From the National Weather Service via weather.com:
Gale Warning for Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST TUESDAY... * WIND AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WIND RISING TO 25 TO 40 KNOTS, WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY--EXCEPT COMBINDED SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND 10 FEET AT 10 SECONDS AT THE WEST ENTRANCE TO THE STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA. 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. &&
Camano Island is one of the San Juan Islands. Should be interesting. Hope I wake up for this - heavy sleeper.
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