL REBOUND INTO THE MID 50S TO LOWER 60S. ALBRECHT .LONG TERM...FROM THE PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION...EXTENDED MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BUILDING STRONGLY OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON ON TUESDAY. WARM FRONT OFF THE COAST CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE NORTH COAST TO KEEP A CHANCE OF RAIN THERE BUT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA MORE SUNSHINE AND MUCH WARMER TEMPERATURES WITH 500 MB HEIGHTS CLIMBING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 570 DAM RANGE. UPPER LEVEL RIDGE CONTINUING TO BUILD OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE LOW LEVEL FLOW GOING OFFSHORE. THIS WILL RESULT IN MORE WARMING WITH MANY LOCATIONS GETTING INTO THE 70S ON WEDNESDAY ESPECIALLY FROM SNOHOMISH COUNTY SOUTHWARD. SOME DIFFERENCES IN THE MODELS START TO SHOW UP ON THURSDAY WITH THE GFS BRINGING A SHORTWAVE INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA FLATTENING THE RIDGE. THE ECMWF AND CANADIAN KEEP BUILDING THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WITH THE RIDGE EXTENDING AS FAR NORTH AS THE ALASKA PANHANDLE...500 MB HEIGHTS OVER 580 DAM AND LOW LEVEL OFFSHORE FLOW. CURRENT FORECAST GOES ALONG WITH THE ECMWF/CANADIAN SOLUTION AND WITH THE GFS CONTINUING TO LOOK LIKE THE OUTLIER WILL STAY WITH THIS IDEA MAKING THURSDAY THE WARMEST DAY WITH THE WARMEST LOCATIONS PUSHING 80 DEGREES. ALL THREE MODELS HAVE A DIFFERENT SOLUTION FOR FRIDAY. RIGHT NOW THE ECMWF SOLUTION LOOKS THE MOST REASONABLE WITH 500 MB HEIGHTS LOWERING AND THE LOW LEVEL FLOW GOING ONSHORE RESULTING IN A MARINE PUSH WITH COOLER DAYTIME HIGHS. FELTON && .HYDROLOGY...RIVER FLOODING IS UNLIKELY FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS. AT 230 PM...THE NORTH FORK OF THE STILLAGUAMISH NEAR ARLINGTON WAS AT 4.4 FT/2550 CFS. THE NORTH FORK OF THE STILLAGUAMISH RIVER NEAR OSO WAS AT 216.3 FT/1675 CFS. THE POOL EAST OF THE SLIDE WAS 280.0 FT. THE RIVER WILL RECEDE THIS EVENING...RISE ABOUT 800 TO 1000 CFS BEGINNING LATER TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...THEN RECEDE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE END OF NEXT WEEK. ABOUT 0.25-0.40 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE SLIDE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE CONVERGENCE ZONE WILL SET UP OVER THE SLIDE AREA LATER SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING WITH ANOTHER 0.25-0.50 INCHES OF RAIN POSSIBLE. ALBRECHT && .AVIATION...AN UPPER TROF OFFSHORE WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND THEN MOVE SLOWLY E DURING THE DAY SUNDAY. WLY FLOW ALOFT WILL BRIEFLY BECOME SLY TONIGHT BUT WILL RETURN TO WLY BY SUNDAY MORNING. THE ASSOCIATED OCCLUDED FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA BETWEEN 0600 UTC AND 1000 UTC SUNDAY. EXPECT THE AIR MASS TO BECOME UNSTABLE BEHIND THE FRONT. CIGS WILL LOWER INTO MAINLY THE 3-5K FT RANGE THIS EVENING BUT THERE WILL BE AREAS OF CIGS IN THE 2-3K FT RANGE AS WELL AS VSBYS IN THE 3-5SM RANGE WITH THE PRECIP AHEAD OF THE FRONT. ANTICIPATE CIGS TO BE MAINLY IN THE 2-4K FT RANGE BEHIND THE FRONT BEFORE IMPROVING TO VFR ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA DURING SUNDAY MORNING. KSEA...CIGS WILL LOWER TO NEAR 3K FT AFTER 0600 UTC. WINDS WILL BE SLY 8 TO 13 KT BUT WILL BECOME GUSTY LATER TONIGHT WITH THE FROPA... WHICH IS ANTICIPATED ABOUT 0900 UTC. STEADY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AFTER 0200 UTC...TAPERING OFF TO SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT. && .MARINE... AN OCCLUDED FRONT EXTENDING FROM A 978 MB LOW IN THE GULF OF AK WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WINDS COULD REACH GALE FORCE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS LATER THIS EVENING JUST AHEAD OF THE OCCLUDED FRONT. ONSHORE OR WESTERLY FLOW WILL PREVAIL IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ON SUNDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER THE AREA ON MON FOR LIGHT NORTHERLY FLOW. EXPECT OFFSHORE FLOW TO CONTINUE ON TUE. && .SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WA...NONE. PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL WATERS. && WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE FOR THE GRAPHICAL AFD...VISIT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/GAFD/LATEST_WEBAFD.HTML
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 3:17 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 41 hr | |
| Apr 26, 3:53 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Apr 26, 4:29 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 23 hr |
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