Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 21, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this gale warning at Mar 25, 2011, 3:03 AM PDT. It took effect at Mar 25, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2011, 3:03 AM PDT (10:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 25, 2011, 6:00 PM PDT
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2011, 5:33 AM PDT
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
637 WHUS76 KPQR 251003 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 303 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 PZZ255-275-251815- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0100Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0010.110326T0100Z-110326T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0021.110326T0100Z-110326T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 303 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT BY SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ250-270-251815- /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.A.0010.110326T0300Z-110326T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 303 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS 10 TO 12 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY REACH GALE FORCE THIS EVENING WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ210-251815- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110326T1000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 303 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 900 AM THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 15 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 945 PM TONIGHT. SEAS TO NEAR 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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711 WHUS76 KPQR 251013 CCA MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 312 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 CORRECTED EBB TIMING FOR COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. PZZ255-275-251830- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0100Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0010.110326T0100Z-110326T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0021.110326T0100Z-110326T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 312 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT BY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ250-270-251830- /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.A.0010.110326T0300Z-110326T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 312 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS 10 TO 12 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY REACH GALE FORCE THIS EVENING WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ210-251830- /O.COR.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110326T1000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 312 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1000 AM THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 15 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1045 PM TONIGHT. SEAS TO NEAR 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
175 WHUS76 KPQR 251531 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 831 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 CORRECTED EBB TIMING FOR COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. PZZ255-275-252345- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0021.110326T0100Z-110326T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 831 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 TO 13 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT LATE THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT BY SATURDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ PZZ250-270-252345- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.GL.A.0010.110326T0300Z-110326T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 831 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS 10 TO 12 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 35 KT LATER THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS MAY REACH GALE FORCE THIS EVENING WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ210-252345- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110326T1000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 831 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1000 AM THIS MORNING. SEAS TO 15 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1045 PM TONIGHT. SEAS TO NEAR 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
401 WHUS76 KPQR 252125 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 225 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 CORRECTED EBB TIMING FOR COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. PZZ255-275-260530- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0100Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0021.110326T0100Z-110326T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 225 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT BY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ210-260530- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110326T1200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 225 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1045 PM TONIGHT. SEAS TO NEAR 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1000 AM SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS TO 10 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ PZZ250-270-260530- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0300Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.GL.A.0010.110326T0300Z-110326T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 225 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY REACH GALE FORCE THIS EVENING...WITH SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
203 WHUS76 KPQR 260145 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 645 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 PZZ270-260945- /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0700Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0010.110326T0300Z-110326T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.GL.W.0021.110326T0700Z-110326T1400Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 645 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7 AM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DROP BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY MORNING 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. && $$ PZZ255-275-260945- /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110326T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 645 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT BY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ250-260945- /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0700Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0010.110326T0300Z-110326T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.110326T0700Z-110327T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- 645 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SEAS: SEAS 10 FEET BUILDING TO 12 FT BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ210-260945- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110326T2100Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 645 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1045 PM TONIGHT. SEAS TO NEAR 10 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1100 AM SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS TO 12 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
464 WHUS76 KPQR 260419 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 919 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 PZZ270-261230- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0700Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0021.110326T0700Z-110326T1400Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 919 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DROP BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY MORNING 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. && $$ PZZ255-275-261230- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110326T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 919 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT BY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ250-261230- /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110327T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.110326T0700Z-110327T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- 919 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * SEAS: SEAS 10 FEET BUILDING TO 12 FT BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ210-261230- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110326T2100Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 919 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1045 PM TONIGHT. SEAS TO NEAR 10 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1100 AM SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS TO 12 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
256 WHUS76 KPQR 260652 AAA MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1152 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 PZZ270-261400- /O.EXP.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110326T0700Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0021.110326T0700Z-110326T1400Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1152 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT PDT TONIGHT. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT BECOMING 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AROUND MIDNIGHT. WINDS SHOULD DROP BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY MORNING 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. && $$ PZZ255-275-261400- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110326T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1152 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT SATURDAY. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT BY SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ250-261500- /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110327T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.110326T0700Z-110327T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- 1152 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY. * SEAS: SEAS 10 FEET BUILDING TO 12 FT BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ210-261500- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110326T2100Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 1152 PM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 11 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB: ONGOING EBB AROUND 1045 PM FRIDAY. SEAS TO NEAR 10 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1100 AM SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS TO 12 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
605 WHUS76 KPQR 261001 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 301 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 PZZ255-275-261815- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110326T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.A.0011.110327T1200Z-110327T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 301 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT BY MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 25 KT BY SATURDAY MORNING...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT AGAIN POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 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 GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ270-261400- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110326T1400Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 301 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 FT. * WINDS: SOUTH WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT WILL DROP BELOW GALE FORCE SATURDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-261815- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110327T0400Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 301 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 9 FT INCREASING TO 11 FT TODAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1100 AM SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS TO 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1145 PM SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. 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. && $$ PZZ250-261815- /O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110327T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110327T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- 301 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SEAS 10 FEET BUILDING TO 12 FT BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
298 WHUS76 KPQR 261233 AAA MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 533 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 PZZ255-275-262045- /O.CAN.KPQR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110326T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110326T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110327T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.GL.A.0011.110327T1200Z-110327T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 533 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 13 FT. * WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KT WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KT BY THE AFTERNOON...BUT THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT... WITH SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KT AND GUSTS TO 40 KT POSSIBLE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ PZZ270-262045- /O.CAN.KPQR.GL.W.0021.000000T0000Z-110326T1400Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110326T1800Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110327T1200Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 533 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * SEAS: SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND 20 TO 25 KT WINDS WILL EASE TO 10 TO 20 KT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ250-262045- /O.EXT.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110326T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0027.000000T0000Z-110327T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- 533 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT SUNDAY. * SEAS: SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 12 FT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: SOUTHEAST WIND INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL EASE AND BECOME SOUTH 10 TO 20 KT SATURDAY AFTERNOON..THEN INCREASE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT TO 20 TO 25 KT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ PZZ210-262045- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0066.000000T0000Z-110327T0400Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 533 AM PDT SAT MAR 26 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 9 FT INCREASING TO 11 FT TODAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1100 AM SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS TO 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1145 PM SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS 13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Portland, OR wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 25, 2:52 AM PDT, 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 25, 2:52 AM PDT, 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
252 AM PDT FRI MAR 25 2011
.SYNOPSIS...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE PAC NW
OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. A FAIRLY ORGANIZED STORM WILL BRING MORE
WIDESPREAD RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW FRIDAY NIGHT INTO
SATURDAY...FOLLOWED BY A FAIRLY POTENT WET SYSTEM SUNDAY...WITH A
WEAKER SYSTEM ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY. MUCH MORE UNCERTAIN ON
WHETHER A DRYING TREND WILL ENSUE BY MID WEEK OR IF THE WET WEATHER
WILL CONTINUE.
&&
.SHORT TERM...THE SOGGY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MID
WEEK..THOUGH AT LEAST THE PARADE OF STORMS WILL EASE UP A BIT. IT
APPEARS AS THOUGH OUR DRIEST DAY OF THE NEXT FEW WILL BE TODAY.
COLD UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHERN/CENTRAL OREGON COAST
WILL MOVE INLAND TODAY...AND AS IT DOES SO...WILL OPEN UP AND WEAKEN.
A COMPACT VORT MAX WILL PUSH ADDITIONAL WAVES WITH IT AND TO MOVE
NORTHWARD KEEPING SCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND...MAINLY FOR AREAS SOUTH
OF SALEM AS THE MAJORITY OF THE UPPER LEVEL ENERGY HEADS FOR SOUTHERN
OREGON. NO REAL SFC BOUNDARY TO SPEAK OF. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
CANNOT BE RULED IF ANY SUN BREAKS COME TO FRUITION...WHICH WOULD ADD
A BIT TO THE EXPECTED SKINNY AND SHALLOW CAPE...BUT CURRENT BUFR
SOUNDINGS SUGGEST MOISTURE REMAINS CONFINED PRETTY LOW WHICH WOULD
LIMIT ANY CHARGE SEPARATION. HI RES 4 KM WRF REFLECTIVITY CONFIRMS
VERY LOW COVERAGE OF SHOWER ACTIVITY FURTHER. HAVE LEFT THE MENTION
OUT OF THE FORECAST...DESPITE SPCA HAVING OUR AREA IN THE GENERAL
THUNDER. SMALL HAIL WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS.
FURTHER OFFSHORE SOMEWHERE IN THE VICINITY OF 48N 140W...WATER VAPOR
SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS THE NEXT IN THIS SEEMINGLY NEVER ENDING
SERIES OF EARLY SPRING SYSTEMS. THIS SYSTEM IS CRUISING ALONG...BEING
GUIDED BY A 120+ KT UPPER LEVEL JET. THE IMPACTS FROM THIS SYSTEM
WILL BE FELT ALONG THE COAST TOMORROW EVENING...INLAND IN THE MID TO
LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THIS FIRST UPPER LOW WILL APPROACH THE N
OR/S WA COAST AND THEN WEAKEN...THOUGH AN OCCLUDED FRONT ASSOCIATED
WITH THIS SYSTEM MAY BRING ANOTHER DOSE OF MODERATE PRECIP ALONG
WITH GUSTY WINDS AT THE COAST OVERNIGHT FRI INTO SAT MORNING.
THE NEXT LOW WILL BE FOLLOWING CLOSE BEHIND AND BRINGS A
MODERATELY STRONG FRONT THROUGH ON SUNDAY WHICH LOOKS TO PASS THROUGH
THE AREA WITH THE STRONGEST PUNCH OF THE THREE SYSTEMS...THE NEXT OF
WHICH COMES THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY...AND IS DISCUSSED IN
THE LONG TERM. THIS SUNDAY SYSTEM WILL BRINGING BREEZY CONDITIONS
INLAND.
LOOKS LIKE THE CASCADES WILL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE SNOW AT A STEADY
RATE UP THE NEXT FEW DAYS STARTING FRIDAY NIGHT...THOUGH AT THIS
POINT NOT EXPECT ANY PARTICULAR PERIOD THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY TO PUSH
OVER ADVISORY LEVELS DURING ANY ONE 12 HR PERIOD. THE BEST CHANCE
LOOKS TO COME ON THE SUNDAY SYSTEM. KMD
.LONG TERM...NO CHANGES. PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS... MODELS IN
GENERAL AGREEMENT WITH UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ONSHORE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL OREGON BY MONDAY MORNING WITH SOME RIDGING
DEVELOPING OVER THE AREA MONDAY. MODELS BEGIN TO SHOW SIGNIFICANT
DISAGREEMENT BY TUESDAY WITH THE GFS CONTINUING TO SUGGEST AN UPPER
RIDGE WILL BRING A TREND TOWARD MUCH WARMER AND DRIER WEATHER BY LATE
WEEK WHILE THE ECMWF/CANADIAN SUGGEST THE PARADE OF FRONTAL SYSTEMS
WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WET WEATHER AT TIMES ALL THE WAY THROUGH NEXT
WEEK. NOT A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN THE MEDIUM RANGE MODELS TODAY...WITH
TOO MUCH RUN-TO-RUN AND MODEL-TO-MODEL CONSISTENCY PROBLEMS. IN
COORDINATION WITH NEIGHBORING OFFICES...WE ARE LEANING TOWARD THE
MID-WEEK RIDGING SOLUTION OF THE GFS. HOWEVER WE ARE NOT GOING ALL
THE WAY WITH DRY GRIDS YET. WILL MODERATE THIS SOLUTION AND KEEP THE
MENTION OF SCATTERED SHOWERS IN THE FORECAST UNTIL THE MODELS SHOW
MORE CONSISTENCY.
&&
.AVIATION...A VARIETY OF FLYING CONDITIONS ACROSS SW WASHINGTON
AND NW OREGON THIS MORNING. LOW PRESSURE IS GENERALLY BRINGING A
VFR CLOUD DECK AROUND 6000 FT...WITH SOME AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN.
HOWEVER THERE ARE SOME BREAKS IN THE CLOUDS...AND IN THESE CLEARER
AREAS SOME FOG HAS DEVELOPED. AS OF 0930Z...KHIO AND HOOD RIVER
WERE AT 1/2SM VSBY WITH FOG. ELSEWHERE...SOME IFR CIGS THROUGHOUT
THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY. AS HIGHER CLOUDS
SPREAD NORTHWARD ACROSS THE DISTRICT...EXPECT THE FOG TO LIFT BY
14Z WITH GENERAL VFR CONDITIONS AND A FEW PATCHES OF IFR/MVFR
LOWER CIGS. IFR/MVFR SHOULD DISSIPATE BY 17Z OUTSIDE OF SHOWERS.
SMALL HAIL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SHOWERS DUE TO LOW FREEZING LEVELS.
A STRAY AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM IS NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.
KPDX AND APPROACHES...AREAS OF IFR/LIFR CIGS/VSBYS IN FOG OR LOW
STRATUS THROUGHOUT THE PORTLAND METRO UNTIL 14Z...THEN GENERAL VFR
WITH SHOWERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. SOME SHOWERS MAY PRODUCE SMALL
HAIL DUE TO LOW FREEZING LEVELS.
&&
.MARINE...ANOTHER GULF OF ALASKA LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL APPROACH
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST TODAY AND TONIGHT...BRINGING THE
POSSIBILITY OF GALES BY THIS EVENING. UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A
WARNING FOR TONIGHT SOUTH OF CASCADE HEAD...BUT LEFT THE WATCH
NORTH OF CASCADE HEAD DUE TO LOWER CONFIDENCE IN GALE FORCE WINDS.
EITHER WAY CONDITIONS WILL BE ROUGH THROUGHOUT THE COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT AND EARLY SAT...FOLLOWED BY A POTENT W-NW SWELL LATER SAT.
ACTIVE STORM TRACK CONTINUES THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH ANOTHER
CHANCE FOR GALES EARLY SUN AND YET ANOTHER MON NIGHT AS A SERIES
OF LOWS/FRONTAL SYSTEMS MOVE INTO THE PAC NW. PERSISTENT SWELL
WILL KEEP THE BARS ROUGH FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. WEAGLE
&&
.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT FOR COASTAL
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD OUT 0-60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO CASCADE HEAD
OUT 0-60 NM.
GALE WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT SATURDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OUT 0-60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 PM PDT THIS
EVENING FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OUT
60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 3 AM
PDT SATURDAY.
&&
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, Mar 24, 5:54 AM PDT, 21 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 554 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 PZZ250-255-270-275-251600- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 554 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 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...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY. ORZ001>014-PZZ210-WAZ019>023-039-040-251600- NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 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-COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I- 5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA- SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- 554 AM PDT THU MAR 24 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON...NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT LIKELY BE NEEDED TODAY.
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