Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters
Every marine strong wind event the National Weather Service has filed in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, year by year, with the most significant episodes. Non-thunderstorm winds of 34 to 47 knots over water.
The most significant on the map
The most significant marine strong wind episodes in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The record
- Events
- 30
- Deaths
- 18
- Injuries
- 9
- Damage
- $182,000
Every year
The most significant
Ranked by deaths, injuries, damage and size together.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, November 1, 2014Long period swell produced high surf and dangerous ocean conditions. A boat capsized and several fatalities occurred.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, March 15, 2008Two men participating in a race to benefit United Celebral Palsy were lost at sea after they left the Richardson Bay Marina in San Francisco Bay around 9am aboard a 32 foot boat named Daisy on Saturday March 15th.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, April 11, 2015Two people died and one was injured while kayaking in the Strait of Juan de Fuca near New Dungeness during strong winds.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, May 31, 2014Two enlisted men from Texas and California were not equipped for cold and windy waters when they went fishing from kayaks and drowned not far from the Whidbey Island Naval Air Station.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, February 21, 2009Strong winds produced chaotic seas in the central California coastal waters.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, April 9, 2011Strong winds and moderate seas produced hazardous conditions for small crafts operating in the surf zone.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, January 20 to 21, 2018South gales forecast in Puget Sound.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, September 29, 2007A Pacific storm brought strong winds to the coastal waters, which helped to increase swell conditions in the Columbia River bar. A man was thrown overboard in the strong winds and large swell. The USCG conducted a search, but never found the individual. He is presumed dead.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, October 7, 2013A 30-foot fishing vessel (Ruth) was operating near the Coos Bay north jetty when it was struck by a sneaker wave. The boat was swept into the jetty. Two passengers climbed onto the jetty, but a third passenger, a 50 year old female, was washed overboard and out to sea.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, May 9, 2013Gusty Southwest Winds lead to the capsizing of an America's Cup Yacht in San Francisco Bay during training runs.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, November 15, 2013A Ballard Marine Construction Boat, an approximately 25 foot commericial aluminum boat, conducting underwater surveys off Alki Point capsized around 2 pm on Friday. 4 people were on board the boat, 3 were rescued, 1 was found in the wheelhouse of the boat and he eventually died.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, October 26, 2018At approximately 4:45 PM PDT on 10/26/18, a 14-foot aluminum boat lost power and drifted out into the Umpqua River Bar, where it capsized. Four people were on the |boat: a husband and wife, both 75, and their son and their son's friend, both in their 40s.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, January 16, 2018A Pacific storm system brought rough seas (6-9 ft) and gusty winds (20-30 kt locally 40 kt) to the coastal waters. Winds and seas resulted in 10 boats being beached near Zu iga Point (entrance to San Diego Bay) after the boats pulled from their moorings.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, November 16, 2014Strong and gusty Santa Ana winds impacted the coastal waters off the coast of Ventura county. In one incident, a 15 foot boat was capsized by the strong northeasterly winds. In another incident, a kayaker was blown about 600 yards offshore by the winds.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, November 30, 2012An organized fast-moving line of thunderstorms moved into the Oregon coastal waters.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, December 22, 2012A line of thunderstorms producing strong winds moved across the coastal waters on this day.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, December 27, 2006Gale force winds behind a strong cold front swept across the entire coastal waters off San Diego County. At the peak, winds were sustained 43 mph with gusts to 52 mph at San Clemente Island.
- Marine High Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, February 17, 2017A deepening surface cyclone brought gale force winds and high seas to the coastal waters as it moved inland from the west.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, December 16, 2016Strong northwesterly winds and elevated seas developed in the wake of a Pacific cold front on December 16th and 17th. The winds reached gale force for several hours on the 16th.
- Marine Strong Wind in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters, January 20, 2017A strong surface front brought strong squalls, choppy seas, and gale force winds to the Southern California Bight on the 20th of January.
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Marine Strong Wind everywhereEvery kind of event in Eastern Pacific Coastal Waters
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24.