Alert archive / Oregon / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 49, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this gale warning at Nov 30, 2012, 12:04 AM PST. It was in force for 48 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
- Nov 30, 2012, 12:04 AM PST (08:04 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 2, 2012, 12:00 AM PST
- In force
- 48 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
604 WHUS76 KPQR 300804 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1204 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 PZZ255-275-301615- /O.UPG.KPQR.SI.Y.0145.000000T0000Z-121130T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0049.121130T0804Z-121201T0800Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-121130T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0024.121130T1800Z-121201T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1204 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS: 13 TO 15 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FT BY AFTERNOON AND HOLD THERE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...BEYOND 10 NM OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ PZZ250-270-301615- /O.UPG.KPQR.SI.Y.0145.000000T0000Z-121202T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0049.121130T0804Z-121201T0800Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.SW.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-121203T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1204 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST FRIDAY NIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS: 13 TO 15 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FT BY AFTERNOON AND HOLD THERE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...BEYOND 10 NM OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-301615- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121202T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 1204 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 12 TO 14 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 14 TO 15 FT LATER TODAY AND HOLDING AT THAT RANGE TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 530 AM FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 16 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY. * SECOND EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 530 PM FRIDAY EVENING. SEAS NEAR 18 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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507 WHUS76 KPQR 301025 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 225 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-301830- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121201T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 225 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. * SEAS: 14 TO 17 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FT BY LATE MORNING...AND HOLD THERE TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...BEYOND 10 NM OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-301830- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121202T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 225 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 14 TO 15 FT TODAY AND TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 530 AM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 18 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 530 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 19 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
909 WHUS76 KPQR 301112 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 312 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-301915- /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121201T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 312 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. AFTER MIDNIGHT...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE A BIT TO 25 TO 35 KT. * SEAS: 14 TO 17 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FT BY LATE MORNING...AND HOLD THERE TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...BEYOND 10 NM OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-301915- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121202T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 312 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: NEAR 15 FT TODAY AND TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 530 AM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 18 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 530 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 19 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
796 WHUS76 KPQR 301653 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 853 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-010100- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121201T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 853 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS MAY EASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON. THEN THIS EVENING...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE BACK TO 25 TO 35 KT. * SEAS: 16 TO 17 FT EARLY THIS MORNING WILL BUILD TO 17 TO 18 FT BY LATE MORNING...AND HOLD THERE TONIGHT. THE HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE OVER THE OUTER COASTAL WATERS...BEYOND 10 NM OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-010100- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121202T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 853 AM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: NEAR 15 FT TODAY AND TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 530 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 19 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 530 AM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 18 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
483 WHUS76 KPQR 302145 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 145 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-010600- /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121202T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 145 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. * SEAS: 16 TO 18 FT...INCREASING UP TO 20 FT OVERNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-010600- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121202T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 145 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SATURDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: NEAR 15 FT TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. * FIRST EBB: STRONG EBB AROUND 530 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 19 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 530 AM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 18 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
068 WHUS76 KPQR 010432 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 832 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-011245- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121202T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 832 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. A FEW GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE POSSIBLE AROUND THUNDERSTORMS OVERNIGHT. * SEAS: 16 TO 18 FT...INCREASING UP TO 20 FT OVERNIGHT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE CENTRAL OREGON WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-011245- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121202T0600Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 832 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012 ...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... * GENERAL SEAS: 13 TO 15 FT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 615 AM SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 18 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 6 PM SATURDAY EVENING. SEAS NEAR 18 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
244 WHUS76 KPQR 011032 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 232 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-011845- /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121202T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 232 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE A BIT OVER THE WATERS THIS EVENING...BUT AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF NEWPORT AT THAT TIME. WINDS WILL EASE OF ALL COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. * SEAS: 14 TO 17 FT CONTINUE...WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM NEWPORT SOUTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-011845- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121203T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 232 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 12 TO 13 FT TODAY AND TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 615 AM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 17 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 6 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 17 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
645 WHUS76 KPQR 011033 CCA MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 232 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-011900- /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121202T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 232 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE A BIT OVER THE WATERS THIS EVENING...BUT AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF NEWPORT AT THAT TIME. WINDS WILL EASE OF ALL COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. * SEAS: 14 TO 17 FT CONTINUE...WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS FROM NEWPORT SOUTHWARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-011900- /O.COR.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121203T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 232 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: NEAR 14 FT TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THEN NEAR 12 FT LATER TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 615 AM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 17 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 6 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 17 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
114 WHUS76 KPQR 011653 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 853 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-020100- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121202T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 853 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE A BIT OVER THE WATERS THIS EVENING...BUT AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT ARE EXPECTED SOUTH OF NEWPORT AT THAT TIME. WINDS WILL EASE OF ALL COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. * SEAS: 14 TO 17 FT CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-020100- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121203T0200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 853 AM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST SUNDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: NEAR 14 FT TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THEN NEAR 13 FT LATE TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 6 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 17 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 645 AM SUNDAY. SEAS NEAR 16 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
401 WHUS76 KPQR 012208 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 208 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-020615- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121202T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 208 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT AS ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE PASSES ACROSS THE SOUTH OREGON COASTAL WATERS...GALE FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT ARE EXPECT AGAIN DURING THE EVENING...EASING BACK TO WEST WIND 25 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT. * SEAS: 14 TO 15 FT WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 17 FT TONIGHT...THEN EASE BACK TO 13 TO 15 FT TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-020615- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121203T0500Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 208 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST SUNDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: NEAR 14 FT TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THEN NEAR 13 FT LATE TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 6 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 17 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 645 AM SUNDAY. SEAS NEAR 16 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
547 WHUS76 KPQR 020427 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 827 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-020800- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121202T0800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 827 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH MIDNIGHT AHEAD OF THE APPROACHING FRONT...EASING BACK TO WEST WIND 25 TO 30 KT OVERNIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. * SEAS: 15 TO 17 FT TONIGHT...EASING BACK TO 13 TO 15 FT TOWARDS DAYBREAK SUNDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-021230- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121203T0800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 827 PM PST SAT DEC 1 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST SUNDAY NIGHT. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: NEAR 14 FT TODAY AND THIS EVENING...THEN NEAR 13 FT LATE TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 645 AM SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 16 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 630 PM SUNDAY EVENING. SEAS NEAR 15 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
284 WHUS76 KPQR 020814 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 1214 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-021615- /O.EXP.KPQR.GL.W.0049.000000T0000Z-121202T0800Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0146.121202T0814Z-121203T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0087.121202T0814Z-121203T1400Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 1214 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KT CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 KT AT TIMES. HOWEVER...SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT MAY STILL OCCUR CLOSE TO HEADLANDS UNTIL 2 AM THIS MORNING. * SEAS: 14 TO 15 FT TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ210-021615- /O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0146.121202T0814Z-121203T1400Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0152.000000T0000Z-121203T0800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 1214 AM PST SUN DEC 2 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 13 TO 14 FT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 645 AM SUNDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 16 FT WITH BREAKERS. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 630 PM SUNDAY EVENING. SEAS NEAR 15 FT WITH BREAKERS. 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. 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. && $$ 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 Nov 29, 9:00 PM PST, 3 hours 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 29, 9:00 PM PST, 3 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
900 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012
.SYNOPSIS...A BROAD UPPER LOW OVER THE NE PACIFIC WILL SEND A SERIES
OF FRONTS ACROSS THE PACIFIC NW THROUGH THE WEEKEND. SHOWERS WILL
PERSIST TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT..AND INCREASE FRIDAY
MORNING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM APPROACHES. THE NEXT FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO
PASS LEVEL WITH THIS SYSTEM. ANOTHER FRONT IS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT
AND SUNDAY MORNING.
&&
.SHORT TERM...A MASSIVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE
TO SPIN EMBEDDED SHORTWAVE TROUGHS ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. WE ARE CURRENTLY NEAR THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF AN UPPER LEVEL
JET...WHICH HAS LIKELY AIDED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A QUASI BAROCLINIC
LEAF OVER WEST CENTRAL OREGON. PER RADAR IMAGERY...WIDESPREAD RAIN
SHOWERS ARE SPREADING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING.
ONCE THIS WAVE PASSES...EXPECT AT LEAST A TEMPORARY LULL IN PRECIP
ACROSS THE VALLEY DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SATELLITE
EXTRAPOLATION AND THE HRRR SUPPORT THIS GENERAL IDEA.
ANOTHER EMBEDDED VORT MAX CURRENTLY APPROACHING 130W WILL BE LAPPING
ON OUR DOORSTEP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN ANOTHER
UPTICK IN SHOWER ACTIVITY...PARTICULARLY ALONG THE COAST.
A THIRD VORT MAX CURRENTLY NEAR 50N AND 150W WILL PUSH ASHORE FRIDAY
EVENING RESULTING IN A BAND OF HEAVIER RAIN THAT WILL DROP
SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CWA FRIDAY EVENING INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. THE
COAST RANGE WILL LIKELY RECEIVE A COUPLE INCHES OF RAIN FROM THIS
EVENT...BUT AT THIS TIME...MAIN STEM RIVER FLOODING IS NOT
ANTICIPATED.
FINALLY...THE MODELS ARE IN RELATIVELY GOOD AGREEMENT THAT ANOTHER
VORT MAX AND SHORTWAVE TROUGH CURRENTLY NEAR THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
WILL SWING INTO THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT. WE WILL ONCE AGAIN BE IN
THE VICINITY OF THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A JET...THIS TIME AROUND NEAR
150KTS. CYCLOGENESIS WILL BE POSSIBLE OFF OUR WATERS AND THIS IS
WHERE THE MODELS DIVERGE IN THEIR SOLUTIONS. THE EC HINTS AT A WAVE
DEVELOPING...BUT DOES NOT DEVELOP A CLOSED LOW. THE LATEST GFS AND
GEM ARE OPEN WAVE-LIKE...BUT DO DEVELOP A CLOSED 993MB AND 987 MB
LOW...RESPECTIVELY. BOTH MODELS MOVE THEIR RESPECTIVE LOW PRESSURES
INTO THE SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST. MEANWHILE...THE NAM DEVELOPS A
CLOSED LOW EARLY ON...AND BRINGS A 985MB LOW INTO THE NORTH CENTRAL
OREGON COAST. THIS WOULD ALMOST CERTAINLY RESULT IN A SIGNIFICANT WIND
EVENT FOR AT LEAST PORTIONS OF THE OREGON COAST. GIVEN THIS IS A
COUPLE DAYS AWAY AND SUBTLE DIFFERENCES IN THE SYNOPTIC PATTERN CAN
DRASTICALLY CHANGE CYCLOGENESIS...A HYBRID OF THE GLOBAL MODELS IS
FAVORED...BUT THIS WILL NONETHELESS BEAR WATCHING.
IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT A MORE OPEN WAVE LIKE PATTERN AS
DEPICTED BY THE EC WOULD LIKELY RESULT IN LOWER SNOW LEVELS AND
HIGHLIGHT WORTHY SNOWS FOR THE CASCADE PASSES. IN CONTRAST...WARM
AIR WOULD LIKELY SURGE NORTHWARD AHEAD OF THE DEVELOPING LOW
PRESSURE...PARTICULARLY IN THE NAM SCENARIO...RESULTING IN SNOW
LEVELS AT LEAST 1.5-3KFT HIGHER.
MAIN EDITS THIS EVENING WERE TO ADJUST SNOW LEVELS DOWN A BIT GIVEN
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE CASCADE CREST PER WEB CAMS...AND TO
INCREASE POPS A BIT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS GIVEN GENERAL MODEL
CONSENSUS. /NEUMAN
.LONG TERM...A SHORTWAVE UPPER RIDGE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION MONDAY
AND PROVIDE A BRIEF BREAK IN THE MOIST WEATHER...ALTHOUGH MOIST
ONSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE SHOWERS. ANOTHER UPPER LOW WILL
DROP INTO THE NE PACIFIC MONDAY AND BRING A WET FRONT THROUGH THE
REGION TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. MODELS HAVE STILL SHOW THE POTENTIAL
FOR AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT WITH THIS SYSTEM...WHICH WILL BRING
THE POSSIBILITY OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF
HIGH RIVER LEVELS. THE MODELS HINT OF SOME SORT OF RIDGING AND
POSSIBLY DRY WEATHER LATE NEXT WEEK.
&&
.AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS THIS EVENING. LOOK FOR AREAS OF
MVFR STRATUS TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT BOTH ALONG THE COAST AND
INLAND. VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN OVER INLAND LATE FRI MORNING
AND CONTINUE DURING THE AFTERNOON. EXPECT A MIX OF MVFR ALONG THE
COAST ON FRIDAY.
KPDX AND APPROACHES...VFR CIGS AND VSBY THROUGH THIS EVENING. EXPECT
MVFR STRATUS DESK BETWEEN 020 AND 030 TO DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
LIFT BACK TO VFR SHORTLY BEFORE NOON ON FRIDAY. E TO SE WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY. TODD/BROWN
&&
.MARINE...STRONG SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS OVER THE MARINE
WATERS THIS EVENING SHOULD CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.
MODELS CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE THE POSSIBILITY OF MARGINAL GALES
ACROSS MAINLY THE SOUTHERN WATERS BEGINNING FRIDAY AFTERNOON AHEAD
OF THE NEXT SYSTEM. AS A RESULT...A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. FULLY EXPECT SMALL CRAFT WINDS
AT THE LEAST TO CONTINUE ACROSS ALL WATERS THROUGH SATURDAY.
SEAS WILL REMAIN IN THE MID TEENS THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS MAY PICK
UP TO THE UPPER TEENS FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY WITH THE
SYSTEM...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. SEAS ARE THEN
EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY DROP TO NEAR 10 FT BY LATE SUNDAY. BROWN
&&
.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...NONE.
WA...NONE.
PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 60
NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR
OUT 60 NM.
GALE WATCH FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD OR TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY FOR
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD OR TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST FRIDAY
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD OR TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60
NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 10 PM
PST 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, Nov 29, 1:33 PM PST, 10 hours 31 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 133 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-010045- 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- 133 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT GALE FORCE WINDS SHOULD SUBSIDE TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY ADDITIONAL GALE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND...BUT TIMING AND THE STRENGTH OF THE WINDS REMAINS UNCERTAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... ORZ001>014-PZZ210-WAZ019>023-039-040-010045- 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- 133 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON...NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON 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...
The office that day
Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 8:59 PM PST | Gale Watch | PQR | 3 hr | |
| Nov 30, 1:35 PM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 20 hr | |
| Nov 30, 1:35 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 20 hr |
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