Gale Warning
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
PZZ170-173-176-230515-
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 SUN NOV 22 2009
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
EVENING. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. COMBINED
SEAS 20 FT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. W SWELL
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
SWELL 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 10
FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 12 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 14
FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
300 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS
PZZ150-153-156-230515-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT
10 NM-
300 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
.TONIGHT...W WIND 25 TO 35 KT...BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT LATE IN THE
EVENING. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT...SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. COMBINED
SEAS 20 FT EARLY...THEN SUBSIDING. CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
RAIN LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.MON...S WIND RISING TO 25 TO 35 KT. WIND WAVES 5 TO 7 FT. W SWELL
11 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 20 TO 30 KT...THEN BECOMING S 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
SWELL 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 20 KT RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 11 FT.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 20 TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FT. W SWELL 10
FT.
.WED...SW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 12 FT.
.THU...S WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 13 FT.
.FRI...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. W SWELL 14
FT...SUBSIDING TO 12 FT IN THE AFTERNOON.
$$
PZZ082-230530-
CAPE LOOKOUT TO POINT ST GEORGE
230 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING S AND INCREASING TO 20
TO 30 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW PORTION TO 35 KT. SEAS 14 TO 18 FT
SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT. RAIN CHANGING TO SHOWERS.
.MON...NW PORTION...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO N AND
DIMINISHING 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT. SE
PORTION...SW WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 10 TO 12 FT.
SCATTERED SHOWERS THROUGHOUT.
.MON NIGHT...WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 15 KT THROUGHOUT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS ENDING.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW TO 30 KT. SEAS
10 TO 12 FT. ISOLATED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT...EXCEPT FAR NW INCREASING TO
25 TO 35 KT. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.WED...NW PORTION...WINDS BECOMING N AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20
KT. SE PORTION...SW WINDS 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT
THROUGHOUT...HIGHEST NW.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT...THEN DIMINISHING TO 15 TO
20 KT LATE. SEAS 15 TO 18 FT WITH W SWELL.
.FRI...NW WINDS 15 TO 20 KT BECOMING SW 15 TO 25 KT...HIGHEST
NW. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
$$
.FORECASTER OSZAJCA. OCEAN FORECAST BRANCH.
PZZ081-230530-
CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE LOOKOUT
230 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...GALE WARNING...
.TONIGHT...W WINDS 20 TO 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 KT...THEN
BECOMING S TO SW AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT LATE. SEAS 14 TO
18 FT SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 15 KT. HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS W. AREAS
OF RAIN WITH VSBY OCCASIONALLY BELOW 1 NM.
.MON...S TO SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT SHIFTING TO NW AND DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS 13 TO 15 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...NW WINDS 10 TO 15 KT SHIFTING TO SE AND INCREASING
TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 14 FT.
.TUE...S TO SW WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 10 TO 14
FT...HIGHEST NW. SCATTERED SHOWERS.
.TUE NIGHT...SW WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT EARLY. SEAS 10
TO 17 FT...HIGHEST NW.
.WED...SW WINDS 25 TO 35 KT BECOMING NW AND DIMINISHING TO 10 TO
15 KT. SEAS BUILDING TO 14 TO 21 FT WITH W SWELL...HIGHEST NW.
.THU...WINDS BECOMING NW 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 14 TO 20 FT WITH W
SWELL.
.FRI...NW WINDS 20 TO 30 KT DIMINISHING TO W 15 TO 20 KT...THEN
BECOMING SW 20 TO 25 KT LATE. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 9 TO 12 FT.
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
145 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
PZZ131-132-150-153-156-170-173-176-230500-
/O.EXT.KSEW.GL.W.0065.000000T0000Z-091123T0500Z/
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST 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-
145 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING...
THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING.
MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND
CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
