Gale Warning
NWS Seattle WA ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning In Effect From 11 AM Friday To 5 AM PDT Saturday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
West winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt.
Where
West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
When
From 11 AM Friday to 5 AM PDT Saturday.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- West 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
- ~54s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3AHY0683TRF7XWQJAR3YA3F
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e199e297bf9b56dee9a8c27fe7a2f5262bb6cede.003.1
- 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.4070
- 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 | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWSEW |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KSEW 242032 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM FRIDAY TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0028.260925T1800Z-260926T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-26T05:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057130 |
| UGC | PZZ130 |