Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Seattle WA ยท US

Updated

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 11 AM To 11 PM PDT Friday

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

South winds 10 to 20 kt with frequent gusts to 25 kt.

Where

Puget Sound and Hood Canal.

When

From 11 AM to 11 PM PDT Friday.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

Instructions

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots and/or seas 10 feet or higher are expected to produce hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid navigating in these conditions.

Affected areas

  • Puget Sound and Hood Canal

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Seattle WA

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
01M3BD961BPASGERHESQK9AR4X
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7988f3c8d9b44322cd9a854ed898a7527a2b3b67.005.1
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.6370
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

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWSEW
WMOidentifierWHUS76 KSEW 250430
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0130.260925T1800Z-260926T0600Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-25T23:00:00-07:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Puget Sound and Hood Canal
NameValue
SAME057135
UGCPZZ135