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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
824 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-221230-  
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260223T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0024.260223T0000Z-260224T0000Z/  
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-  
824 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO  
4 PM PST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH  
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT. FOR THE 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 GALE WARNING, UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. FOR THE  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ132-221230-  
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260223T0000Z/  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0024.260223T0000Z-260223T1200Z/  
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-  
824 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO  
4 AM PST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTHEAST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. FOR  
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.  
 
* WHERE...EAST ENTRANCE U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.  
 
* WHEN...FOR THE GALE WARNING, UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY. FOR THE  
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 4 PM SUNDAY TO 4 AM 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ131-221230-  
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260223T0000Z/  
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-  
824 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...EAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ130-221230-  
/O.CON.KSEW.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260223T0000Z/  
WEST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-  
824 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT.  
 
* WHERE...WEST ENTRANCE U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ110-221230-  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260223T0600Z/  
GRAYS HARBOR BAR-  
824 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS. COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT.  
 
* WHERE...GRAYS HARBOR BAR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST SUNDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ133-134-221230-  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0024.260222T1200Z-260223T1200Z/  
NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS-  
ADMIRALTY INLET-  
824 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO  
4 AM PST MONDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT.  
 
* WHERE...NORTHERN INLAND WATERS INCLUDING THE SAN JUAN ISLANDS  
AND ADMIRALTY INLET.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM SUNDAY TO 4 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ135-221230-  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0024.260222T1200Z-260223T0600Z/  
PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL-  
824 PM PST SAT FEB 21 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST  
SUNDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT.  
 
* WHERE...PUGET SOUND AND HOOD CANAL.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST SUNDAY.  
 
* 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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