Gale Warning
PZZ081-101130-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
830 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WARNING...
.OVERNIGHT...W PART...S WINDS 10 TO 20 KT...INCREASING TO 25 TO
35 KT. ISOLATED SHOWERS DEVELOPING. E PART...VARIABLE WINDS 10
KT OR LESS...BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 7 TO
9 FT THROUGHOUT...EXCEPT FAR W PORTION BUILDING TO 11 FT BY
MORNING.
.WED...S WINDS 25 TO 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 KT...EXCEPT
FAR SE PART TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS BECOMING 10 TO 14 FT. SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND FOG.
.WED NIGHT...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 11 TO
15 FT...BECOMING HIGHEST SE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG.
.THU...W TO NW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT SE PART S TO SW 25 TO
35 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 18 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND FOG.
.THU NIGHT...W TO SW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE TO S
INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 17 TO 21 FT.
.FRI...S TO SE WINDS 30 TO 45 KT. SEAS 18 TO 23 FT.
.SAT...S WINDS 30 TO 45 KT...BECOMING S TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO
10 TO 15 KT LATE. SEAS 18 TO 25 FT.
.SUN...S TO SE WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING
TO 12 TO 15 FT.
$$
Small Craft Advisory
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
PZZ130-100515-
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
300 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 11
SECONDS. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL
BUILDING TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. RAIN.
.THU...E WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 10 FT.
.THU NIGHT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4
FT. W SWELL BUILDING TO 13 FT.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 OR 2 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.
.SAT...SE WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. W SWELL 12 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
PZZ150-153-156-100515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT
10 NM-
300 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 11
SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL
BUILDING TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT.
W SWELL BUILDING TO 14 FT.
.FRI...SE 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...THEN RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 16 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W
SWELL 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
PZZ170-173-176-100515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO
60 NM-
300 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
.TONIGHT...E WIND 5 TO 15 KT...BECOMING SE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 30 KT DURING THE
MORNING. WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 11
SECONDS. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL
BUILDING TO 9 FT AT 12 SECONDS. SHOWERS IN THE EVENING...THEN RAIN
AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.THU...SE WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 12 FT.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT.
W SWELL BUILDING TO 14 FT.
.FRI...SE 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
.SAT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT...THEN RISING TO 30 TO 40 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. W SWELL 16 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT...BECOMING SW. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W
SWELL 14 FT...SUBSIDING TO 11 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
143 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
PZZ130-150-153-156-170-173-176-100545-
/O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0422.100210T1400Z-100211T0200Z/
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO
60 NM-
143 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS OR A COMBINATION OF HAZARDOUS SEAS AND WIND SPEEDS OF
21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE LIKELY TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO
SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING
SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
Gale Watch
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ250-255-100530-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 12 SECONDS. PATCHY FOG.
.WED...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 FT...BUILDING TO 6 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
W SWELL 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...
THEN RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W
SWELL 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
12 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS TO 40 KT IN THE EVENING.
COMBINED SEAS 14 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 14 FT.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL
16 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.SAT...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ270-275-100530-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
245 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING...
.TONIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.WED...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... RISING TO
25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 4 FT...BUILDING TO 8 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 5 FT AT 10
SECONDS. RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT. COMBINED SEAS
12 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 14 SECONDS. RAIN.
.THU...S WIND 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. COMBINED SEAS
14 FT. OCCASIONAL RAIN.
.THU NIGHT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. GUSTS UP TO 45 KT IN THE EVENING.
COMBINED SEAS 15 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 7 FT. W SWELL 15 FT.
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
.FRI NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 17 FT.
RAIN LIKELY.
.SAT...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT. COMBINED SEAS 19 FT.
.SUN...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT. W SWELL 16 FT.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
241 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
PZZ250-255-270-275-100645-
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.A.0005.100211T0000Z-100212T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
241 PM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
THURSDAY EVENING.
SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS A WARM FRONT
LIFTS NORTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS. WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN
FURTHER ON THURSDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GUSTS TO 35 KT
ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THEN GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KT ARE
EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
&&
$$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
629 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
ORZ001-002-005>009-WAZ021>023-039-101430-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
629 AM PST TUE FEB 9 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COASTAL STRIP AND THE
INTERIOR VALLEYS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AREAS OF FOG THIS MORNING WITH LOCAL VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE
QUARTER MILE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AREAS OF FOG POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH LOCAL
VISIBILITIES AT OR BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
$$
