Gale Watch
NWS Seattle WA ยท US
Details
Gale Watch In Effect From Friday Morning Through Late Friday Night
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
West winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt possible.
Where
Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca and East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
When
From Friday morning through late Friday night.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Additional details
The strongest winds will occur Friday afternoon and evening, with the strongest winds in adjacent areas of the east and central sections of the Strait where wind gusts may reach gale force.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Seattle WA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~42s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M399BD64Q15QVNM1XJGB8ZSX
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a00153dfbf60a0cfde1b601f8adbda9be03cb425.002.1
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Seattle WA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPSEW
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4927
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWSEW |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KSEW 240843 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.A.0020.260925T1500Z-260926T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T05:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
- East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057131 |
| SAME | 057132 |
| UGC | PZZ131 |
| UGC | PZZ132 |