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Gale Warning 10, NWS Seattle, WA

March 10, 2026

NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Mar 10, 2026, 1:21 PM PDT. It took effect at Mar 11, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT. It was in force for 21 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
Mar 10, 2026, 1:21 PM PDT (20:21 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2026, 11:00 AM PDT
Expired
Mar 12, 2026, 8:00 AM PDT
In force
21 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 Mar 10, 10:03 AM PDT, 3 hours 18 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 10, 10:03 AM PDT, 3 hours 18 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 1:39 AM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW18 hr
Mar 10, 2:45 AM PDTWind AdvisorySEWClallam, Grays Harbor, Island, Jefferson, King, Kitsap and 8 more48 hr
Mar 10, 1:21 PM PDTGale WatchSEW13 hr

Nearby

Gale Warnings in Washington, 2026Every gale warning in 2026

Sources

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