Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 75, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Oct 16, 2014, 8:30 AM PDT. It was in force for 39 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
- Oct 16, 2014, 8:30 AM PDT (15:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2014, 11:00 PM PDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
411 WHUS76 KSEW 161530 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 830 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 PZZ150-153-156-162330- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141017T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0075.141016T1530Z-141018T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0034.141017T0000Z-141018T0000Z/ 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- 830 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND SEAS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH SEAS 13-17 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ170-173-176-162330- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141016T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0075.141016T1530Z-141018T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0034.141016T1800Z-141018T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 830 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND SEAS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH SEAS 15-20 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-162330- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0234.141016T1530Z-141018T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 830 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH 2-4 FT WIND WAVES. 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. && $$ PZZ130-131-162330- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 830 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WEST SWELL 10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ110-162330- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-141018T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 830 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 11 PM PDT TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1145 AM PDT THURSDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ132-133-162330- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141017T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0034.141017T1200Z-141018T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 830 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH 2-4 FT WIND WAVES. * GALE WATCH...SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
5 follow-up statements
202 WHUS76 KSEW 162136 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 236 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 PZZ132-133-170545- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141017T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0034.141017T1200Z-141018T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0075.141017T1200Z-141018T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 236 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATER TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 FT WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ130-170545- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.GL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-141018T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 236 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WEST SWELL 10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-170545- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-141018T0000Z/ 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 236 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WIND AND SEAS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH SEAS 13-17 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ110-170545- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-141018T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 236 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET. * FIRST EBB...AROUND MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1245 PM PDT FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ134-170545- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0234.000000T0000Z-141018T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 236 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH 2-4 FT WIND WAVES. 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. && $$ PZZ131-170545- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 236 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...EAST WIND 15 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
586 WHUS76 KSEW 170304 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 804 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 PZZ132-133-171115- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141017T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0075.141017T1200Z-141018T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 804 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATER TONIGHT. 2 TO 4 FT WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-171115- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-141018T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 804 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WIND AND SEAS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-171115- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-141018T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 804 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET. * FIRST EBB...AROUND MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 1245 PM PDT FRIDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ134-171115- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0234.000000T0000Z-141018T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 804 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH 2 TO 4 FT WIND WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-171115- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 804 PM PDT THU OCT 16 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT FRIDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...EAST WIND 15 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
814 WHUS76 KSEW 170919 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 219 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 PZZ132-133-171730- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141017T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0075.141017T1200Z-141018T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 219 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. 2 TO 4 FT WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-171730- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-141018T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 219 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WIND AND SEAS...SOUTHERLY WINDS 30 TO 45 KT WITH SEAS 13 TO 17 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ110-171730- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-141018T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 219 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH...EXCEPT SEVERE DURING THE AFTERNOON WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 13 FEET...EXCEPT BUILDING TO NEAR 15 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 1245 PM PDT TODAY. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 100 AM PDT SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ134-171730- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0234.000000T0000Z-141018T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 219 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH 2 TO 4 FT WIND WAVES. 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. && $$ PZZ131-171730- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 219 AM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...EAST WIND 15 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
121 WHUS76 KSEW 172206 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 306 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-180615- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-141018T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.141018T0100Z-141019T0000Z/ 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 306 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 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 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST SWELL 12 TO 14 FEET...SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 10 FEET ON 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. && $$ PZZ130-180615- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-141018T0100Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.141018T0100Z-141018T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 306 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A GALE WARNING CONTINUES UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KT...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-133-180600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 306 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING...EASING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ135-180600- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0235.141017T2206Z-141018T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 306 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WINDS WILL BRIEFLY RISE TO 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS EVENING...EASING LATE THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-180615- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-141018T2200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 306 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB CURRENTS. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 14 FEET...EASING TO 8 TO 10 FEET ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 100 AM PDT SATURDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 145 PM PDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ134-180615- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0234.000000T0000Z-141018T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 306 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KT WITH 2 TO 4 FT WIND WAVES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-180600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 306 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
038 WHUS76 KSEW 180356 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 856 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 PZZ131-180500- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 856 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... $$ PZZ132-133-181200- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0075.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0236.141018T0600Z-141018T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 856 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS EVENING. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ110-181200- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-141018T2200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 856 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PDT SATURDAY... * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB CURRENTS. * COMBINED SEAS...12 TO 14 FEET...EASING TO 8 TO 10 FEET ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...AROUND 100 AM PDT SATURDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...AROUND 145 PM PDT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-181200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141019T0000Z/ 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- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 856 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. * SEAS...SOUTHWEST SWELL 12 TO 14 FEET...SUBSIDING TO LESS THAN 10 FEET ON SATURDAY 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. && $$ PZZ130-181200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0233.000000T0000Z-141018T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 856 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-181200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0234.000000T0000Z-141018T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 856 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$ PZZ135-180600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0235.000000T0000Z-141018T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 856 PM PDT FRI OCT 17 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTH WIND 2 TO 4 FEET. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 Oct 16, 3:05 AM PDT, 5 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 16, 3:05 AM PDT, 5 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
305 AM PDT THU OCT 16 2014
.SYNOPSIS...MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW WILL GIVE CLOUDS AND A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS THIS MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL DRY THIS AFTERNOON AS A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRES BUILDS OVER THE AREA. RAIN WILL SPREAD INLAND TONIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY AS A SLOW MOVING FRONTAL SYSTEM APPROACHES THE AREA.
THE FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND FRIDAY NIGHT GIVING RAIN AND LOCALLY
WINDY CONDITIONS. A FEW SHOWERS WILL PERSIST ON SATURDAY AS THE
FRONT MOVES EAST OF THE AREA AND DISSIPATES. ANOTHER RIDGE WILL MOVE
OVER THE AREA LATE SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY GIVING WARMER AND DRIER
WEATHER.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE
CENTERED NEAR 40N 142W. AS THIS LOW DEVELOPS AND STARTS TO CURL NNE
TOWARD HAIDA GWAII...A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH PRES AT THE SURFACE AND
ALOFT WILL DEVELOP DOWNSTREAM OF THIS OFFSHORE DEVELOPMENT...AND
MODELS SHOW LONG WAVE RIDGING DOMINATING THE INLAND NORTHWEST FOR
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
SHORT TERM MODELS ARE SHOWING GOOD CONSISTENCY AND CONTINUITY THIS
MORNING. THE RIDGING TO OUR EAST AND THE LOW PRES DEVELOPMENT
OFFSHORE WILL INDUCE OFFSHORE FLOW OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR DRYING AND DECREASING CLOUDS. BUT BEFORE
THE DRYING...A WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGH CENTERED OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS WILL SPREAD CLOUDS AND SOME SHOWERS NE ACROSS THE
AREA...MAINLY ALONG THE COAST...THIS MORNING.
THE RIDGE OVER THE ROCKIES AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD ON FRIDAY. AS A RESULT...THE FRONTAL SYSTEM OFFSHORE THAT IS
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW THAT IS MOVING NNE INTO HAIDA GWAII WILL
BECOME INCREASINGLY N-S ORIENTED. RAINFALL THAT DEVELOPS ON THE
COAST LATER TONIGHT WILL BE SLOW TO MOVE INLAND ON FRIDAY. THE
FRONT WILL FINALLY MOVE INLAND FRI NIGHT AS IT STRETCHES AND SPLITS.
WITH ELY PRES GRADIENTS AHEAD OF A STRETCHING N-S ORIENTED
FRONT...WINDY CONDITIONS SHOULD BE MAINLY CONFINED TO THE IMMEDIATE
PACIFIC BEACHES. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL...ONE TO TWO INCHES...CAN BE
EXPECTED ON THE COAST AND ON THE SW SLOPES OF THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS
AHEAD OF AND WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
THE DISSIPATING FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE INLAND FRI NIGHT WITH RAIN
TURNING TO SHOWERS. SHOWERS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH ON SAT AS THE
FRONT MOVES INTO THE WEST COAST RIDGE AND DISSIPATES OVER THE
CASCADES.
WITH SW TO S FLOW ALOFT...TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT ABOVE NORMAL
FOR MID OCTOBER THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. ALBRECHT
.LONG TERM...ANOTHER DEEP TROUGH WILL DEVELOP ALONG 140W SAT NIGHT
INTO SUN. MEANWHILE...LONG WAVE RIDGING WILL AMPLIFY SOMEWHAT OVER
THE INTERIOR WEST. PRESSURE FALLS OFFSHORE WITH ANOTHER INCREASINGLY
N-S ORIENTED FRONT COMBINED WITH HIGH PRES E OF THE CASCADES WILL
RESULT IN NICE OFFSHORE FLOW ON SUNDAY FOR A DRY DAY AND QUITE MILD
TEMPERATURES. MOST OF THE INTERIOR LOWLANDS SHOULD SEE TEMPERATURES
NEAR 70 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
THE RAIN THREAT WITH THE NEXT SPLITTING N-S ORIENTED FRONT WILL
INCREASE ON THE COAST LATE SUN AFTERNOON OR EVENING...THEN INLAND
SUN NIGHT INTO MON. WITH RIDGING TO SOME DEGREE CONTINUING TO OUR
EAST...THE NEXT FRONT UPSTREAM WILL LIKELY SLOW ITS FORWARD PROGRESS
AND BECOME MORE N-S ORIENTED TOWARD THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THROUGH THE LONG RANGE PERIOD...FORECAST MODELS ARE IN VERY GOOD
AGREEMENT AND ARE CONSISTENT WITH THEIR PREVIOUS SOLUTIONS. ALBRECHT
&&
.AVIATION...A TROUGH WILL APPROACH THE PAC NW TODAY WITH MODERATE
SLY FLOW DEVELOPING. GENERALLY MOIST THIS MORNING WITH SOME DRYING
IN THE LOWER LEVELS ON THIS AFTERNOON. WEAKLY UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE
WITH SCATTERED...BUT THUNDERSTORMS ARE UNLIKELY. BECOMING STABLE BY
THIS EVENING. PATCHY MVFR THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY ASSOCIATED WITH
SHOWERS. OTHERWISE...VFR CONDITIONS.
KSEA...CIGS GENERALLY 3-5K FT...THEN ABOVE 5K FT THIS AFTERNOON.
ISOLATED SHOWERS. S/SE WIND 5-9 KT. DTM
&&
.MARINE...A STRONG PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL AFFECT THE WATERS
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. PRESSURE GRADIENTS WILL CONTINUE TO TIGHTEN
OVER THE THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY WITH SMALL CRAFT WINDS RAMPING UP
TO GALE FORCE WINDS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. COMBINED SEAS OF
12 TO 14 FT WILL BUILD TO OVER 15 FT TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. OVER THE
INTERIOR...SMALL CRAFT WINDS WILL PREVAIL FROM ADMIRALTY INLET NWD
THROUGH TONIGHT. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE INLAND
WATERS N OF ADMIRALTY INLAND ON FRIDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL EXIT FRIDAY
NIGHT WITH HIGH PRES MOVING INLAND ON SATURDAY. ANOTHER STRONG FRONT
WILL APPROACH WASHINGTON SUNDAY. DTM
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY COASTAL WATERS TODAY.
GALE WARNING COASTAL WATERS LATE TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT.
GALE WATCH EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND THE NORTHERN
INLAND WATERS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 8:30 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 43 hr | |
| Oct 16, 2:37 PM PDT | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 23 hr |
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