Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Seattle/Tacoma, WA
Areas Affected: West Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Wednesday 2:08pm PST
Alert Effective: Wednesday 2:08pm PST
Alert Expires: Wednesday 10:15pm PST (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Wednesday 2:08pm PST
Event Ends: Friday 10:00am PST
Issued by: NWS Seattle WA
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY... * WHAT...West winds 20 to 30 kt and seas 10 to 15 ft. Seas across the western portion of the zone will build closer to 18 to 20 ft. * WHERE...West Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca. * WHEN...Until 10 AM PST Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The strongest wind gusts will arrive late tonight into Thursday. Seas will likely be higher along the western portion of the zone, where seas could build to 18 to 20 ft.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af46e6c74a153597bbf621fad7e0eec52a4d5769.004.1 Codes: PZZ130 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.af46e6c74a153597bbf621fad7e0eec52a4d5769.004.1