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Small Craft Advisory for Central U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca; East Entrance U.S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca

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What: For the first Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt. For the second Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt. Impacts: Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. Where: Central U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca and East Entrance U. S. Waters Strait Of Juan De Fuca. When: For the first Small...

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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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* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 to 25 kt. For the second Small Craft Advisory, west winds 15 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...For the first Small Craft Advisory, until 3 AM PDT early this morning. For the second Small Craft Advisory, from 1 PM this afternoon to 5 AM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

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  1. Update

    Small Craft Advisory issued August 8 at 1:42AM PDT until August 8 at 3:00AM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

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  2. Update

    Small Craft Advisory issued August 7 at 8:10PM PDT until August 8 at 3:00AM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

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  3. Alert

    Small Craft Advisory issued August 7 at 1:02PM PDT until August 8 at 3:00AM PDT by NWS Seattle WA

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Seattle WA. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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