Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 29, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Mar 7, 2016, 3:26 AM PST. It took effect at Mar 8, 2016, 9:00 AM PST. It was in force for . No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 7, 2016, 3:26 AM PST (11:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 8, 2016, 9:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Mar 8, 2016, 3:07 AM PST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
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498 WHUS76 KSEW 071126 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 326 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 PZZ130-071930- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-160308T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.160307T1126Z-160308T1700Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 326 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...WEST WIND 5 TO 15 KT TODAY BECOMING SOUTH TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 12 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-071930- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160308T1700Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0016.160308T1400Z-160309T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0029.160308T1700Z-160309T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 326 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST WIND 10 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...BECOMING SOUTH TONIGHT. SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 40 KT LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 13 TO 14 FT AND 13 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-071930- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0056.160307T1700Z-160308T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0017.160308T2300Z-160309T0800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 326 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT TODAY. 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. && $$ PZZ133>135-071930- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.160307T1700Z-160307T2300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 326 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-071930- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.160307T1700Z-160308T0200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 326 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-071930- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160308T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 326 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 15 FT THROUGH TONIGHT. BAR CONDITIONS ROUGH...BECOMING SEVERE DURING EBB CURRENTS WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * FIRST EBB...300 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB...330 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THE AFTERNOON EBB WILL BE STRONG. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH TO SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. EXPECT BREAKERS DURING THE EBBS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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112 WHUS76 KSEW 071703 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 903 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-080115- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160308T1700Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.160308T1700Z-160309T0800Z/ 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- 903 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY...EASING TONIGHT...THEN BECOMING SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 14 FT AND 13 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ132-080115- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0017.160308T2300Z-160309T0800Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 903 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING... * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT POSSIBLE TUESDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ110-080115- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160308T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 903 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. BAR CONDITIONS ROUGH...BECOMING SEVERE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * FIRST EBB...330 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EBB WILL BE STRONG. * SECOND EBB...345 AM TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH TO SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. EXPECT BREAKERS DURING THE EBBS. && $$ PZZ133>135-072300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160307T2300Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 903 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-080115- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160308T0200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 903 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT. 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. && $$ PZZ130-080115- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160308T1700Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 903 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 13 FT AT 14 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
081 WHUS76 KSEW 072314 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 PZZ134-080715- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160307T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1400Z-160309T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT. 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. && $$ PZZ133-080715- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160307T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1400Z-160309T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-080015- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160307T2300Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-080715- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160308T1700Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.160308T1700Z-160309T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING...RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST TUESDAY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 14 FT AT 13 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132-080715- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160308T0500Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0017.160308T2300Z-160309T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1400Z-160309T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ130-080715- /O.EXT.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160308T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.160308T1400Z-160309T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ131-080500- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160308T0500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KT. 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. && $$ PZZ110-080715- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160308T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 314 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. BAR CONDITIONS ROUGH... BECOMING SEVERE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * FIRST EBB...330 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS EBB WILL BE STRONG. * SECOND EBB...345 AM TUESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH TO SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. EXPECT BREAKERS DURING THE EBBS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
839 WHUS76 KSEW 080446 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 846 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 PZZ132-081300- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0056.000000T0000Z-160308T0500Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1400Z-160309T0600Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 846 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS 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. && $$ PZZ131-080600- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160308T0500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 846 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WIND HAVE EASED TONIGHT. $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-081300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160308T1700Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0029.160308T1700Z-160309T0800Z/ 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 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TUESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PST TUESDAY NIGHT... * WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY MORNING... RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE TUESDAY MORNING OR TUESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN BECOMING SOUTHWEST TUESDAY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 14 FT AT 13 SECONDS THROUGH TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 14 FT WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 12 SECONDS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-081300- /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160308T1400Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.160308T1400Z-160309T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 846 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...WEST SWELL 11 TO 13 FT AT 13 SECONDS TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST TO EAST 15 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER... BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-081300- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160308T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 846 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. BAR CONDITIONS ROUGH... BECOMING SEVERE DURING MAXIMUM EBB CURRENTS WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * FIRST EBB...345 AM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB...4 PM TUESDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG EBB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH TO SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. EXPECT BREAKERS DURING THE EBBS. && $$ PZZ134-081300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1400Z-160309T0600Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 846 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST TUESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-081300- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1400Z-160309T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 846 PM PST MON MAR 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 30 KT. 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
413 WHUS76 KSEW 081107 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 307 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-081915- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160310T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0029.160308T1700Z-160309T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0018.160310T0000Z-160311T0200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 307 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS TODAY. SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 45 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 10 TO 12 FEET...BUILDING TO 15 TO 21 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ130-081915- /O.CAN.KSEW.SW.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-160308T1400Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.160308T1107Z-160310T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0018.160310T0000Z-160311T0200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 307 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 10 TO 11 FEET...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ PZZ131-081915- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-160309T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0018.160310T0000Z-160311T0200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 307 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ133-081915- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1107Z-160309T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0018.160310T0000Z-160311T0200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 307 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ PZZ132-081915- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1107Z-160309T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0018.160310T0000Z-160311T0200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 307 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS TODAY. SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ110-081915- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-160309T1200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 307 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WAVES/SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. BAR CONDITIONS ROUGH. * FIRST EBB...345 AM EARLY THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB...4 PM THIS AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG EBB. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH TO SEVERE BAR CONDITIONS MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. EXPECT BREAKERS DURING THE EBBS. && $$ PZZ134-081915- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0057.160308T1107Z-160309T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 307 AM PST TUE MAR 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Seattle, WA wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 7, 3:10 AM PST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 7, 3:10 AM PST, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
310 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA TODAY
BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS. A FRONT WILL REACH THE COAST
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND SPREAD RAIN INLAND BY TUESDAY NIGHT. A WET
FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING RAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THIS
GENERALLY WET PATTERN WILL CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO TRACK OVER WESTERN
WASHINGTON RESULTING IN SHOWERS...MAINLY OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF
THE CWA. THOSE ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD EASTWARD THIS MORNING AND INTO
THE AFTERNOON. SHOWERS THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT WILL BE DUE
MOSTLY TO THE LINGERING UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AS IT SLOWLY MOVES EAST
TONIGHT. NEAR TERM MODELS SUGGEST A CONVERGENCE ZONE SETTING UP
RIGHT AROUND NOON...LOOKING TO MAINLY IMPACT SNOHOMISH COUNTY.
PREVIOUS SHIFT SUGGESTED CONSIDERING PUTTING THUNDER IN
FORECAST...PARTICULARLY FOR AREAS IMPACTED BY CONVERGENCE
ZONE...HOWEVER...INSTABILITY IS PRETTY MINOR AND DOES NOT LINE UP
WITH WHERE CONVERGENCE ZONE IS PROGGED TO BE...SO HAVE OPTED TO
LEAVE IT AS SHOWERS FOR NOW. MODELS HINT AT SOME DRYING MONDAY NIGHT
AND AS GREAT AS THAT SOUNDS...IT IS UNFORTUNATELY SHORT LIVED AS A
FRONTAL SYSTEM IS PROGGED TO BRING YET MORE RAIN FOR TUESDAY. THIS
FRONT MOVES THROUGH PRETTY QUICKLY...BRINGING ANOTHER BREATHER FOR
TUESDAY NIGHT AND INTO LATE WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WEDNESDAY CONTINUES TO LOOK...TO BE POLITE...UNPLEASANT. MODELS
REMAIN CONSISTENT WITH AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER TYPE SITUATION
DEVELOPING WITH SOME PRETTY HIGH QPF VALUES OVER THE OLYMPIC
PENINSULA FOR THE WEDNESDAY EVENING TIME FRAME. WHILE JUST OUT OF
RANGE OF CURRENT FORECAST FOR HEADLINES...WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED TO
SEE SOMETHING FROM FUTURE SHIFTS FOR THAT TIME PERIOD. BUT
WAIT...THERE IS MORE. SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENTS LOOK TO TIGHTEN
SIGNIFICANTLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. CURRENT FORECAST WILL HAVE WIND
SPEEDS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING JUST SHY OF HIGH WIND
CRITERIA ON THE COAST...BREEZY TO WINDY ELSEWHERE. IT IS A LITTLE TO
EARLY TO ISSUE ANYTHING REGARDING THESE WINDS JUST YET...BUT
AGAIN...LIKELY TO SEE ADDITIONAL HEADLINES REGARDING THIS FROM
FUTURE SHIFTS. THIS SYSTEM WILL LINGER INTO THURSDAY MORNING BEFORE
THINGS SCATTER OUT ONCE MORE. BY THURSDAY AFTERNOON MODELS START TO
DIVERGE IN THEIR SOLUTIONS. THE ECMWF...WHICH CLEARLY FEELS WESTERN
WASHINGTON COULD USE A DASH MORE RAINFALL...KEEPS SHOWERS OVER THE
AREA THANKS TO A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH PASSING THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING AND THURSDAY NIGHT. THE GFS ALLOWS FOR AN ALL TOO BRIEF DRY
PERIOD TO SET UP OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON FOR MUCH OF THE DAY
THURSDAY AND INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. SMR
.LONG TERM...MODELS REMAIN OUT OF SYNC AS THEY GO OUT INTO THE
EXTENDED. THE GFS WANTS TO BRING IN ANOTHER SYSTEM FOR FRIDAY
WHEREAS THE ECMWF LOOKS DRY FOR THE DAY. BOTH MODELS LOOK TO FALL IN
STEP WITH REGARDS TO AN UPPER LEVEL LOW APPROACHING THE COAST FOR
SATURDAY. THE ECMWF WANTS TO SET THIS SYSTEM UP MUCH LIKE WHAT IS
BEING ADVERTISED FOR THIS WEDNESDAY...WHILE THE GFS DOES NOT SHOW IT
TO BE THAT STRONG. TIME WILL TELL...BUT AT THIS POINT...THE PROSPECT
OF A WET WEEKEND SHOULD SURPRISE JUST ABOUT NO ONE. SMR
&&
.HYDROLOGY...THE SKOKOMISH RIVER IS HOLDING STEADY JUST ABOVE THE
OLD FLOOD STAGE OF 16.5 FT AND IS FORECAST TO SLOWLY RECEDE THROUGH
THE MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. WITH THE NEW FLOOD STAGE OF 17.0 FT
IN PLACE...WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY PRODUCTS AT THIS TIME...EVEN
THOUGH THIS NEW FLOOD STAGE IS NOT YET REFLECTED ON THE AHPS PAGE.
HEAVY RAIN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL LIKELY DRIVE THE
SKOKOMISH RIVER ABOVE ITS NEW FLOOD STAGE. GIVEN QPF
FORECASTS...OTHER RIVERS MAY ALSO HAVE MINOR FLOODING FROM THIS RAIN
EVENT. BURKE/SMR
&&
.AVIATION...SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS
MORNING WILL CONTINUE TODAY AS A WEAK UPPER TROUGH MOVES ACROSS THE
REGION. WESTERLY FLOW WILL FOLLOW BEHIND THE TROUGH TONIGHT. THE AIR
MASS WILL BE FAIRLY MOIST AND BE SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE TODAY THROUGH
THIS EVENING.
AREAS OF RAIN ARE MOVING THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON EARLY THIS
MORNING WITH MAINLY SCT-OVC050 OVC090...AND LOCAL IFR WITH CIGS AOB
BKN010 AND VIS 3SM -RA BR. THESE CONDITIONS WILL GENERALLY CONTINUE
THROUGH EARLY EVENING AS THE AIR MASS BECOMES A BIT UNSTABLE AND
PRECIPITATION TURNS SHOWERY
KSEA...LIGHT VARIABLE WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 8-14 KT
GUSTING 22 KT THIS MORNING...THEN SOUTH 6-10 KT TONIGHT. CEILING
WILL PROBABLY BE IN THE HIGH-END MVFR RANGE AT TIMES THROUGH AROUND
10 AM THIS MORNING. MCDONNAL
&&
.MARINE...ONSHORE FLOW WILL PREVAIL ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON
TODAY...THEN TURN OFFSHORE TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
WILL CONTINUE FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE STRAIT OF
JUAN DE FUCA THROUGH TONIGHT...FOR SWELL GREATER THAN 10 FT IF NOT
FOR A COMBINATION OF WIND AND SWELL. IN ADDITION MARGINAL SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS ARE LIKELY OVER THE INLAND WATERS TODAY...AS A
RESULT OF ONSHORE FLOW AND A SOMEWHAT UNSTABLE AIR MASS.
A STRONG FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL AND INLAND WATERS TUESDAY. THE
GALE WATCH FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE STRAIT OF JUAN
DE FUCA HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO GALE WARNINGS...IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
TUESDAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. IN ADDITION A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR THE EAST ENTRANCE STRAIT FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.
A STRONGER FRONTAL SYSTEM IS LIKELY WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW TRACKING NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR
THE OUTER EDGE OF THE OFFSHORE WATERS -- THAT IS NEAR 130W. GALES UP
TO 40 KT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND WEST ENTRANCE STRAIT ARE IN THE
FORECAST AT THIS TIME. GALES ARE ALSO A DECENT BET IN THE CENTRAL
STRAIT...EAST ENTRANCE...AND NORTHERN INLAND WATERS.
TIDAL LEVELS WILL BE NEAR THE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW THRESHOLDS
WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SO A STATEMENT FOR THAT MAY BE
NEEDED IN THE NEXT DAY OR SO. MCDONNAL
&&
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...NONE.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60
NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10
NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10
TO 60 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT
GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO
CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT
GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS
FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-COASTAL
WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-COASTAL
WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10
NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER
10 TO 60 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE
SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY FOR
GRAYS HARBOR BAR.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR ADMIRALTY
INLET-EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PST MONDAY FOR WEST ENTRANCE
U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR PUGET SOUND
AND HOOD CANAL.
&&
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 17 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:26 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | SEW | 24 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:14 PM PST | Small Craft Advisory | SEW | 36 hr | |
| Mar 7, 3:41 PM PST | Flood Watch | SEW | Mason | 52 hr |
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