Small Craft Advisory
NWS Seattle WA ยท US
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Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 10 AM PST This Morning... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 10 AM This Morning To 4 AM PST Monday
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Gale Warning, southwest winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 14 to 19 ft. For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 14 to 19 ft.
Where
West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca.
When
For the Gale Warning, until 10 AM PST this morning. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 10 AM this morning to 4 AM PST Monday.
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
- ~50s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M6XT0NRK3RPZ7R7V3FHDKJP3
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d10e3cbefe7f72af305075844cfdc08061e78646.004.2
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Seattle WA
- AWIPS ID
- CAPSEW
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4064
- 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 | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWSEW |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KSEW 081446 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 AM PST MONDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXB.KSEW.SC.Y.0146.261108T1800Z-261109T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-09T04:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057130 |
| UGC | PZZ130 |