Alert archive / Washington / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 94, NWS Seattle, WA
NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Nov 12, 2016, 3:00 PM PST. It took effect at Nov 13, 2016, 8:00 AM PST. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 2016, 3:00 PM PST (23:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2016, 8:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2016, 2:43 AM PST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Seattle, WA
The text
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656 WHUS76 KSEW 122300 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 PZZ132-130700- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-161113T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.161113T0000Z-161113T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0064.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... 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 SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 30 KT EASING THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT SUNDAY 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. && $$ PZZ133-130700- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-161113T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161113T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0064.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT EASING THIS EVENING. WIND BECOMING SOUTHEAST SUNDAY AND POSSIBLY INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ131-130600- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0093.000000T0000Z-161113T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.161113T0000Z-161113T0600Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 30 KT THIS 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. && $$ PZZ135-130300- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0092.000000T0000Z-161113T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161113T0300Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-130000- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161113T0000Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ENDED... $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-130700- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161113T1600Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0063.161113T1600Z-161114T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161113T1600Z-161114T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-130700- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161114T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY... * COMBINED SEAS...10 OR 11 FT TONIGHT SUBSIDING TO 8 FT SUNDAY. * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH BECOMING MODERATE. * TIME OF FIRST EBB...AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * TIME OF SECOND EBB...VERY STRONG...AROUND 315 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130-130300- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161113T0300Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 300 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
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599 WHUS76 KSEW 130419 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-131230- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161113T1600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161113T1600Z-161114T0600Z/ 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- 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT SUNDAY MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS SUNDAY EVENING...THEN EASING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-131230- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.161113T0419Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0064.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KNOTS RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SOUTHEAST WIND POSSIBLY RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ130-131230- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.161113T0419Z-161114T0000Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND RISING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FEET RISING TO 2 TO 4 FEET. * SWELL...WESTERLY SWELL 10 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-130800- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.161113T0419Z-161113T0800Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-131230- /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ132-131230- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.A.0064.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT... * WIND AND WAVES...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SOUTHEASTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ110-131230- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY... * COMBINED SEAS...9 TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 12 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON EBB. * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * TIME OF FIRST EBB...AROUND 3 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * TIME OF SECOND EBB...VERY STRONG...AROUND 315 PM SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ PZZ131-130800- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161113T0800Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 819 PM PST SAT NOV 12 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... * WIND AND WAVES...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST 10 TO 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 4 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
892 WHUS76 KSEW 131030 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 230 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 PZZ132-131830- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0064.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 230 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 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. 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. && $$ PZZ133-131830- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KSEW.GL.A.0064.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 230 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SOUTHERLY TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ134-131830- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ ADMIRALTY INLET- 230 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-131830- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161113T1600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161113T1600Z-161114T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 230 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN EASING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-131830- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161114T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 230 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 11 FEET BUILDING TO 12 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON EBB. * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * TIME OF FIRST EBB...AROUND 3 AM THIS MORNING. * TIME OF SECOND EBB...VERY STRONG...AROUND 315 PM THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130-131830- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 230 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. * SWELL...WESTERLY SWELL 8 TO 10 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
331 WHUS76 KSEW 131652 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 852 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 PZZ131-140100- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.161113T1800Z-161114T0600Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161114T0600Z-161114T1200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 852 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT TODAY BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KT LATE 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. && $$ PZZ132-134-140100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 852 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-140100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 852 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND BECOMING SOUTHERLY TONIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 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. 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. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-140100- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 852 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT DURING THE MORNING. SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 30 TO 45 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...THEN EASING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-140100- /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 852 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHERLY 15 TO 25 KT 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. && $$ PZZ110-140100- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161114T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 852 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... * COMBINED SEAS...7 TO 9 FT THIS MORNING BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT. * BAR CONDITION...MODERATE BECOMING ROUGH. * TIME OF FIRST EBB...VERY STRONG...AROUND 315 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TIME OF SECOND EBB...AROUND 345 AM MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130-140100- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 852 AM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEASTERLY 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 TO 5 FEET. * SWELL...WESTERLY SWELL 8 TO 10 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
510 WHUS76 KSEW 132228 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 228 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 PZZ132-134-140630- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0272.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161113T2228Z-161114T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-ADMIRALTY INLET- 228 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ENDED... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-140630- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-161114T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161113T2228Z-161114T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- 228 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ENDED... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. 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. && $$ PZZ131-140630- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161114T0600Z-161114T1200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 228 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...EAST WIND 15 TO 25 KT TODAY BECOMING WEST 25 TO 35 KT LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-140600- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 228 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTH WIND 25 TO 35 KT. 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. && $$ PZZ110-140630- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161114T1400Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 228 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 12 FT. * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * TIME OF FIRST EBB...VERY STRONG...AROUND 315 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TIME OF SECOND EBB...AROUND 345 AM MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130-140600- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 228 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KT BECOMING SOUTHWEST. * SWELL...WESTERLY SWELL 8 TO 10 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-140630- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.161114T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 228 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
910 WHUS76 KSEW 140432 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 832 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-141245- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0094.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SW.Y.0045.161114T1200Z-161115T0000Z/ 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- 832 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 4 PM PST MONDAY. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AND EASING LATE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET...EASING LATE. * WAVES/SEAS...WESTERLY SWELL 10 TO 12 FEET AT 12 SECONDS THROUGH MONDAY 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 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. && $$ PZZ131-141200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.000000T0000Z-161114T0600Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.161114T0600Z-161114T1200Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 832 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...RISING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ132>134-141200- /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0094.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 832 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SOUTH. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WIND AND WAVES EASING LATE. 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. && $$ PZZ110-141245- /O.EXT.KSEW.RB.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161115T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 832 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST MONDAY... * COMBINED SEAS...10 TO 12 FT. * BAR CONDITION...ROUGH. * TIME OF FIRST EBB...VERY STRONG...AROUND 315 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * TIME OF SECOND EBB...AROUND 345 AM MONDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ130-141200- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 832 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS EASING TO WEST 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SWELL...WESTERLY SWELL 8 TO 10 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ135-141200- /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 832 PM PST SUN NOV 13 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHWESTERLY AFTER MIDNIGHT AND EASING LATE. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FEET EASING LATE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ WWW.WEATHER.GOV
579 WHUS76 KSEW 141043 MWWSEW URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA 243 AM PST MON NOV 14 2016 PZZ132-141500- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0094.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.000000T0000Z-161114T1500Z/ EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 243 AM PST MON NOV 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING AND BECOMING S. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...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. && $$ PZZ131-141500- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0094.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0276.161114T1043Z-161114T1500Z/ CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 243 AM PST MON NOV 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS ENDED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WINDS...WEST 15 TO 25 KNOTS...EASING TO 5 TO 15 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ133-134-141145- /O.CAN.KSEW.GL.W.0094.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS- ADMIRALTY INLET- 243 AM PST MON NOV 14 2016 ...GALE WARNING IS ENDED... GALE WARNING HAS ENDED FOR ADMIRALTY INLET AND THE NORTHERN INLAND WATERS. $$ PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-141845- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ /O.CON.KSEW.SW.Y.0045.161114T1200Z-161115T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM- 243 AM PST MON NOV 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... * SWELL...WESTERLY 10 OR 11 FEET AT 12 SECONDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ130-141145- /O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0274.000000T0000Z-161114T1200Z/ WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA- 243 AM PST MON NOV 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ENDED... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ENDED FOR THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. $$ PZZ135-141700- /O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0275.000000T0000Z-161114T1700Z/ PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL- 243 AM PST MON NOV 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING... * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS EASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET...SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ110-141845- /O.CON.KSEW.RB.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-161115T0200Z/ GRAYS HARBOR BAR- 243 AM PST MON NOV 14 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... * COMBINED SEAS...10 FEET SUBSIDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET DURING THE MORNING. SEAS BUILDING TO 11 FEET WITH BREAKERS DURING THE VERY STRONG AFTERNOON EBB. * BAR CONDITION...MOSTLY ROUGH. * TIME OF FIRST EBB...AROUND 345 AM THIS MORNING. * TIME OF SECOND EBB...VERY STRONG...AROUND 400 PM THIS AFTERNOON. 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
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 Nov 12, 9:47 AM PST, 5 hours 13 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 9:47 AM PST, 5 hours 13 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Seattle WA
947 AM PST Sat Nov 12 2016
.SYNOPSIS...A low pressure trough is moving across western
Washington today, accompanied by windy conditions and some
showers. A break between systems is expected later tonight.
A cold front will slowly sag southward through western Washington
on Sunday, bringing more rain and locally windy conditions on
Sunday and Sunday night. A broad upper level trough will slowly
move across the region from Tuesday through Thursday, supporting
cool showery conditions.
&&
.SHORT TERM...Just before 8 am, LGX radar showed a cyclonic spin
moving east-northeast onto the coast near Kalaloch. Around the
same time, the pressure at Destruction Island bottomed out at
1004.9 mb, highlighting an apparent triple point trailing from a
1000 mb low center that has moved across the northern tip of
Vancouver Island this morning. As the overall low pressure trough
lifts northeast through the forecast area for the rest of this
morning, southwest gradients will pick up and bring windy
conditions to the Puget Sound lowlands. The 12z NAM is forecasting
southwesterly 925 mb winds over the Seattle metro area from 18z-
21z as low-level cold advection behind the surface trough kicks
in. The Olympia-Bellingham gradient was already +5.0 mb at 9 am
and trending stronger. These factors support the current forecast
of peak gusts near 45 mph around mid-day over the Puget Sound
region. If Sea-Tac even gusts to 40 mph today, it would be the
strongest gust since Oct 14. So there is a Wind Advisory up for
parts of the forecast area. Along the coast and over the North
Interior, the advisory is geared more toward ongoing southeast
winds. For the Puget Sound region, the advisory is more geared to
the southwest winds that are currently in the process of coming
up.
A break between weather systems is expected later tonight, for a
mostly dry and benign overnight period. On Sunday PM, an open
cold front will slowly sag south-southeast through the forecast
area. Preceding the front, warm advection lift and southwest 850
mb winds near 50 kt will support a fair amount of rain. The slow
movement of the front will contribute further to enhancing
rainfall amounts. 2-3 inches of rain appear likely over the
Olympic Mtns, with the interior lowlands expecting 0.5-1.25
inches.
By Monday morning, the front will have pushed to our south over
northwest Oregon. But then it appears that a frontal wave will
ride up the front, with rain shifting back northward later Monday
into Monday night in the more strongly southerly flow aloft in
advance of the frontal wave. Haner
.LONG TERM...From Previous Discussion: The axis to the
aforementioned trough will pass through Western Washington
Wednesday with showers lingering into Thursday morning. Models
hint at an upper level ridge forming soon afterward...but the
ridge axis shifts quickly east...allowing for a very brief pause
before another Pacific system brings rain back into the forecast
for the finale of next week...as it looks to be another wet
weekend. SMR
&&
.AVIATION...Flow aloft will be strong westerly today, easing to
moderate tonight. At the surface gusty southwest wind today will
ease tonight. The air mass is moist and stable with light rain
changing to showers by 20Z. There will be periods of MVFR ceilings
with rain this morning. Conditions will trend toward VFR this
afternoon.
KSEA...Rain at times this morning becoming showers by midday. Mostly
VFR stratus with periods of brief MVFR ceilings this morning.
Southwest wind 15 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt will ease late in
the afternoon. CHB
&&
.MARINE...Marginal southerly gales will continue this morning over
the coast and over northern inland waters, with small craft advisory
strength wind elsewhere. Westerly gales will occur in the strait
late this morning through the afternoon. Winds will ease this
evening over all areas.
A front will probably bring gales to the coast Sunday; a gale watch
is in effect. Another low pressure center is forecast to move
northeast onto Vancouver Island Monday night. This could bring gales
to the coast and some inland waters. CHB
&&
.HYDROLOGY...About 1.5 to 2 inches of rain has fallen in the
Skokomish Basin since late yesterday. This is supporting ongoing
rises, but the Skokomish should not reach flood stage today. A
frontal system Sunday afternoon and Sunday night will produce an
additional 2 to 3.5 inches of rain in the Olympic Mtns over a 24
hour period. By late Sunday night or Monday, this amount of rain
could push the flood-prone Skokomish River to its flood stage of
17.0 feet. Otherwise, Sunday night's rain will be heavy enough to
cause rises on most area rivers, but it is not expected to cause
river flooding elsewhere.
USGS landslide indices are currently just below thresholds for
the occurrence of shallow landslides, based on rainfall data at
Puget Sound area airport stations. However, locations further
north toward Bellingham and along the coast have received
considerably more rain in the past week and likely still carry a
landslide threat in favored locations.
On Sunday PM and Monday AM, the interior lowlands are expected to
receive 0.50 to 1.5 inches of rain, which should be enough to once
again exceed thresholds for triggering shallow landslides. Haner
&&
.SEW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
WA...Wind Advisory until 3 PM PST this afternoon for Bellevue and
Vicinity-Bremerton and Vicinity-Everett and Vicinity-Hood
Canal Area-Seattle and Vicinity-Southwest Interior-Tacoma
Area.
Wind Advisory until noon PST today for Central Coast-North Coast-
San Juan County-Western Whatcom County.
PZ...Gale warning coast, central and east entrance to the Strait, and
northern inland waters.
Small craft advisory west entrance to the Strait, Admiralty Inlet,
and Puget Sound and Hood Canal.
Small craft advisory for rough Grays Harbor bar.
&&
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You can see an illustrated version of this discussion at
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2:15 AM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 13 hr | |
| Nov 12, 3:00 PM PST | Gale Watch | SEW | 12 hr |
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