Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 44, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at May 6, 2016, 2:51 PM PDT. It took effect at May 7, 2016, 2:51 AM PDT. It was in force for 28 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
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The facts
- Issued
- May 6, 2016, 2:51 PM PDT (21:51 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2016, 2:51 AM PDT
- Expired
- May 8, 2016, 7:00 AM PDT
- In force
- 28 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
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792 WHUS76 KSEW 062151 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 251 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 PZZ131-132-070600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.160507T0100Z-160507T0700Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0027.160507T2200Z-160508T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0044.160507T2100Z-160508T1000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 251 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...WEST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. WEST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING...RISING TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. 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. && $$ PZZ134-070400- /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160507T0400Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 251 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THEN EASING. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-070600- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ 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- 251 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. WEST SWELL 6 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-070400- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160507T0400Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 251 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THEN EASING. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING...THEN SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
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453 WHUS76 KSEW 070401 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 901 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 PZZ131-132-071215- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160507T0700Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0044.160507T2100Z-160508T1000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 901 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM SATURDAY TO 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WINDS...WEST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES RISING TO 4 TO 7 FEET BY SATURDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-135-070515- /O.EXP.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160507T0400Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET-PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 901 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE EASED. $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-071215- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 901 PM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. WEST SWELL 6 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
789 WHUS76 KSEW 070951 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 251 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 PZZ131-132-071800- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0044.160507T0951Z-160508T1000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 251 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-071800- /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 251 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 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. && $$ PZZ130-071800- /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 251 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-071800- /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 251 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-071800- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 251 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. WEST SWELL 7 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
697 WHUS76 KSEW 071549 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 849 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 PZZ131-132-080000- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-160508T1000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 849 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-080000- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.160508T0000Z-160508T0700Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 849 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 10 TO 20 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEATTLE AND SOUTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGHOUT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES RISING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-080000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 849 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 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. && $$ PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-080000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 849 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. WEST SWELL 7 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-080000- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 849 AM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 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. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
003 WHUS76 KSEW 072131 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 231 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 PZZ131-132-080545- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-160508T1000Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 231 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS...EASING LATE. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET..SUBSIDING LATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-080545- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160509T0000Z/ 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- 231 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. WEST SWELL 7 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-080545- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 231 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-080545- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 231 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-080545- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.160508T0000Z-160508T0700Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 231 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS NORTH OF TACOMA AND BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS ELSEWHERE THIS EVENING. WINDS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGHOUT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES RISING TO 2 TO 4 FEET THIS EVENING... SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-080545- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 231 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. WEST SWELL 6 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
994 WHUS76 KSEW 080357 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 857 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 PZZ131-132-081200- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 857 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...WEST WIND 25 TO 40 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-081200- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 857 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...MAINLY SOUTH PART. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-081200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 857 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-081200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160509T0000Z/ 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- 857 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. WEST SWELL 7 TO 9 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-081200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 857 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-081200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 857 PM PDT SAT MAY 7 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. WEST SWELL 6 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
446 WHUS76 KSEW 080951 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 251 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016 PZZ135-081100- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160508T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 251 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... WINDS HAVE EASED. $$ PZZ131-132-081800- /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-160508T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.160508T1400Z-160509T1200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 251 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY. * WINDS...WEST WIND 25 TO 35 KNOTS EARLY...EASING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS...THEN RISING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 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. && $$ PZZ133-081800- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160509T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 251 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-081800- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160509T1200Z/ 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- 251 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 3 TO 6 FEET. WEST SWELL 10 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-081800- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160509T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 251 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ130-081800- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0104.000000T0000Z-160509T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 251 AM PDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET. WEST SWELL 10 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
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 May 6, 8:35 AM PDT, 6 hours 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 6, 8:35 AM PDT, 6 hours 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
835 AM PDT FRI MAY 6 2016
.SYNOPSIS...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY
AND SATURDAY PROVIDING SUNSHINE AND NORMAL TEMPERATURES. A TROUGH
WILL INDUCE MUCH COOLER ONSHORE FLOW SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY
WITH SOME DRIZZLE OR SHOWERS POSSIBLE. DRY AND WARMER WEATHER
RETURNS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
&&
.SHORT TERM...AN UPPER RIDGE WILL BRING DRY AND WARMER WEATHER
TODAY AND SATURDAY. LOW LEVEL FLOW WILL REMAIN NORTHERLY WHICH
SHOULD LIMIT WARMING A BIT. HIGHS WILL MOSTLY BE IN THE 70S TO
LOWER 80S.
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL PASS TO THE NORTH SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.
THIS WILL BRING A FEW SHOWERS AND SOME DRIZZLE BUT THE MAIN
IMPACT WILL BE TO USHER IN MARINE AIR AND COOL HIGHS BACK TO NEAR
NORMAL. MORNING CLOUDS SHOULD GIVE WAY TO PARTIAL AFTERNOON
SUNSHINE SUNDAY. SCHNEIDER
.LONG TERM...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...STOP ME IF THIS SOUNDS
FAMILIAR...UPPER LEVEL RIDGING OVER THE PACIFIC WILL START TO
BUILD INTO THE AREA FOR THE FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...LEADING TO
TEMPERATURES ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS. TUESDAY SEES A DRAMATIC JUMP
IN TEMPS BACK INTO THE MID 70S IN LOWLAND LOCATIONS WITH HIGHS
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY PROGGED FOR LOWER 80S IN MANY LOCATIONS.
SOME SLIGHT COOLING IS POSSIBLE FOR LATE NEXT WEEK AS AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW OVER ALBERTA PUSHES BACK AGAINST THE RIDGE AND EXERTING
A WEAK INFLUENCE OVER THE AREA. NOT ENOUGH FOR ANY PRECIP...BUT
SHAVING OFF A FEW DEGREES FROM FORECAST HIGH TEMPS AT THAT POINT
WOULD CERTAINLY BE WELCOME. SMR
&&
.AVIATION...AN UPPER LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS OVER THE AREA
TODAY AND TONIGHT. DRY AND STABLE NORTHEASTERLY FLOW ALOFT ACROSS
WESTERN WA. MARINE MOISTURE AND ISOLATED FOG CONFINED ALONG THE
COAST AND CURRENTLY AT KHQM WILL DISSIPATE BY 18Z. SIMILAR
CONDITIONS PERSIST MOST OF SATURDAY. A STRONG MARINE PUSH SATURDAY
NIGHT WILL BRING STATUS INTO THE WRN WA LOWLANDS ALONG WITH AREAS OF
DRIZZLE.
KSEA...NORTH WIND 6-12 KT RISING TO 8-16 KT THIS AFTERNOON...EASING
TO NORTHEAST 6-12 KT AGAIN AFTER SUNSET. JUST A FEW HIGH CLOUDS
ABOVE 20K FT. THE PATTERN REPEATS SATURDAY. LOOKING AHEAD...AN
ONSHORE PUSH DEVELOPS SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY WITH AREAS OF
DRIZZLE AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. DTM
&&
.MARINE...NO REAL CHANGE TO THE MARINE FORECAST THIS MORNING.
NORTHWEST ONSHORE FLOW WILL PERSIST TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH HIGH
PRESSURE WELL OFFSHORE AND LOWER PRESSURE EAST OF THE CASCADES.
NORTHWEST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NORTHERLIES SHOULD DEVELOP IN THE PUGET
SOUND THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNSET...WITH SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WESTERLIES IN THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN STRAIT OF JUAN DE
FUCA THIS EVENING.
ONSHORE FLOW WILL STRENGTHEN SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT AS A
STRONG MARINE PUSH DEVELOPS. WESTERLY GALES ARE LIKELY IN THE
CENTRAL STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND EAST ENTRANCE STRAIT LATE
SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT...WITH A FORECAST OF 30 TO 40 KT WINDS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WINDS ARE LIKELY ALL OTHER MARINE ZONES EXCEPT PUGET SOUND AND HOOD
CANAL.
ONSHORE FLOW SHOULD DIMINISH SLIGHTLY ON SUNDAY...THEN EASE MORE
SIGNIFICANTLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY. DTM/MCDONNAL
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY 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.
GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT
FOR CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-EAST
ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT FOR CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-EAST
ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM PDT 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2:46 AM PDT | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr |
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