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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
806 PM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026
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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-
806 PM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO CAPE SHOALWATER
10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT 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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CENTRAL U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
EAST ENTRANCE U.S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-
806 PM PDT FRI MAY 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT
SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS TO 10 FEET AT 8 TO 9
SECONDS. FOR THE GALE WATCH, WEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...CENTRAL U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA AND EAST
ENTRANCE U. S. WATERS STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA.
* WHEN...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY.
FOR THE GALE WATCH, FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VISIT
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE
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