Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 82, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Dec 22, 2015, 3:06 AM PST. It took effect at Dec 22, 2015, 1:00 PM PST. It was in force for 35 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
- Dec 22, 2015, 3:06 AM PST (11:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2015, 1:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2015, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 35 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
184 WHUS76 KSEW 221106 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 306 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 PZZ132-221915- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151222T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0276.151222T2100Z-151223T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151223T0200Z-151223T1800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 306 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ PZZ130-221915- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0273.000000T0000Z-151222T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0037.151222T1106Z-151223T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151223T0200Z-151223T1800Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 306 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 FEET AT 13 SECONDS TODAY. WEST WIND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 17 FEET AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ131-221915- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.000000T0000Z-151222T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151223T0200Z-151223T1800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 306 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WIND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-221915- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151222T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0051.151222T2100Z-151223T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151222T2100Z-151224T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 306 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...RISING TO 30 TO 45 KNOTS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN AT GALE STRENGTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 28 FEET DURING THE WORST OF THE PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-221915- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.151222T2100Z-151224T0000Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 306 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHERLY WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ134-221915- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.151222T2000Z-151223T1800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 306 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ110-221915- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151224T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 306 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET TODAY BUILDING RAPIDLY TO 17 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT. BAR CONDITIONS BECOMING SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...2 PM TODAY. VERY STRONG EBB. * SECOND EBB...230 AM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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065 WHUS76 KSEW 221640 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 840 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-230045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151222T2100Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151222T2100Z-151224T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 840 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...RISING TO 30 TO 45 KNOTS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN AT GALE STRENGTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 28 FEET DURING THE WORST OF THE PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-230045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0276.151222T2100Z-151223T0200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151223T0200Z-151223T1800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 840 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEFORE MIDNIGHT... THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET 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. && $$ PZZ130-230045- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151223T0200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151223T0200Z-151223T1800Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 840 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 FEET AT 13 SECONDS TODAY. WEST WIND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 FEET AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-230045- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151223T0200Z-151223T1800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 840 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WIND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT... THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 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. && $$ PZZ110-230045- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151224T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 840 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET TODAY BUILDING RAPIDLY TO 17 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT. BAR CONDITIONS BECOMING SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...2 PM TODAY. VERY STRONG EBB. * SECOND EBB...245 AM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ133-230045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.151222T2100Z-151224T0000Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 840 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHERLY WIND RISING TO 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. && $$ PZZ134-230045- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.151222T2000Z-151223T1800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 840 AM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/
254 WHUS76 KSEW 222240 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 PZZ132-230645- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0276.000000T0000Z-151223T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151222T2240Z-151223T1800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEFORE MIDNIGHT... THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET 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. && $$ PZZ130-230645- /O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151223T0200Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151222T2240Z-151223T1800Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... * WINDS...E WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING W 25 TO 35 KT BY MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS TO 11 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS...BUILDING TO 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 13 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-230645- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0082.151222T2240Z-151223T1800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-230645- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND RISING TO 30 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN AT GALE STRENGTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 26 FEET DURING THE WORST OF THE PERIOD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-230645- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND SEAS...WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-230645- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 15 FEET TODAY BUILDING RAPIDLY TO 17 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT. BAR CONDITIONS BECOMING SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...2 PM TODAY. VERY STRONG EBB. * SECOND EBB...245 AM WEDNESDAY. * THIRD EBB...330 PM WEDNESDAY. VERY STRONG EBB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ133-230645- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ134-230645- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 240 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE/
674 WHUS76 KSEW 230434 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 834 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-231245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ 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- 834 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST WEDNESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 30 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT. WINDS WILL REMAIN AT GALE STRENGTH THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 26 FEET DURING THE WORST OF THE PERIOD. 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. && $$ PZZ130>132-231245- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 834 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WIND 20 TO 35 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THEN BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS BEFORE MIDNIGHT...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-231245- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 834 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 17 TO 23 FEET TONIGHT. BAR CONDITIONS BECOMING SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...230 AM WEDNESDAY. * SECOND EBB...245 PM WEDNESDAY.VERY STRONG EBB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ133-231245- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 834 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-231245- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 834 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...WIND BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ134-231245- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 834 PM PST TUE DEC 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
449 WHUS76 KSEW 231036 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 236 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 PZZ130>132-231845- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.151223T1800Z-151224T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 236 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-231845- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 236 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS WILL REMAIN AT GALE STRENGTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 26 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-231845- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151223T2300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 236 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...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. && $$ PZZ110-231845- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151224T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 236 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 17 TO 23 FEET. BAR CONDITIONS BECOMING SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...245 AM THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG. * SECOND EBB...315 AM THU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ135-231845- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 236 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WIND SOUTHWEST 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. && $$ PZZ134-231800- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 236 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS AND SEAS...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
589 WHUS76 KSEW 231646 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 846 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 PZZ130>132-240000- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.151223T1646Z-151224T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 846 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 NKOTS WITH WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. WEST SWELL 20 TO 22 FEET AT 15 SECONDS AT THE WEST ENTRANCE. 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. && $$ PZZ134-231800- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151223T1800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 846 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE TURNED TO THE SOUTH AND HAVE DIMINISHED TO BELOW 21 KNOTS. $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-240100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ 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- 846 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS WILL REMAIN AT GALE STRENGTH THROUGH THIS EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 24 TO 29 KFEET. 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. && $$ PZZ110-240100- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151225T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 846 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 17 TO 20 FEET. BAR CONDITIONS BECOMING SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...245 PM THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG. * SECOND EBB...315 AM THU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ133-232300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151223T2300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 846 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 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. && $$ PZZ135-240100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 846 AM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS AND SEAS...WIND SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS SOUTH OF SEATTLE PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
225 WHUS76 KSEW 232228 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 228 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 PZZ132-240630- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0277.151223T2300Z-151224T0800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 228 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS AND WAVES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 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. && $$ PZZ130-240630- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0038.151223T2228Z-151224T2300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 228 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY. * COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 22 FEET THIS EVENING SUBSIDING TO 11 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ131-232330- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 228 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WINDS AND SEAS HAVE SUBSIDED. $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-240630- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 228 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS. COMBINED SEAS 23 TO 27 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-240630- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.151223T2300Z-151224T0800Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 228 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS AND SEAS...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. && $$ PZZ133-135-240630- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 228 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-240630- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151225T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 228 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT AND 13 TO 17 FEET ON THURSDAY. BAR CONDITIONS SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...245 PM THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG. * SECOND EBB...315 AM THU. * THIRD EBB...400 PM THU. VERY STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
315 WHUS76 KSEW 240501 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 901 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-240800- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 901 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS. COMBINED SEAS 23 TO 27 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-241315- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151225T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 901 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT AND 13 TO 17 FEET ON THURSDAY. BAR CONDITIONS SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...315 AM THU. * SECOND EBB...400 PM THU. VERY STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ132-240800- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0277.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 901 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND WAVES...WEST TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133>135-240800- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 901 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WINDS AND SEAS...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. && $$ PZZ130-241315- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 901 PM PST WED DEC 23 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THURSDAY... * COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 22 FEET TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 11 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
450 WHUS76 KSEW 240805 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1205 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 PZZ153-156-173-176-241400- /O.EXP.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0278.151224T0805Z-151224T1400Z/ 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 JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 1205 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS AND WAVES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND WAVES 3 TO 7 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. && $$ PZZ150-170-240915- /O.EXP.KSEW.GL.W.0082.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- 1205 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED INTO THE 10-20 KT RANGE...THUS THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ PZZ132-240915- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0277.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1205 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ PZZ133>135-240915- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-151224T0800Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 1205 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ PZZ110-241615- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-151225T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 1205 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 17 TO 20 FEET TONIGHT AND 13 TO 17 FEET ON THURSDAY. BAR CONDITIONS SEVERE WITH BREAKERS. * FIRST EBB...315 AM THU. * SECOND EBB...400 PM THU. VERY STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130-241615- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-151224T2300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1205 AM PST THU DEC 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * COMBINED SEAS...17 TO 22 FEET TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 11 FEET THURSDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Dec 21, 9:03 PM PST, 6 hours 3 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 21, 9:03 PM PST, 6 hours 3 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
903 PM PST MON DEC 21 2015
.SYNOPSIS...TONIGHT WILL BE SHOWERY IN THE WAKE OF A FRONT. A
BRIEF LULL WILL OCCUR TUESDAY IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. ANOTHER FRONT
WILL BRING RAIN LATER TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. SHOWERS WILL
DECREASE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT
DEVELOPS. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BRING DRY WEATHER LATE IN THE WEEK.
&&
.SHORT TERM...A FRONT WILL SHIFT INLAND TONIGHT WITH SHOWERS IN
ITS WAKE. SNOW WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MOUNTAINS...TAPERING LATE.
ADVISORIES AND WARNINGS ARE UP FOR TONIGHT FOR THE CASCADES.
AFTER A RELATIVE LULL FOR MUCH OF THE DAY TUESDAY...ANOTHER FRONT
WILL BRING RAIN AND MORE MOUNTAIN SNOW. RAIN SHOULD SPREAD ONTO
THE COAST IN THE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE INTERIOR LATE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING. RAIN WILL CHANGE TO SHOWERS TUESDAY NIGHT AS THE
FRONT MOVES THROUGH. THERE SHOULD BE ANOTHER GOOD SHOT OF SNOW IN
THE CASCADES TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. IT LOOKS BREEZY TO WINDY
MOST AREAS BEHIND THE FRONT LATER TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. A
BAGGY UPPER TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON THURSDAY WITH
DECREASING SHOWERS. SCHNEIDER
.LONG TERM...DRIER NORTHERLY FLOW ALOFT WILL DEVELOP THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY AS A STRONG UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OFFSHORE. SNOW
LEVELS WILL DROP TO NEAR SEA LEVEL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BUT
SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL BE SPOTTY AND COMING TO AN END. LOWLAND
ACCUMULATIONS DO NOT LOOK LIKELY AT THIS TIME. AN UPPER RIDGE WILL
BRING DRY WEATHER SATURDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A FEW DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. A FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A LITTLE RAIN EITHER
LATER SUNDAY OR SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SCHNEIDER
&&
.AVIATION...MODERATE NW FLOW ALOFT WILL CONTINUE OVER W WA TONIGHT
AS AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OVER E WA CONTINUES E AND A WEAK UPPER
LEVEL RIDGE MOVES OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. SHOWERS EMBEDDED IN THE
NW FLOW ARE STILL PRESENT OFFSHORE AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND
ACROSS W WA TONIGHT. THE AIR MASS IS MOIST AND SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE.
THE SHOWERS WILL TAPER OFF TUESDAY MORNING. THE MOIST AIR MASS WILL
KEEP CIGS IN THE MVFR RANGE WITH LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS ACROSS PUGET
SOUND. MINOR IMPROVEMENT IS EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A MIX OF
MVFR AND LOW END VFR CIGS.
AN APPROACHING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE
COAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON BY 00Z THEN SPREAD LIGHT RAIN INLAND DURING
THE EVENING.
KSEA...MAINLY MVFR CONDITIONS TONIGHT WITH CIGS BKN-OVC010-025.
THERE COULD BE A PERIOD OF IFR CIGS BETWEEN 10Z-16Z. IMPROVEMENT TO
BKN025-040 MAY NOT DEVELOP UNTIL AFTER 18Z. SURFACE WINDS WILL
REMAIN SOUTHERLY 5 TO 10 KT. KAM
&&
.MARINE...A WEAK SURFACE RIDGE WILL BUILD BRIEFLY OVER WESTERN WA
AND THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. A SURGE OF WEST WIND IS EXPECTED IN
THE STRAIT TONIGHT FOR SCA WEST WINDS.
AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT NEAR 140W AT 03Z/7 PM WILL REACH THE
COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN MOVE INLAND TUESDAY EVENING.
STRONG NW FLOW WILL DEVELOP IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WITH
GALES EXPECTED OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY...AND A GALE WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. THE ASSOCIATED
992 MB SURFACE LOW WILL MOVE MOVE OVER CAPE FLATTERY EARLY TUESDAY
EVENING THEN WEAKEN OVER THE NORTH INTERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER
LOW WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY THEN GRADUALLY WEAKEN
THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE STRONG NW FLOW ON TUESDAY IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE A LARGE
WESTERLY SWELL 20-25 FT THAT WILL REACH THE COAST TUESDAY
EVENING...PEAK WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING. TIDES ARE STILL RUNNING ON THE HIGH SIDE AND THE
MIDDAY HIGH TIDE ALONG THE COAST COULD GENERATE SOME MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW IN ADDITION TO WHAT THE LARGE WAVES MAY DO. A COASTAL FLOOD
WATCH IS IN EFFECT. KAM
&&
.HYDROLOGY...FLOODING IS UNLIKELY OVER THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
&&
.CLIMATE...SEATAC AIRPORT RECEIVED 1.03 INCHES OF RAIN TODAY
THROUGH 5 PM. BESIDES BEING A RECORD FOR THE DAY...THIS IS ALSO
THE 14TH DAY THIS YEAR WITH AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN AT SEATAC.
PRIOR TO 2015...THE MOST OCCURRENCES IN ANY CALENDAR YEAR OF AN
INCH OR MORE OF RAIN IN A DAY AT SEATAC HAD BEEN 9...WHICH
OCCURRED MOST RECENTLY IN 2006.
THE RAIN TODAY THROUGH 5 PM ALSO PUSHED THE TOTAL FOR DECEMBER AT
SEATAC TO 10.01 INCHES. TEN OR MORE INCHES OF RAIN AT SEATAC IN A
MONTH IS RARE. THE TEN INCHES THIS MONTH IS JUST THE NINTH TIME
THAT HAS OCCURRED FOR ANY MONTH AT SEATAC. THE 10.01 INCHES
THROUGH 5 PM TODAY MAKE THIS MONTH CURRENTLY THE THIRD WETTEST
DECEMBER ON RECORD AND COUNTING. THE SECOND WETTEST DECEMBER ON
RECORD IS 10.18 IN 1996. THE WETTEST DECEMBER WAS 11.85 INCHES IN
1979. RECORDS FOR SEATAC GO BACK TO 1945. SCHNEIDER
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR CASCADES OF
PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT FOR CASCADES OF PIERCE AND LEWIS COUNTIES-CASCADES OF
SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR CASCADES OF
SNOHOMISH AND KING COUNTIES.
COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL COAST.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
COASTAL WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY COASTAL WATERS.
GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING COASTAL WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR
GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM PST TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL U.S.
WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS
STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST TUESDAY FOR WEST ENTRANCE
U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
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Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 10:51 PM PST | Coastal Flood Advisory | SEW | 16 hr | |
| Dec 21, 10:51 PM PST | High Surf Advisory | SEW | 55 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:06 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:03 AM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:29 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | SEW | 50 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:29 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 34 hr | |
| Dec 22, 3:35 PM PST | Coastal Flood Warning | SEW | 22 hr |
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