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Gale Warning 10, NWS Seattle, WA

January 15, 2020

NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Jan 15, 2020, 3:09 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 15, 2020, 10:00 PM PST. It was in force for 12 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: Jan 15, 2020, 3:09 PM PST (23:09 UTC)
In effect from: Jan 15, 2020, 10:00 PM PST
Expired: Jan 16, 2020, 10:00 AM PST
In force: 12 hr
Issued by: NWS Seattle, WA

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 Jan 15, 9:22 AM PST, 5 hours 47 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 9:22 AM PST, 5 hours 47 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:06 PM PST, 3 hours 3 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:09 PM PST, 3 hours before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1209 PM PST WED JAN 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0700 AM     SNOW             2 SSW HOODSPORT         47.37N 123.16W
01/15/2020  M1.2 INCH        MASON              WA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            CPHW1: CUSHMAN POWER 2 MEASURED 1.2 INCHES
            OF SNOW.

&&

MP

Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:14 PM PST, 2 hours 55 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1214 PM PST WED JAN 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0600 AM     SNOW             DIABLO                  48.71N 121.13W
01/15/2020  M8.5 INCH        WHATCOM            WA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            DIAW1: DIABLO DAM MEASURED 8.5 INCHES OF
            SNOW.

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Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:15 PM PST, 2 hours 54 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1215 PM PST WED JAN 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0650 AM     SNOW             NEWHALEM                48.68N 121.24W
01/15/2020  M10.0 INCH       WHATCOM            WA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            NWMW1: GORGE DAM REPORTED 10 INCHES OF SNOW.

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Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:17 PM PST, 2 hours 52 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1217 PM PST WED JAN 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0615 AM     SNOW             3 ENE DIABLO            48.73N 121.07W
01/15/2020  M5.0 INCH        WHATCOM            WA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            ROSW1: ROSS DAM REPORTED 5 INCHES OF SNOW.

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Local storm report, Jan 15, 12:19 PM PST, 2 hours 50 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
1219 PM PST WED JAN 15 2020

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0830 AM     SNOW             1 NNW NAVY YARD CITY    47.57N 122.68W
01/15/2020  M1.5 INCH        KITSAP             WA   CO-OP OBSERVER

            BRMW1: BREMERTON REPORTED 1.5 INCHES OF
            SNOW.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Seattle, WA issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jan 15, 2:59 AM PST	Winter Weather Advisory	SEW		21 hr
Jan 15, 3:05 AM PST	Storm Warning	SEW		19 hr
Jan 15, 3:10 AM PST	High Wind Warning	SEW	San Juan	20 hr
Jan 15, 3:10 AM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW		20 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.