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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
948 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
PZZ132>134-121400-  
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260112T1400Z/  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0007.260112T1400Z-260112T2100Z/  
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-  
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-  
ADMIRALTY INLET-  
948 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 1 PM PST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHEAST WINDS 15  
TO 25 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT,  
GUSTING TO 40 KT. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY,  
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
 
* WHERE...EAST ENTRANCE U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA,  
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS AND  
ADMIRALTY INLET.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM  
PST MONDAY. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 6 AM TO  
1 PM PST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ130-121400-  
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260112T1400Z/  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0004.260112T1400Z-260113T0600Z/  
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-  
948 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHEAST WINDS 15  
TO 25 KT AND SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTH  
WINDS 20 TO 30 KT, GUSTING TO 40 KT, AND SEAS 8 TO 13 FT. FOR  
THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND  
SEAS 8 TO 13 FT.  
 
* WHERE...WEST ENTRANCE U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM  
PST MONDAY. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 6 AM TO  
10 PM PST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-121400-  
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260112T1400Z/  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0007.260112T1400Z-260113T0600Z/  
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-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO  
60 NM-  
948 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY
 
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM PST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO  
30 KT AND SEAS 14 TO 17 FT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTH WINDS  
25 TO 35 KT AND SEAS 14 TO 19 FT. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT AND SEAS 13 TO 18 FT.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER  
OUT TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS  
EVENING. FOR THE GALE WARNING, FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM  
PST MONDAY. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 6 AM TO  
10 PM PST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ131-121400-  
/O.EXA.KSEW.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260112T1800Z/  
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-  
948 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST MONDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS  
AND/OR SEAS 10 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS  
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,  
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID  
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ110-121400-  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260113T0600Z/  
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-  
948 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...BAR CONDITIONS ROUGH BECOMING SEVERE TONIGHT. COMBINED  
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT TONIGHT. MAXIMUM EBB  
CURRENTS WILL OCCUR AROUND 1100 PM SUNDAY, 1145 AM MONDAY, AND  
1200 AM TUESDAY.  
 
* WHERE...GRAYS HARBOR BAR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT ESPECIALLY  
WHEN NAVIGATING IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR  
ENTRANCES.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ135-121400-  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-260112T1800Z/  
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-  
948 PM PST SUN JAN 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT, GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
 
* WHERE...PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM PST MONDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS  
AND/OR SEAS 10 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS  
WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS,  
ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID  
NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
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