Small Craft Advisory
NWS Seattle WA ยท US
Updated
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Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 4 PM PST Thursday... ...Gale Watch Remains 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 Small Craft Advisory, south winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 12 to 16 ft. For the Gale Watch, southeast winds 30 to 40 kt.
Where
Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater out to 60 nm.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM PST Thursday. For the Gale Watch, from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to 47 knots has significantly increased, but the specific timing and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider altering their plans.
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
- ~46s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M76YPCGZRQCFJYXY4WYPGC7F
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4800753475c22782a06852eb4f72f6f3994bbb32.003.1
- 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.5613
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
References
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWSEW |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KSEW 120401 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0148.000000T0000Z-261113T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-12T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6b299035a2a0bc38c42138224f13ea01e23be81a.001.2,2026-11-11T09:31:00-08:00 [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.341ab3f56abb08afc849fe83d53a97c43ec0ebdb.001.2,2026-11-11T02:15:00-08:00 |
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 |