Gale Warning
NWS Seattle WA ยท US
Updated
Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 5 PM PDT Friday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
Northeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt and seas 10 to 15 ft.
Where
Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm and Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm.
When
Until 5 PM PDT Friday.
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
- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm
- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Seattle WA
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~52s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M3BD95YKM7Q9H04S59D6P7CY
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7988f3c8d9b44322cd9a854ed898a7527a2b3b67.001.1
- 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.6369
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
References
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWSEW |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KSEW 250430 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0028.260925T0600Z-260926T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T17:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater Out 10 Nm
- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057156 |
| SAME | 057176 |
| UGC | PZZ156 |
| UGC | PZZ176 |