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Gale Warning 11, NWS Seattle, WA

February 15, 2024

NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Feb 15, 2024, 2:10 PM PST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2024, 6:00 AM PST. It was in force for 31 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: Feb 15, 2024, 2:10 PM PST (22:10 UTC)
In effect from: Feb 16, 2024, 6:00 AM PST
Expired: Feb 17, 2024, 1:00 PM PST
In force: 31 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 Feb 15, 9:39 AM PST, 4 hours 31 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 15, 9:39 AM PST, 4 hours 31 minutes before

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In the hours before

Local storm report, Feb 15, 10:30 AM PST, 3 hours 40 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 15, 11:31 AM PST, 2 hours 39 minutes before

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Local storm report, Feb 15, 11:43 AM PST, 2 hours 27 minutes before

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      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
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      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Feb 14, 8:00 PM PST	Winter Storm Warning	SEW	14 hr
Feb 14, 8:27 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	11 hr
Feb 15, 2:30 AM PST	Gale Watch	SEW	12 hr
Feb 15, 2:10 PM PST	Small Craft Advisory	SEW	3 days
Feb 15, 3:07 PM PST	Wind Advisory	SEW	12 hr

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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.