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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA  
256 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
PZZ131-132-221800-  
/O.CAN.KSEW.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-260522T1200Z/  
/O.NEW.KSEW.SC.Y.0067.260523T0200Z-260523T1000Z/  
CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-  
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-  
256 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM  
PDT SATURDAY...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
* WHAT...WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT.  
 
* WHERE...CENTRAL U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND EAST  
ENTRANCE U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PDT SATURDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ170-173-176-221800-  
/O.CON.KSEW.SC.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-260522T1800Z/  
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-  
256 AM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 25 KT.  
SEAS 6 TO 10 FT AT 8 SECONDS.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER  
10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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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