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Gale Warning 39, NWS Seattle, WA

December 23, 2025

NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2025, 2:14 PM PST. It took effect at Dec 24, 2025, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 13 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
Dec 23, 2025, 2:14 PM PST (22:14 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 24, 2025, 1:00 AM PST
Expired
Dec 24, 2025, 1:43 PM PST
In force
13 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 Dec 23, 9:04 AM PST, 5 hours 10 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 23, 9:04 AM PST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 23, 2:26 AM PSTWind AdvisorySEWGrays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Lewis and 7 more5 hr
Dec 23, 2:41 AM PSTGale WatchSEW12 hr
Dec 23, 7:51 AM PSTHigh Wind WatchSEWClallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more12 hr
Dec 23, 2:14 PM PSTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW29 hr
Dec 23, 2:26 PM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisorySEWIsland, King, Pierce, San Juan, Skagit, Snohomish and 1 more22 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Washington, 2025Every gale warning in 2025

Sources

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