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Small Craft Advisory


URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
803 AM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

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Grays Harbor Bar-
803 AM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Combined seas 10 to 12 ft this morning building to 12
  to 14 ft tonight. Bar conditions rough Saturday through
  Sunday. Maximum ebb currents will occur around 900 AM and 900
  PM Saturday and 10 AM Sunday.

* WHERE...Grays Harbor Bar.

* WHEN...Until 6 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.

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Seattle WA
803 AM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

PZZ150-153-156-170-173-176-220015-
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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-
803 AM PST Sat Dec 21 2024

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, south winds 25 to 35 kt and seas
  16 to 21 ft. For the Small Craft Advisory, south winds 20 to
  30 kt and seas 16 to 21 ft. For the Gale Watch, southeast
  winds 25 to 35 kt and seas 17 to 22 ft possible.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Flattery to Cape Shoalwater
  out to 60 nm.

* WHEN...For the Gale Warning, until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
  For the Small Craft Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM
  PST Sunday. For the Gale Watch, from late tonight through
  Sunday afternoon.

* 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.

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