Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 13, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Mar 28, 2015, 9:28 AM PDT. It was in force for 92 min. 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 28, 2015, 9:28 AM PDT (16:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 28, 2015, 11:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 92 min
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
058 WHUS76 KSEW 281628 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 928 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2015 PZZ131-132-282100- /O.EXP.KSEW.GL.W.0012.000000T0000Z-150328T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0013.150328T1628Z-150328T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0051.150328T1800Z-150328T2100Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 928 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND AND WAVES...WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL EASE TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY 11 AM THEN EASE TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER 2 PM. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 1 TO 3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133>135-281730- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-150328T1600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 928 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE EASED BELOW 21 KNOTS. $$ PZZ110-290030- /O.NEW.KSEW.RB.Y.0012.150328T1628Z-150330T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 928 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * BAR CONDITION...MODERATE THROUGH THIS EVENING...EXCEPT ROUGH DURING THE MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT AROUND MIDDAY TODAY. BECOMING ROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * COMBINED SEAS...8 TO 10 FEET AROUND THE TIME OF MAXIMUM EBB CURRENT AROUND MIDDAY TODAY. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET LATE TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB...1215 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SECOND EBB...1 AM SUNDAY 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. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-290030- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-150330T0100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 928 AM PDT SAT MAR 28 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 4 TO 7 FEET. WEST SWELL 8 TO 9 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD...AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 8:25 PM PDT | Gale Warning | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Mar 28, 9:28 AM PDT | Small Craft Advisory for Rough Bar | SEW | 4 days | |
| Mar 28, 2:57 PM PDT | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 26 hr |
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