Small Craft Advisory
NWS Seattle WA ยท US
Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 7 PM PST This Evening... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 7 PM This Evening To 4 PM PST Thursday... ...Gale Watch In Effect From Thursday Afternoon Through Late Thursday Night
- 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, south winds 25 to 35 kt. For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 15 to 25 kt and seas 12 to 17 ft. For the Gale Watch, southeast winds 25 to 35 kt.
Where
Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater out to 60 nm.
When
For the Gale Warning, until 7 PM PST this evening. For the Small Craft Advisory, from 7 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Thursday. For the Gale Watch, from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.
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 Cape Flattery To James Island Out 10 Nm
- Coastal Waters From James Island To Point Grenville Out 10 Nm
- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 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
- 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
- ~28s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M751NY6KAV0TPFDN2682XATA
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.341ab3f56abb08afc849fe83d53a97c43ec0ebdb.001.2
- 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.7290
- 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 111015 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0148.261112T0300Z-261113T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-12T16:00:00-08:00 |
| 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 Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 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
- Coastal Waters From Point Grenville To Cape Shoalwater 10 To 60 Nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057150 |
| SAME | 057153 |
| SAME | 057156 |
| SAME | 057170 |
| SAME | 057173 |
| SAME | 057176 |
| UGC | PZZ150 |
| UGC | PZZ153 |
| UGC | PZZ156 |
| UGC | PZZ170 |
| UGC | PZZ173 |
| UGC | PZZ176 |