Gale warning in effect

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Now this should be an interesting day - from weather.com:

Gale Warning for Northern Inland Waters Including The San Juan Islands
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SEATTLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND AND WAVES...NORTHEAST 25 TO 35 KNOTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 4 TO 6 FEET. WINDS BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS SATURDAY NIGHT. 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. &&

Zero sign of this as yet but the weather can change on a dime here. Planning to spend this afternoon at a heavily treed orchard so will keep an eye out.

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