Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Seattle WA ยท US

Updated
This event was updated at .

Details

Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 10 PM PST Sunday

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

Description

What

Bar conditions rough, becoming severe tonight with breakers covering the bar. Combined seas 10 to 12 ft, building to 15 to 17 ft this evening, then building to 18 to 22 ft late tonight into early Sunday.

Where

Grays Harbor Bar.

When

Until 10 PM PST Sunday.

Impacts

Conditions will be hazardous to small craft especially when navigating in or near harbor entrances.

Additional details

Maximum ebb currents will occur around 300 PM Saturday, 330 AM Sunday, and 345 PM Sunday. The afternoon ebbs on Saturday and Sunday will be strong.

Instructions

A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor entrances.

Affected areas

  • Grays Harbor Bar

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Seattle WA

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~48s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Update
Lifecycle
Updated
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M6W2NZP51PQSQTPNBRKA9838
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.57be4ed0ffd4df4c1d9bbabf8c6ffe3d0703abff.008.1
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Seattle WA
AWIPS ID
CAPSEW
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.7127
WMO heading
XOUS56
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
56

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
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WMOidentifierWHUS76 KSEW 072239
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
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BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
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Locations

Location data

  • Grays Harbor Bar
NameValue
SAME057110
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