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Gale Warning 28, NWS Seattle, WA

September 24, 2026

NWS Seattle, WA issued this gale warning at Sep 24, 2026, 1:32 PM PDT. It took effect at Sep 24, 2026, 11:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 23 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
Sep 24, 2026, 1:32 PM PDT (20:32 UTC)
In effect from
Sep 24, 2026, 11:00 PM PDT
Expired
Sep 25, 2026, 9:58 PM PDT
In force
23 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 Sep 24, 9:12 AM PDT, 4 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 24, 9:12 AM PDT, 4 hours 20 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 24, 1:43 AM PDTGale WatchSEW12 hr
Sep 24, 1:32 PM PDTSmall Craft AdvisorySEW39 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.