Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 23, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Feb 29, 2016, 3:32 AM PST. It took effect at Feb 29, 2016, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 26 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Feb 29, 2016, 3:32 AM PST (11:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 29, 2016, 10:00 PM PST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2016, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 26 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
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399 WHUS76 KSEW 291132 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 332 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-291945- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-160229T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0020.160229T1200Z-160301T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0013.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ 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- 332 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 13 FT TODAY INTO 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 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 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. && $$ PZZ132-133-291945- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-160229T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0013.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 332 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. SOUTHEASTERLY WIND 25 TO 35 KT TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-291945- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-160229T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0020.160229T1200Z-160301T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 332 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. EASTERLY WIND 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FT TODAY INTO 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. 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. && $$ PZZ131-291945- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-160229T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 332 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS MORNING. EASTERLY WIND 15 TO 25 KT TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-291945- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160301T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 332 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. * FIRST EBB...830 AM MONDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...830 PM MONDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ134-135-291245- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0047.000000T0000Z-160229T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 332 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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738 WHUS76 KSEW 291652 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 852 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-010100- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160301T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ 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- 852 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 13 FEET TODAY INTO 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. && $$ PZZ132-133-010100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 852 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-010100- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160301T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 852 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...EASTERLY WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET TODAY INTO 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. 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. && $$ PZZ110-010100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160301T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 852 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET. * FIRST EBB...830 PM THIS EVENING. * SECOND EBB...915 AM TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-010100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 852 AM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...EASTERLY WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
250 WHUS76 KSEW 292259 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 PZZ130-010700- /O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160301T0600Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160301T2100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...EAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-010700- /O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-160301T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ 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- 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT... BECOMING SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT...BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET AT 11 SECONDS BY LATE TUESDAY. 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. && $$ PZZ134-010700- /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T1800Z-160302T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON TUESDAY. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-010700- /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T2000Z-160302T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 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. && $$ PZZ133-010700- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T1200Z-160302T0600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-010700- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 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. && $$ PZZ131-010700- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.160301T0600Z-160302T1400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...EAST WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. WIND BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-010600- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160301T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 259 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET...SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET AFTER THIS EVENING'S EBB CURRENT. BAR CONDITIONS ROUGH... BECOMING MODERATE LATE THIS EVENING. * FIRST EBB...830 PM THIS EVENING. * SECOND EBB...915 AM TUESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
513 WHUS76 KSEW 010504 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 904 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 PZZ132-150-153-156-170-173-176-011315- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160302T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 904 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT... BECOMING SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET AT 14 SECONDS TONIGHT... BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET AT 11 SECONDS BY LATE TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-011315- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T0600Z-160301T2100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 904 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...EAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ133-011315- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T1200Z-160302T0600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 904 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON TUESDAY MORNING. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-011315- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T1800Z-160302T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 904 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON TUESDAY. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 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. && $$ PZZ135-011315- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T2000Z-160302T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 904 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-011315- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 904 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET TONIGHT AND INTO TUESDAY MORNING...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET AFTER EBB CURRENT TUESDAY MORNING. BAR CONDITIONS MODERATE TO ROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...BECOMING ROUGH AFTERWARD. * FIRST EBB...915 AM TUESDAY MORNING. * SECOND EBB...930 PM TUESDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ131-011315- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.160301T0600Z-160302T1400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 904 PM PST MON FEB 29 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...EAST WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. WIND BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY TUESDAY EVENING. * WIND WAVES...3 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
531 WHUS76 KSEW 011050 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 250 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 PZZ132-150-153-156-170-173-176-011900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T0600Z/ EAST 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- 250 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET AT 14 SECONDS... BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET AT 11 SECONDS BY THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ130-011900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160301T2100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 250 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-011900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T1200Z-160302T0600Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 250 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING INTO TONIGHT. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 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. && $$ PZZ134-011900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T1800Z-160302T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 250 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE DAY. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-011900- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T2000Z-160302T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 250 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 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. && $$ PZZ110-011900- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 250 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET INTO THIS MORNING...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET AFTER MORNING EBB CURRENT. BAR CONDITIONS MODERATE TO ROUGH THIS MORNING...BECOMING ROUGH AFTERWARD. * FIRST EBB...915 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB...930 PM THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ131-011900- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160302T1400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 250 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...EAST WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. * 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
700 WHUS76 KSEW 011936 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 1136 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 PZZ132>134-150-153-156-170-173-176-020345- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 1136 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FEET AT 14 SECONDS... BUILDING TO 15 TO 18 FEET AT 11 SECONDS BY THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-012100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160301T2100Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1136 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...EAST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS THIS MORNING...INCREASING TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ135-020345- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.160301T2000Z-160302T0600Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 1136 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND WAVES...4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-020345- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 1136 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET INTO THIS MORNING... BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET AFTER MORNING EBB CURRENT. BAR CONDITIONS MODERATE TO ROUGH THIS MORNING...BECOMING ROUGH AFTERWARD. * FIRST EBB...915 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB...930 PM THIS EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ131-020345- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160302T1400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 1136 AM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...EAST WIND RISING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS. WIND BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS BY THIS EVENING. * WIND WAVES...2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
938 WHUS76 KSEW 012304 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 304 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 PZZ130-020600- /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0024.160301T2304Z-160302T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 304 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 15 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ131-020715- /O.UPG.KSEW.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-160302T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.160302T0000Z-160302T1400Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 304 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...EAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS...BECOMING WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ153-156-173-176-020715- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T1200Z/ 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- 304 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 16 TO 19 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ132>135-150-170-020600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- 304 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-020715- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160303T0000Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 304 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED 10 TO 12 FEET...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB...930 PM THIS EVENING. * SECOND EBB...1030 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
237 WHUS76 KSEW 020513 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 PZZ153-156-173-176-021315- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0025.160302T0600Z-160302T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0014.160302T2300Z-160303T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 25 TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 16 TO 19 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ150-170-021315- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-160302T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0014.160302T2300Z-160303T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET. SW SWELL 15 FEET AT 11 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ130-021315- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0024.000000T0000Z-160302T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-160302T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0014.160302T2300Z-160303T0800Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET. SOUTHWEST SWELL 14 FEET AT 11 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ134-021315- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-160303T1400Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 220 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...WIND WAVES 3 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. && $$ PZZ135-021315- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-160302T2000Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES...2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-133-021315- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0023.000000T0000Z-160302T0800Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.160302T0800Z-160302T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0014.160303T0200Z-160303T1100Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...WIND WAVES 3 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. 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. && $$ PZZ131-021315- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0050.000000T0000Z-160302T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0014.160303T0200Z-160303T1100Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT. * WAVES...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ110-021315- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160303T1100Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 913 PM PST TUE MAR 1 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST THURSDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT...SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB...1030 AM WEDNESDAY. * SECOND EBB...1115 PM 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
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 Feb 28, 9:00 PM PST, 6 hours 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 9:00 PM PST, 6 hours 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
900 PM PST SUN FEB 28 2016
.SYNOPSIS...SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AS A TROUGH MOVES
OVERHEAD. AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WILL BRING A BRIEF DRY PERIOD ON
MONDAY. RAIN WILL RETURN MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY AS A WARM FRONT
AND COLD FRONT CROSS THE AREA. FOLLOWING A DRY BREAK IN THE WEATHER
ON WEDNESDAY...ANOTHER FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS WEEK AND NEXT WEEKEND...WITH
NEW FRONTS ARRIVING EVERY DAY OR TWO.
&&
.SHORT TERM...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH IS PASSING THROUGH WESTERN WA
TONIGHT FOR SHOWERS ACROSS THE REGION. THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW
LIGHTNING STRIKES AND REPORTS OF SMALL HAIL TOO. ANOTHER TROUGH
OFFSHORE WILL MOVE INLAND EARLY MONDAY MORNING...MAINLY CLIPPING THE
SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA. MEANWHILE...THE COOLER AIR MASS WILL
KNOCK SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO PASS LEVEL...AFFECTING BOTH STEVENS AND
SNOQUALMIE PASSES. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE CASCADES TONIGHT AS SNOW SHOWERS MAY BE HEAVY AT TIMES.
EXPECT A BRIEF BREAK IN THE WEATHER MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AS
A WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGE MOVES INLAND AND THE LOW LEVEL FLOW FLIPS
TO OFFSHORE. WE MAY SEE A BREAK IN THE CLOUDS FOR PARTLY SUNNY
SKIES. TEMPS WILL BE CLOSE TO NORMAL WITH HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID
50S.
CLOUDS WILL INCREASE MONDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT MOVES IN. LATEST
GUIDANCE SHOWS PRECIP REACHING THE COAST BY 06Z THEN SPREADING TO
THE INTERIOR BY 09Z. RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AS THE FRONT
LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE AREA. THE WARMER AIR MASS WILL BRING SNOW
LEVELS UP TO AROUND 6000 FT. MODELS SHOW HEAVY PRECIP IN THE
OLYMPICS WHICH MAY BRING THE SKOKOMISH RIVER TO FLOOD STAGE - A
FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MASON COUNTY. THE COLD FRONT WILL PUSH
INLAND TUESDAY EVENING FOR MORE SHOWERS.
WEDNESDAY IS LOOKING DRIER AS ANOTHER RIDGE MOVE IN. THEN ANOTHER
ROUND OF WET WEATHER WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE NEXT SYSTEM ARRIVES. 33
.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...THE WEATHER FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
NEXT SUNDAY WILL BE DRIVEN BY AN UPPER LOW THAT WILL BE ANCHORED
SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA AND KODIAK ISLAND. IT WILL AIM AN
ENERGETIC AND ACTIVE W/SW JET STREAM FLOW INTO THE PAC NW...WITH
PROGRESSIVE FAST-MOVING SHORTWAVE TROUGHS...WHICH WILL BRING QUICK
SHOTS OF WET AND WINDY WEATHER...SEPARATED BY EQUALLY FAST-MOVING
SHORTWAVE RIDGES...WHICH WILL BRING SHORT 6-12 HOUR LONG INTERLUDES
BETWEEN STORMS. FRONTS WILL ARRIVE ABOUT EVERY 36-48 HOURS. THE
FIRST WILL ARRIVE WED NGT...THE SECOND WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY...THEN A
THIRD NEXT SUNDAY...WITH MORE TO COME BEYOND DAY 7. HANER
&&
.AVIATION...WESTERLY UPPER FLOW WILL TURN NORTHWESTERLY LATER
TONIGHT AS AN UPPER RIDGE BUILDS OFFSHORE. THE RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER
WASHINGTON ON MONDAY. MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE SURFACE FLOW THIS
EVENING WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY EASE OVERNIGHT. AIR MASS IS MOIST
AND SLIGHTLY UNSTABLE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS OVER THE AREA NOW...AND WITH SLIGHT
INSTABILITY...CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKE...THOUGH
LIKELY FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. IN SPITE OF THAT...CIGS REMAIN VFR FOR
MUCH OF THE AREA...ALTHOUGH SOME LOCATIONS MAY DIP DOWN INTO MVFR
DURING RAIN. AS RAIN EXITS...LINGERING MOISTURE IN ITS WAKE WILL
LIKELY CAUSE CIGS TO DROP DOWN INTO MVFR AREA WIDE BY LATE
TONIGHT/EARLY MONDAY MORNING...BUT WILL EXPECT CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE
TO VFR AGAIN BY MONDAY AFTERNOON.
KSEA...DISCUSSION ABOVE APPLIES. VFR BECOMING MVFR LATE TONIGHT.
SHOWERS WILL TAPERING OFF AT THE TIME OF THIS WRITING...BUT
POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR SHOWERS NEAR OR AT TERMINAL THROUGH 08Z
TONIGHT. SOUTHWEST WIND 15G25 KT EASING TO SOUTHERLY 8-12 KT AFTER
06Z. CHB/SMR
&&
.MARINE...MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL EASE
TONIGHT...ALLOWING FOR EARLIER GALE WARNINGS TO EXPIRE. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS HOWEVER...AS THE EASING
WINDS WILL BE A GRADUAL PROCESS THROUGH THE NIGHT. WINDS WILL
PROBABLY BE BELOW 20 KT MOST AREAS BY MORNING.
FLOW WILL BE LIGHT OFFSHORE ON MONDAY. ANOTHER SYSTEM COULD BRING
GALES TUESDAY. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT FOR THE COAST...EAST ENTRANCE...AND NORTHERN INLAND
WATERS. A WEAKER FRONT MAY ARRIVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...FOLLOWED BY
ANOTHER FRONT ON FRIDAY. CHB/SMR
&&
.HYDROLOGY....A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN IS FORECAST OVER
THE HEADWATERS OF THE SKOKOMISH RIVER ON MONDAY NIGHT AND
TUESDAY...CONCURRENT WITH SNOW LEVELS NEAR 6000 FEET. BETWEEN 2
AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE FORECAST IN 24 HOURS. THIS MAY BE ENOUGH
TO BRING MINOR FLOODING ON THE SKOKOMISH RIVER STARTING
TUESDAY...BASED ON THE CURRENT FLOOD STAGE OF 16.5 FEET FOR THE
SKOKOMISH RIVER AT POTLATCH. ON A DIFFERENT NOTE...FLOOD STAGE ON
THE SKOKOMISH AT POTLATCH WILL OFFICIALLY BE RAISED TO 17.0 FEET
ON MARCH 6.
SEDIMENTATION IN THE WHITE RIVER HAS REDUCED THE RIVER'S ABILITY
TO CARRY MODERATE FLOWS OF WATER WITHOUT CAUSING FLOODING PROBLEMS
NEAR PACIFIC. NO SIGNIFICANT FLOOD IMPACTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED UP
TO THIS POINT...BUT THE RIVER IS NEAR THE LEVEL WHERE LOCALIZED
FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FLOOD
STATEMENTS FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE INFORMATION.
ELSEWHERE...NO RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS.
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CASCADES.
FLOOD WATCH MASON COUNTY.
PZ...GALE WARNING THIS EVENING CENTRAL AND EAST STRAIT.
GALE WATCH MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT COAST...EAST
ENTRANCE...AND NORTHERN INLAND WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ALL OTHER WATERS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR GRAYS HARBOR.
&&
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 4:24 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 47 hr |
| Feb 29, 3:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Feb 29, 3:32 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 11 hr | |
| Feb 29, 2:40 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | SEW | 19 hr | |
| Feb 29, 2:57 PM PST | Wind Advisory | SEW | San Juan | 30 hr |
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