Gale Warning
NWS Seattle WA ยท US
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Details
Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 4 PM PST This Afternoon... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 4 PM This Afternoon To 4 PM PST Friday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 12 to 15 ft. For the Gale Warning, southeast winds 30 to 40 kt and seas 17 to 22 ft.
Where
Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater out to 60 nm.
When
For the Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM PST this afternoon. For the Gale Warning, from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 PM PST Friday.
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
- ~40s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M77EWDMPY3BQD50Y53SNGD8Y
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.33c69b0967f0197fc5ffbf82a208f4776c997e3f.001.3
- 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.4612
- 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 | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWSEW |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KSEW 120844 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 PM PST FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KSEW.GL.W.0037.261113T0000Z-261114T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T16:00:00-08:00 |
| 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 |