Small Craft Advisory
NWS Seattle WA ยท US
Updated
Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect From 5 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
Northwest winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 9 to 14 ft.
Where
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 Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm and Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm.
When
From 5 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
- 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 Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm
- Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 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
- 01M3BD964DCWWATNCYCYDJWHZ3
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7988f3c8d9b44322cd9a854ed898a7527a2b3b67.003.1
- 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.6371
- 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 | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWSEW |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KSEW 250430 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 11 PM PDT FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0130.260925T1200Z-260926T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T23:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- 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 Cape Flattery To James Island 10 To 60 Nm
- Waters From James Island To Point Grenville 10 To 60 Nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057150 |
| SAME | 057153 |
| SAME | 057170 |
| SAME | 057173 |
| UGC | PZZ150 |
| UGC | PZZ153 |
| UGC | PZZ170 |
| UGC | PZZ173 |