Storm Warning 2, NWS Portland, OR

478 
WHUS76 KPQR 111643
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
843 AM PST THU DEC 11 2008

PZZ255-275-120045-
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0036.081212T1800Z-081213T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
843 AM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS NEAR 10 FEET WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN
WILL SUBSIDE TO AROUND 8 FT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN GALES FOR
THE CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND
35 KT BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SW TO 40 KT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. STRONG W TO NW GALES BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT QUICKLY
BUILD TO 25 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 25
AND 28 FEET SATURDAY.

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 FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ250-270-120045-
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.081212T1800Z-081213T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
843 AM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

SEAS NEAR 10 FT WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...AND THEN
SUBSIDE TO AROUND 8 FEET THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW WILL BRING STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO THE
SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 35 KT BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN BECOME
SW 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG W TO NW GALES WILL
CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT CAN
BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT. COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FT BY LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY BUILD TO 25 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS
BETWEEN 25 AND 28 FEET WILL PERSIST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-120045-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0209.000000T0000Z-081212T1200Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
843 AM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM
PST FRIDAY. 

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS WILL BE NEAR 10 FT THROUGH
TODAY...THEN 8 FT TONIGHT. HOWEVER SEAS WILL REACH 13 FT...WITH
BREAKERS...DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OCCURRING AROUND
315 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 10 FT...WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE...CAN
BE EXPECTED DURING THE WEAKER EBB CURRENT OCCURRING AROUND 3 AM
FRI.

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.

&&

$$

603 
WHUS76 KPQR 112157
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
157 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

PZZ255-275-120600-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0036.081212T1800Z-081213T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
157 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN GALES FOR
THE CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 35
KT BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SW TO 40 KT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. STRONG W TO NW GALES BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT QUICKLY
BUILD TO 25 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 25
AND 28 FEET SATURDAY.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-270-120600-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SW.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-081212T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.081212T1800Z-081213T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
157 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST FRIDAY. 

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW WILL BRING STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS TO THE
SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY
MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 35 KT BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN BECOME
SW 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG W TO NW GALES WILL
CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT CAN BE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FT BY LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY BUILD TO 25 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS
BETWEEN 25 AND 28 FEET WILL PERSIST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-120600-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0209.000000T0000Z-081212T0200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.RB.Y.0210.081212T1000Z-081212T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
157 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 AM
PST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 AM PST
FRIDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 7 FT TONIGHT AND FRI.
HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 13 FT WITH BREAKERS
DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT AROUND 315 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...AND TO 11 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE WEAK
EBB AROUND 4 AM FRI MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

543 
WHUS76 KPQR 112341 AAA
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
341 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

PZZ255-275-120745-
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0148.081211T2341Z-081212T0500Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0036.081212T1800Z-081213T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
341 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10
AM PST SATURDAY.

PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG ENOUGH THIS EVENING TO MAINTAIN
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE RAPIDLY INCREASING TOMORROW MORNING.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN GALES FOR
THE CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 35
KT BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SW TO 40 KT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. STRONG W TO NW GALES BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT QUICKLY
BUILD TO 25 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 25
AND 28 FEET SATURDAY.

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ250-270-120745-
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0148.081211T2341Z-081212T0500Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.081212T1800Z-081213T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
341 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS
EVENING. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM
PST FRIDAY. 

PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG ENOUGH THIS EVENING TO MAINTAIN
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE RAPIDLY INCREASING TOMORROW MORNING.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS TO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS
LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 35 KT BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN
BECOME SW 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG W TO NW GALES WILL
CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT CAN BE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FT BY LATE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY BUILD TO 25 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS
BETWEEN 25 AND 28 FEET WILL PERSIST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-120745-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0209.000000T0000Z-081212T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0210.081212T1000Z-081212T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
341 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 AM PST FRIDAY. 

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 7 FT TONIGHT AND FRI.
HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 13 FT WITH BREAKERS
DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT AROUND 315 PM THIS AFTERNOON...
AND TO 11 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE WEAK EBB AROUND
4 AM FRI MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

419 
WHUS76 KPQR 120601
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1001 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

PZZ250-270-121415-
/O.EXT.KPQR.SR.W.0002.081212T1800Z-081213T1000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1001 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM PST
SATURDAY...

THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 2 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG ENOUGH THIS EVENING TO MAINTAIN
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE RAPIDLY INCREASING TOMORROW MORNING.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS TO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL
WATERS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED
SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 35 KT BY LATE FRIDAY
MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SW 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG
W TO NW GALES WILL CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY EVENING.
GUSTS UP TO 55 KT CAN BE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO
40 KT LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND
15 FT BY LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY BUILD TO 25 TO
28 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS BETWEEN 25 AND 28 FEET WILL PERSIST
SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-121415-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0036.081212T1800Z-081213T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
1001 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST
SATURDAY. 

PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG ENOUGH THIS EVENING TO MAINTAIN
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE
AFTER MIDNIGHT BEFORE RAPIDLY INCREASING TOMORROW MORNING.

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN GALES FOR
THE CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL WATERS LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND
35 KT BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SW TO 40 KT FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. STRONG W TO NW GALES BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BUT QUICKLY
BUILD TO 25 TO 28 FEET FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN
25 AND 28 FEET SATURDAY.

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 FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-121415-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0210.081212T1000Z-081213T1800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1001 PM PST THU DEC 11 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM
FRIDAY TO 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 FT TONIGHT BUILDING TO 10
FT BY MIDDAY FRI. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 12 FT
WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE WEAK EBB AROUND 4 AM FRI
MORNING...AND TO 20 FT DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 4 PM FRI.


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.

&&

$$

347 
WHUS76 KPQR 121049
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
249 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

PZZ255-275-121900-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0036.081212T1800Z-081213T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
249 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM PST SATURDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO 
FLORENCE...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN GALES FOR
THE CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 35
KT BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SW TO 40 KT THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. STRONG W TO NW GALES BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT QUICKLY BUILD
TO 25 TO 28 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 25 AND 28
FEET SATURDAY.

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.


&&

$$

PZZ250-270-121900-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.081212T1800Z-081213T1000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
249 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
2 AM PST SATURDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROMCAPE SHOALWATER TO
CASCADE HEAD...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM
PST SATURDAY. 

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS TO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS
LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SW 35
TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG W TO NW GALES WILL CONTINUE
BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT CAN BE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT.
COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FT BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY BUILD TO 25 TO 28 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS
BETWEEN 25 AND 28 FEET WILL PERSIST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.


&&

$$

PZZ210-121900-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0210.000000T0000Z-081213T1800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
249 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 10 FT. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL
TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 12 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE WEAK
EBB AROUND 4 AM FRI MORNING...AND TO 20 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING
THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 4 PM FRI.

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.

&&

$$

786 
WHUS76 KPQR 121745
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
945 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

PZZ255-275-130145-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0036.081212T1800Z-081213T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
945 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL RESULT IN GALES FOR
THE CENTRAL OREGON COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND
35 KT BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN BECOME SW TO 40 KT THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. STRONG W TO NW GALES BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
DIMINISH TO 25 TO 30 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL
INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...BUT QUICKLY
BUILD TO 24 TO 27 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 24 AND 27 
FEET SATURDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-270-130145-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.081212T1800Z-081213T1000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
945 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY. 

A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BRING STORM FORCE
WIND GUSTS TO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COASTAL
WATERS LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING. SUSTAINED SOUTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 35 KT BY LATE MORNING...AND THEN
BECOME SW 35 TO 45 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. STRONG W TO NW GALES WILL
CONTINUE BEHIND THE FRONT THIS EVENING. GUSTS UP TO 55 KT CAN BE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO 40 KT LATE TONIGHT.
COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FT BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY BUILD TO 24 TO 27 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS
BETWEEN 24 AND 27 FEET WILL PERSIST SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-130145-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0210.000000T0000Z-081213T1800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
945 AM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 7 FT THIS MORNING...BUILDING
TO 15 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD
TO 20 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE WEAK EBB
AROUND 445 AM SAT MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

825 
WHUS76 KPQR 122217
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
217 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

PZZ255-275-130630-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-081213T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
217 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

GALE WINDS OF 35 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO
25 TO 30 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO
AROUND 15 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 23 TO 26 FEET TONIGHT.
SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 23 AND 26 FEET SATURDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING
SATURDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-270-130630-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081213T1000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
217 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY. 

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 30 TO
40 KT LATE TONIGHT. COMBINED SEAS WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 FT BY
LATE THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 23 TO 26 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS WILL
REMAIN BETWEEN 23 AND 26 FEET SATURDAY BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-130630-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0210.000000T0000Z-081213T1800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
217 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 7 FT THIS MORNING...BUILDING
TO 15 FT BY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD
TO 20 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 4 PM
THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE WEAK EBB
AROUND 445 AM SAT MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

538 
WHUS76 KPQR 130519
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
919 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

PZZ255-275-131400-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0036.000000T0000Z-081213T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
919 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SATURDAY. 

GALE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT...THEN GRADUALLY EASE TO 25 TO 30 KT BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS OF 22 TO 25 FEET WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN SUBSIDE SATURDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-270-131000-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-081213T1000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
919 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SATURDAY. 

STRONG WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT
WILL CONTINUE TIL 2 AM. AFTERWARDS...WINDS WILL EASE TO 25 TO 30
MPH SATURDAY MORNING. ALSO...SEAS OF 22 TO 25 FEET WILL CONTINUE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ210-131400-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0210.000000T0000Z-081214T0600Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
919 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST SATURDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 PM PST SATURDAY. 

IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 18 FT TONIGHT...THEN 16 FT
ON SAT. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 20 FT WITH BREAKERS
DURING THE EBB AROUND 445 AM SAT MORNING...AND NEAR 22 FT WITH
BREAKERS DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 5 PM SAT AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
230 AM PST THU DEC 11 2008

.SYNOPSIS...A MAJOR PATTERN SHIFT IS ON THE WAY BEGINNING FRIDAY...
WITH A TRANSITION TO TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW NORMAL FOR THE WEEKEND
AND SNOW LIKELY DOWN TO THE INLAND VALLEY FLOORS BY SUNDAY. SNOW OR
MIXED RAIN AND SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE BEACHES BY
SUNDAY. THE INITIAL COLD FRONT FRIDAY WILL ALSO BRING SIGNIFICANT
WIND TO THE AREA...ESPECIALLY TO THE COAST AND HIGHER TERRAIN. THE
COMBINATION OF WIND AND HEAVY SNOW MAY CAUSE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AT
TIMES IN THE CASCADES LATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A COLD ARCTIC AIR
MASS WILL LINGER ACROSS THE DISTRICT WELL INTO NEXT WEEK...WITH
TEMPERATURES STRUGGLING TO GET ABOVE FREEZING.
&&

.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS SOME MID/HIGH CLOUDS MOVING
EAST ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. THESE CLOUDS SHOULD ONLY ALLOW
PATCHY FOG TO FORM IN THE MORE FOG-PRONE AREAS. PATCHY FOG MAY ALSO
CLING TO THE COAST RANGE DUE TO THE MOIST LOW LEVELS AND LOW STRATUS
DECK. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWING LOW STRATUS DECK IN
NORTHERN/CENTRAL VALLEY...EXCEPT FOR KPDX...KTTD AND KSLE WHO ARE ALL
SHOWING FOG. LINGERING MOISTURE WILL LIKELY RESULT IN A PARTLY SUNNY
DAY...WITH TEMPERATURES SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY.

A MAJOR CHANGE IN THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BE USHERED IN BY A VERY
POTENT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT DUE OVER THE
AREA ON FRIDAY. THE BIGGEST CHANGE TO THE FORECAST IS A LITTLE SLOWER
TIMING ON THIS SYSTEM. HAVE UPDATED THE FORECASTS/GRIDS TO REFLECT A
6-HOUR LATER ONSET. NUMEROUS FEATURES WILL COME TOGETHER FOR THIS
SYSTEM TO TAKE SHAPE. FIRST...A STRONG BAROCLINIC ZONE HAS SET UP
OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA...WITH A COLD UPPER LOW OVER THE BERING SEA.
MEANWHILE...A DEEPER POOL OF COLD AIR IS GATHERING OVER THE HUDSON
BAY AND NUNAVUT.

MODELS SUGGEST THE FLOW WILL TURN TO NORTH- NORTHEASTERLY ACROSS
NORTHERN CANADA...WHICH WILL EVENTUALLY OPEN UP THE DOOR FOR SOME OF
THIS DEEPER ARCTIC AIR OVER NUNAVUT/HUDSON BAY TO EVENTUALLY HEAD
DOWN INTO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND POSSIBLY INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

MODELS ARE SHOWING A FAIR AMOUNT OF AGREEMENT IN STRONG SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPMENT FRIDAY NEAR THE SOUTHERN END OF VANCOUVER ISLAND AS THIS
ARCTIC AIR SEEPS DOWN INTO SOUTHWESTERN CANADA. THE SURFACE LOW
DEVELOPMENT WILL LIKELY BE AIDED SOMEWHAT BY THE ENHANCED
BAROCLINICITY CAUSED BY THIS ARCTIC AIR PUSHING SOUTHWARD.

WITH A RAPIDLY DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW TRACKING ACROSS SOUTHERN
VANCOUVER ISLAND AND EVENTUALLY THE WASHINGTON/BRITISH COLUMBIA
BORDER AND VERY COLD AIR FILTERING IN BEHIND THE ASSOCIATED
FRONT...WINDS ALONG AND JUST BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LIKELY BE PRETTY
STRONG. THIS WILL RAPIDLY ADVECT COLDER AIR INTO THE DISTRICT FRIDAY
NIGHT...WITH SNOW LEVELS AND TEMPERATURES QUICKLY FALLING BEHIND THE
FRONT. GFS/NAM BOTH SHOW WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT FRIDAY
APPROACHING HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA...AT LEAST ALONG THE SRN
WA/NRN OREGON COAST...WITH 55-65 KT AT 850 MB AND GOOD MIXING. WINDS
IN THE SW QUAD/NW FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT ARE VERY IMPRESSIVE OVER THE
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LATEST NAM/GFS RUNS
SHOWING BOUNDARY LAYER WINDS APPROACHING 50-60 KT AND 850 MB WINDS 60
TO 70 KT FOR 06Z SAT. WHILE THE PRECIPITATION WILL START OFF MAINLY
AS RAIN FOR MOST AREAS AS THE FRONT BEGINS TO MOVE ONSHORE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...SNOW LEVELS ARE LIKELY TO CRASH DOWN FROM 7000 FEET AHEAD
OF THE FRONT FRIDAY MORNING TO AS LOW AS 1000 FEET OR POSSIBLY LOWER
BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR
THE COAST FOR THE FRONTAL WINDS ON FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE HIGH CASCADES FOR
FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WHERE NEAR BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WIND AND HEAVY OROGRAPHICALLY ENHANCED
SNOW BEHIND THE FRONT. GIVEN THE LATEST MODELS...2-3 FEET OF SNOW
WILL BE LIKELY IN THE HIGH CASCADES FROM THIS EVENT BY LATE SATURDAY.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY CRITERIA SHOULD EASILY BE MET IN THE
FOOTHILLS AND COAST RANGE...BUT TIMING IS STILL A LITTLE FAR OUT FOR
ISSUING ANY WATCHES/WARNINGS ADVISORIES FOR THAT AREA AS SNOW LIKELY
DOES NOT BEGIN IN EARNEST FOR THE LOWER ELEVATIONS UNTIL FRIDAY
EVENING. ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE HILLS AROUND
PORTLAND ABOVE 500-1000 FEET AND OTHER INLAND HILLS BY SATURDAY
EVENING AS SHOWERS CONTINUE.

.LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS...ARCTIC FRONT
STILL TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA SATURDAY EVENING AWAITING THE NEXT
UPPER LOW MOVING SOUTH ON SUNDAY. HAVE BOOSTED TEMPERATURES SATURDAY
NIGHT AS FLOW REMAINS ONSHORE OVER AREA. GFS/EURO FAIRLY CLOSE WITH
UPPER LOW MOVING SOUTH ALONG COAST SUNDAY. MODEL QPF LIKELY TO BE
LIGHT AS NEITHER HANDLES CORRECTLY STRONG BAROCLINICITY WITH STRONG
UPPER LOW. UPPER LOW MOVES TO WEST OF ASTORIA BY LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON. TO THE SOUTH OF LOW SOUTHERLY 850 MB WINDS PUSH MOISTURE
BACK OVER LAND GIVING SOLID PRECIPITATION THREAT. ARCTIC FRONT CLOSE
ENOUGH TO PULL COLD LOW LEVEL AIR INTO SYSTEM. THIS WILL GIVE LOW
ELEVATIONS SOLID THREAT TO TURN PRECIPITATION TO SNOW. AS LOW MOVES
SOUTH OF THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT DRIER COLDER AIR IS PULLED IN SHUTTING
DOWN SNOW. INCREASING OFFSHORE FLOW BRINGS ARCTIC AMS SOLIDLY OVER
AREA SUNDAY NIGHT. OFFSHORE FLOW CONTINUES MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
THIS KEEPS AREA UNDER INFLUENCE OF ARCTIC AIR WITH VERY COLD
NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES AND MOST AREAS REMAINING BELOW FREEZING DURING
THE DAY. KOSOVITZ
&&

.AVIATION...ABUNDANT LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE IN THE VALLEYS. NEARLY ALL
INLAND TAF SITES IFR OR LOWER AS OF 10Z. FOG SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS
AREAS OF LOW STRATUS...BUT HIGHER CLOUDS MASKING MOST OF IT. COASTAL
SITES RANGE FROM LIFR IN FOG TO LOW-END VFR. EXPECT PLENTY OF FOG IN
THE VALLEYS THROUGH ABOUT 18Z. A NORTH SURFACE GRADIENT DEVELOPS BY
18Z WHICH SHOULD ALLOW FOR GOOD VFR. HOWEVER...A NORTH SURFACE FLOW
TENDS TO HOLD IN FOG AND LOW CLOUDS AT KEUG. COASTAL SITES SHOULD BE
FINE BY 18Z. WILL NEED TO WATCH FOR FOG TO RE-FORM AFTER 04Z FRI OR
SO DUE TO WEAK GRADIENTS.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...CONSIDERABLE IFR OR LIFR WITHIN 25 MILE RADIUS
OF KPDX. MID AND HIGH CLOUD COVER MAY ALLOW FOR TO THIN AT TIMES.
NORTH SURFACE GRADIENT DEVELOPS BY 18Z AND WOULD EXPECT IMPROVEMENT
TO VFR AROUND THAT TIME. WRN APPROACHES MAY TAKE A LITTLE LONGER TO
IMPROVE. WEISHAAR

&&

.MARINE...PLENTY OF MARINE ISSUES IN THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
CURRENTLY..SEAS RUNNING NEAR 10 FT AND SHOULD CONTINUE TODAY.
EXTREMELY HIGH TIDE TODAY (11.1 FEET AT TOKE POINT) WILL RESULT IN
THE POSSIBILITY OF MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW FOR THE S WASHINGTON COAST.

MODELS COMING INTO DECENT AGREEMENT WITH STRENGTH AND TRACK OF
STRONG LOW FOR FRI. STILL LOOKS LIKE THE LOW CENTER GETS TO THE N
WASHINGTON COAST AROUND 00Z SAT. LOOKS LIKE N WATERS HAVE A DECENT
SHOT OF STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS...ESPECIALLY WITH AND JUST BEHIND THE
FRONT. WILL HOIST STORM WARNING FROM 18Z FRI THROUGH 06Z SAT. STRONG
GALE SHOULD FOLLOW FOR AT LEAST 12 HOURS MORE. S WATERS DO NOT
APPEAR TO MAKE STORM FORCE...BUT WILL HAVE SOLID GALE 18Z FRI
THROUGH 18Z SAT.

SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY FRI. EXPECT FIRST 20-FOOT SEAS TO IMPACT THE
SURF ZONE BETWEEN 00Z AND 06Z SAT. WAVE WATCH AND THE ENP ITERATION
STILL INDICATING PEAK SEAS AROUND 25 FEET FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT. THE
SWELL WILL HAVE A NORTHWEST COMPONENT...WHICH WILL REDUCE THE TOTAL
ENERGY IMPACTING THE BEACHES. OTHERWISE...THERE COULD BE THE
POSSIBILITY OF HIGH SURF WARNING OR BEING MET. SINCE THE HIGH SEAS
DEVELOP BEYOND 36 HOURS...WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUING HIGH SURF
ADVISORY FOR NOW. INSTEAD...WILL PUT UP COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR
THE S WASHINGTON COAST VALID THROUGH SAT DURING HIGH TIDES.
WEISHAAR

&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR/WA...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH EARLY FRI MORNING FOR
           ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
        SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FROM CAPE
           SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
        STORM WARNING FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD 10
           AM FRI THROUGH 10 PM FRI.
        GALE WARNING FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE 10 AM FRI
           THROUGH 10 AM SAT.
        COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE S WASHINGTON COAST 10 AM
           TODAY THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON.
        WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN
           OREGON CASCADES FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
        HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...NORTHERN AND
           CENTRAL OREGON COAST FRIDAY.$$

MORE WEATHER INFORMATION ONLINE AT...
Http://weather.gov/portland

THIS DISCUSSION IS FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON FROM
THE CASCADE CREST TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. THE AREA IS COMMONLY
REFERRED TO AS THE FORECAST AREA.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
552 AM PST WED DEC 10 2008

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-111400-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
552 AM PST WED DEC 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...THEN HIGH SURF IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT LOW ELEVATIONS
FROM FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH SOME ACCUMULATION NOT
OUT OF THE QUESTION. REFER TO THE LATEST ZONE FORECAST (PDXZFPPQR)
AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT (PDXSPSPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-
SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-
CASCADE FOOTHILLS IN LANE COUNTY-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
552 AM PST WED DEC 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
SIGNIFICANT MOUNTAIN SNOWS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE AT LOW ELEVATIONS FROM FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH SOME ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE. REFER TO
THE LATEST ZONE FORECAST (PDXZFPPQR) AND SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
(PDXSPSPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

PZZ250-255-270-275-111400-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
552 AM PST WED DEC 10 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST
OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS MAY
REACH STORM FORCE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST (PDXCWFPQR) AND MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
(PDXMWSPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.