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Special Marine Warning 9, NWS Seattle, WA

March 19, 2021

NWS Seattle, WA issued this special marine warning at Mar 19, 2021, 10:15 AM PDT. It was in force for 60 min. 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 19, 2021, 10:15 AM PDT (17:15 UTC)
Expired
Mar 19, 2021, 11:15 AM PDT
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Seattle, WA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
40.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine 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 special marine warning went out at Mar 19, 9:02 AM PDT, 1 hour 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 19, 9:02 AM PDT, 1 hour 13 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Mar 19, 4:53 AM PDT, 5 hours 22 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
453 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021

WAZ513-516-517-191215-
Olympics-Central Coast-North Coast-
453 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 451 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Queets, moving north at 35 mph.

This storm could produce a weak tornado.

Locations impacted include... Forks and Queets.

LAT...LON 4798 12437 4789 12397 4748 12430 4749 12435
      4765 12439 4770 12442
TIME...MOT...LOC 1151Z 197DEG 33KT 4754 12435

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Special weather statement, Mar 19, 5:56 AM PDT, 4 hours 19 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
556 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021

WAZ517-191330-
Central Coast-
556 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 555 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Ocean Shores, or near Westport, moving north at 35 mph.

This storm may produce a brief tornado.

Locations impacted include...
Ocean Shores, Oyehut-Hogans Corner and Ocean City Beach.

LAT...LON 4702 12416 4715 12411 4714 12381 4698 12399
      4698 12402 4697 12405 4694 12412 4700 12400
      4703 12403 4704 12406 4704 12413 4702 12415
      4694 12413 4696 12417
TIME...MOT...LOC 1255Z 200DEG 29KT 4699 12408

Kovacik
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 7:21 AM PDT, 2 hours 54 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Seattle WA
721 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021

WAZ516-191445-
North Coast-
721 AM PDT Fri Mar 19 2021

...SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...

At 721 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles north of Queets, moving north at 40 mph.

This storm may produce a brief tornado.

This storm will remain over mainly rural areas of west central
Jefferson County.

LAT...LON 4784 12453 4788 12431 4764 12428 4762 12438
      4774 12443 4777 12446 4777 12448 4782 12449
      4783 12454
TIME...MOT...LOC 1421Z 180DEG 33KT 4770 12441

Kovacik
Special weather statement, Mar 19, 8:12 AM PDT, 2 hours 3 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 19, 3:15 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW3 days
Mar 19, 4:53 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementSEWClallam22 min
Mar 19, 5:02 AM PDTTornado WarningSEWJefferson13 min
Mar 19, 5:56 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementSEWGrays Harbor34 min
Mar 19, 6:53 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW37 min
Mar 19, 7:03 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW27 min
Mar 19, 7:21 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementSEW24 min
Mar 19, 7:27 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW18 min
Mar 19, 7:45 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW30 min
Mar 19, 7:53 AM PDTTornado WarningSEWClallam, Jefferson22 min
Mar 19, 8:12 AM PDTSpecial Weather StatementSEWClallam18 min
Mar 19, 8:13 AM PDTTornado WarningSEWGrays Harbor, Jefferson17 min
Mar 19, 8:38 AM PDTGale WatchSEW6 hr
Mar 19, 8:42 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW33 min
Mar 19, 9:15 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW30 min
Mar 19, 9:45 AM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW30 min
Mar 19, 1:08 PM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW37 min
Mar 19, 2:12 PM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW48 min
Mar 19, 2:39 PM PDTGale WarningSEW33 hr
Mar 19, 2:55 PM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW65 min
Mar 19, 3:18 PM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW27 min
Mar 19, 3:41 PM PDTSpecial Marine WarningSEW25 min

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.