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Storm Warning 1, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this storm warning at Jan 16, 2012, 2:52 PM PST. It took effect at Jan 18, 2012, 1:00 AM PST. It was in force for 8 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
- Jan 16, 2012, 2:52 PM PST (22:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 18, 2012, 1:00 AM PST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2012, 9:09 AM PST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
125 WHUS76 KPQR 162252 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 252 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 PZZ250-270-170700- /O.EXT.KPQR.SI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0003.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ 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- 252 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL 10 TO 12 FT...THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING TO NEAR 10 FT TONIGHT. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY STRONG GALE OR STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS (GUSTS 50 TO 60 KT) ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ255-275-170700- /O.EXT.KPQR.SI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.SR.A.0001.120118T1200Z-120119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 252 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL 10 FT. BUILDING TO NEAR 30 FT ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS GENERATED BY THE STORM ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE 25 TO 30 FT RANGE...BUT WITH THESE KIND OF WINDS 30 TO 35 FT MAY NOT BE OUT OF THE QUESTION. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ210-170700- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 252 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 9 TO 11 FT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1015 PM MONDAY NIGHT. SEAS NEAR 14 FT. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1115 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 14 FT. 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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065 WHUS76 KPQR 170418 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 818 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-171230- /O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ 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- 818 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL HOVERING AROUND 10 FT...SLIGHTLY BELOW AT TIMES THROUGH TUESDAY. SEAS BUILD TO 25 TO 30 FT OR POSSIBLY HIGHER ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY STRONG STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS (GUSTS 55 TO 65 KT) ARE EXPECTED WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE EASING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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. 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. && $$ PZZ210-171230- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 818 PM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB: AROUND 1015 PM TONIGHT. SEAS NEAR 10 FT. * SECOND EBB: AROUND 1115 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 12 FT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
547 WHUS76 KPQR 171106 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 306 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 PZZ210-171915- /O.CAN.KPQR.RB.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.RB.Y.0012.120117T1700Z-120117T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.120118T0600Z-120118T1100Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 306 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 8 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 12 FT TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 10 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1115 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 14 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1145 PM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ250-255-270-275-171915- /O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ 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- 306 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL HOVERING AROUND 10 FT...SLIGHTLY BELOW AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY. WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FT ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL EASE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RISE TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND THEN SPREAD NORTH THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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. 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
896 WHUS76 KPQR 171405 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 605 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 PZZ250-255-270-275-172215- /O.UPG.KPQR.SI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.SW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0003.120117T1405Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ 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- 605 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: WEST TO NORTHWEST SWELL HOVERING AROUND 10 FT... SLIGHTLY BELOW AT TIMES THROUGH TODAY. WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FT ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS. * WINDS: WEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH TODAY. WINDS WILL EASE THIS EVENING. HOWEVER...SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL RISE TO 45 TO 55 KT LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN WATERS AND THEN SPREAD NORTH THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 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. 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 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. && $$ PZZ210-172215- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0012.120117T1700Z-120117T2200Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.120118T0600Z-120118T1100Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 605 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 8 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 12 FT TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 10 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1115 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 14 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1145 PM TONIGHT. 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 ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
099 WHUS76 KPQR 171709 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 909 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 PZZ210-180115- /O.CAN.KPQR.RB.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120117T2200Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.120117T1709Z-120119T0000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 909 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 12 FT TONIGHT. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 11 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1115 AM THIS MORNING. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 14 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1145 PM TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ PZZ255-275-180115- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120118T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.HF.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120118T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 909 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. THE STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. * WIND SPEED: SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT. * WIND GUSTS: PEAK GUSTS IN THE 65 TO 75 KT RANGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 FT AND PERHAPS TO 35 FT IN THE WINDIEST AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM...IT IS ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL THIS STORM BLOWS THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ250-270-180115- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 909 AM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FT ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. * WINDS: SOUTH WESTERLY WINDS WILL RISE TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
522 WHUS76 KPQR 172237 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 237 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 PZZ255-275-180645- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120118T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.HF.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120118T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 237 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WIND SPEED: SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT. * WIND GUSTS: PEAK GUSTS IN THE 65 TO 75 KT RANGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 FT AND PERHAPS TO 35 FT IN THE WINDIEST AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM...IT IS ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL THIS STORM BLOWS THROUGH WEDNESDAY 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. A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ250-270-180645- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 237 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FT ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. * WINDS: SOUTH WESTERLY WINDS WILL RISE TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-180645- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 237 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 FT TODAY...BUILDING TO 14 FT TUESDAY. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 14 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1145 PM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1230 PM WEDNESDAY. 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 ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
482 WHUS76 KPQR 180400 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 800 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 PZZ255-275-181200- /O.CAN.KPQR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120118T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.HF.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120118T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 800 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY. A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * WIND SPEED: SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT. * WIND GUSTS: PEAK GUSTS IN THE 65 TO 75 KT RANGE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 FT AND PERHAPS TO 35 FT IN THE WINDIEST AREAS ON WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS: THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM...IT IS ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL THIS STORM BLOWS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ250-270-181200- /O.CAN.KPQR.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120118T0900Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.120118T0900Z-120119T0000Z/ 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- 800 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 30 FT ON WEDNESDAY WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. * WINDS: SOUTH WESTERLY WINDS WILL RISE TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ PZZ210-181200- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 800 PM PST TUE JAN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 FT THIS EVENING...BUILDING TO 14 FT TUESDAY. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 12 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1145 PM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1230 PM WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
364 WHUS76 KPQR 181109 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 309 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 PZZ255-275-181915- /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120118T1200Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.HF.W.0001.120118T1200Z-120118T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 309 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND SPEED: SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT. * WIND GUSTS: PEAK GUSTS NEAR 65 KT THIS MORNING. * SEAS: BUILDING TO 20 TO 30 FT AND PERHAPS TO 35 FT IN THE WINDIEST AREAS LATER TODAY. * IMPACTS: THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS STORM...IT IS ADVISED TO TAKE SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL THIS STORM BLOWS THROUGH THIS 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. A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ250-270-181915- /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 309 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL BUILD TO 20 TO 25 FT LATER TODAY WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. * WINDS: SOUTH WESTERLY WINDS WILL RISE TO 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT LATER THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ210-181915- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120119T1200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 309 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 FT THIS MORNING...BUILDING TO 15 FT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 12 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1230 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 16 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1 AM LATE TONIGHT. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
898 WHUS76 KPQR 181709 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 909 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 PZZ250-270-190000- /O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120119T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0004.120118T1709Z-120119T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 909 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A GALE WARNING. * SEAS: WIND DRIVEN SEAS AROUND 20 FT WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS SOUTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. * WINDS: SOUTH WESTERLY WIND GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS MORNING...AND TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ275-182200- /O.CAN.KPQR.HF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120118T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SR.W.0002.120118T1709Z-120118T2200Z/ WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 909 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A STORM WARNING. * WIND SPEED: SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT. * WIND GUSTS: NEAR 50 KT THIS MORNING...45 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: 27 TO 33 FT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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. && $$ PZZ255-181815- /O.EXT.KPQR.HF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120118T1800Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- 909 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... THE HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING. * WIND SPEED: SUSTAINED SOUTH TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT...DECREASING TO 30 TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND GUSTS: PEAK GUSTS NEAR 65 KT THIS MORNING...DECREASING TO 55 KT THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: AROUND 30 FT AND PERHAPS TO 35 FT IN THE WINDIEST AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 64 KNOTS OR GREATER ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. ALL VESSELS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ210-190115- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-120119T1200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 909 AM PST WED JAN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 20 FT THIS MORNING...SUBSIDING TO TO 15 FT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1230 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 16 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 1 AM LATE TONIGHT. 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 storm 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 storm warning went out at Jan 16, 9:41 AM PST, 5 hours 11 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 16, 9:41 AM PST, 5 hours 11 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
941 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012
.SYNOPSIS...COLD ONSHORE FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH SHOWERS ONSHORE
TODAY WITH SNOW LEVELS OCCASIONALLY DOWN TO THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS. A
WEAK SURFACE LOW WILL PRODUCE MORE ORGANIZED SNOW SHOWERS TONIGHT AND
TUESDAY. THIS LOW WILL ALSO PUSH A MODIFIED ARCTIC COLD FRONT INTO
WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON...BRINGING A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD
AIR ALONG THE EAST SLOPES OF THE CASCADES AND POSSIBLY INTO THE
WILLAMETTE VALLEY. A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL FOLLOW TUESDAY
NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...LIKELY BRINGING HEAVY SNOW FOR THE GORGE AND
THE CASCADES...POSSIBLY FOR THE PORTLAND METRO AREA AND NORTH COAST
AS WELL. STRONG COASTAL WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM.
MILDER BUT VERY WET AND WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH
NEXT WEEKEND.
&&
.SHORT TERM...THE NEXT BATCH OF SHOWERS IS BRINGING ADDITIONAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS TO THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH OREGON COAST AND
COAST RANGE THIS MORNING. FURTHER INLAND SHOWERS ARE WEAKER AND MORE
SCATTERED WHICH SHOULD KEEP ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS SPOTTY AND LESS
THAN AN INCH. ALSO AS THE SHOWERS MOVE INLAND SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
INCREASE THROUGH THE DAY LIFTING THE SNOW LEVEL A BIT ABOVE THE
VALLEY FLOOR...BRINGING A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW WITH TEMPERATURES
CLIMBING WELL INTO THE 30S.
THE NEXT BIG CHALLENGE WILL BE WHAT HAPPENS WITH THE MODIFIED ARCTIC
BOUNDARY OFF THE BC COAST...WHICH IS BEING DRAGGED SOUTHWARD BY THE
LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SWINGING THROUGH TUE MORNING. A FORMIDABLE ARCTIC
AIR MASS HAS BEEN IN PLACE OVER ALASKA FOR DAYS AND IS NOW SPREADING
ACROSS NORTHERN AND WESTERN CANADA. THE SAME AIR MASS IS SPILLING
INTO THE NE PACIFIC OFF THE COAST OF BC RESULTING IN THE MODIFIED
ARCTIC BOUNDARY WHICH WILL DROP SOUTH NEAR THE WA/OR BORDER PRIOR TO
THE ARRIVAL OF THE NEXT WARM FRONT.
ALONG THE FRONT...MODELS SHOW GOOD AGREEMENT THAT THERE WILL BE A
DECENT AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. THIS WILL NEED TO
BE WATCHED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ADVISORY ACCUMULATIONS DOWN TO 500 FT
OR POSSIBLY THE VALLEY FLOOR WITH THE HIGHEST SNOW FALL RATES
CENTERED RIGHT AROUND THE MORNING COMMUTE. STRONG ONSHORE FLOW
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT WILL ALSO LEAD TO HEAVIER ACCUMULATIONS
ALONG THE CASCADES AND AROUND THE GORGE AREA. HEAVY SNOW WILL
CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY AND PROBABLY WEDNESDAY AS THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM APPROACHES FROM THE WEST-SOUTHWEST.
THIS SOUTHERN STREAM SYSTEM HAS BEEN THE FOCUS OF MUCH DISAGREEMENT
BETWEEN THE WARMER GFS AND THE COLDER NAM AND GEM SOLUTIONS FOR THE
PAST SEVERAL DAYS. LITTLE HAS BEEN SETTLED IN THIS MODEL DISAGREEMENT
IN THE PAST 12-24 HOURS. IF THE 00Z NAM/GEM OR EVEN THE RELATIVELY
WARMER 06Z NAM/00Z ECMWF SOLUTION COME TO FRUITION...WE WILL BE
DEALING WITH A MAJOR WINTER WEATHER EVENT FOR SOME OF THE INTERIOR
LOWLANDS INCLUDING THE PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA. LOOKING AT
THE 03Z SREF...IT SUGGESTS THE PROBABILITY OF 2-METER TEMPS BELOW
FREEZING SHOWS AT GREATER THAN 80 PERCENT FOR PORTLAND AS
PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES MIDNIGHT TUE NIGHT. AFTER SOME DISCUSSION
WITH HPC IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE WARMER GFS SOLUTIONS WERE NOT
FAVORED AND THE ECMWF SEEMS TO BE A PRETTY GOOD COMPROMISE. LOOKING
AT ALL THIS AND OTHER DATA...FEEL IT IS TIME TO ISSUE A WINTER STORM
WATCH FOR MOST OF OUR NORTHERN ZONES...INCLUDING THE PDX/VUO METRO
AREA...FOR TUE NIGHT AND WED. THERE IS STILL A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY
THOUGH ON ACCUMULATIONS AND WHERE EXACTLY THE RAIN/SNOW LINE WILL BE.
IN ADDITION TO ALL THIS...THERE WILL BE STRONG WINDS ALONG THE COAST
SOUTH OF THE LOW TRACK...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. WEAGLE/RUTHFORD
.LONG TERM...FEW CHANGES WERE MADE TO THE EXTENDED FORECAST THIS
MORNING AS THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON THE STORMY WEATHER THROUGH MIDWEEK.
A SERIES OF MOIST STORM SYSTEMS CONTINUES TO ROLL ONSHORE INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST...SOME WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WIND. MOST
MODELS ARE TRYING TO BRING IN SOME SORT OF STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
NEAR ASTORIA SOME TIME FRI-SUN...BUT THERE IS A LOT OF UNCERTAINTY IN
THIS. IF THIS OCCURS THERE COULD BE A SIGNIFICANT SOUTHERLY WIND
EVENT IN THE INLAND VALLEYS. ALSO THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF RAIN OVER
THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...SO WE WILL NEED TO WATCH THE RIVERS AS MILDER
AIR MOVES IN LATER THIS WEEK. WEAGLE
&&
.AVIATION...A VERY SIMILAR DAY TODAY COMPARED TO YESTERDAY AS
SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS CONTINUE WITH A VARIETY OF FLIGHT
CONDITIONS EXPECTED. EXPECT IFR CIGS OR VIS IN STRONGER SHOWERS.
NEXT FRONT DROPPING IN FROM THE NW TONIGHT INTO TUE WILL LIKELY
BRING MORE WIDESPREAD MVFR ALONG WITH SOME POTENTIAL FOR
SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATION OF A COUPLE OF INCHES TO/NEAR THE
VALLEY FLOOR DURING THE 12Z TO 18Z TIME FRAME. WILL HAVE TO WATCH
THIS CAREFULLY.
KPDX AND APPROACHES...MVFR TO IFR CIGS TODAY IN STRONGER SHOWERS
WITH VFR IN BETWEEN. SOME SHOWERS MAY BRING LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS...THOUGH THE PERIOD TO WATCH IS 12 TO 18Z TUESDAY
MORNING AS THE NEXT SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH BRINGING A FAIRLY GOOD
CHANCE FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS NEAR THE TERMINAL. A SMALL
LAYER OF WARM AIR AT THE SURFACE MAY IMPEDE THIS. IT IS DEFINITELY
SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON. WOLFE
&&
.MARINE...COOL UNSTABLE AIR MASS REMAINS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS
WITH LOW PRES OVER SW CANADA. MARGINAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WINDS
AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...AND FOR SEAS WHICH WILL
HOLD BETWEEN 10 AND 13 FT AND GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND 10 FT
TONIGHT. CONFIDENCE HIGH ENOUGH WITH STORM SYSTEM FOR LATE TUE AND
WED TO ISSUE STORM WATCH FOR CENTRAL COASTAL WATERS...AND GALE
WATCH FOR THE ZONES TO THE NORTH. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 20 TO
30 FT POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. THE ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN OVER
THE NORTH PACIFIC CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.
&&
.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR UPPER HOOD RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA
RIVER GORGE.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-NORTHERN OREGON
CASCADES.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-COAST RANGE OF
NORTHWEST OREGON-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA-
NORTH OREGON COAST.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR LOWER COLUMBIA-
NORTH OREGON COAST.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR CENTRAL COAST
RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.
HIGH WIND WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
WA...WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.
WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 PM PST
WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH
WASHINGTON CASCADES.
WINTER STORM WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON FOR GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-I-5 CORRIDOR IN
COWLITZ COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-WILLAPA HILLS.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON PST TODAY FOR I-5 CORRIDOR IN
COWLITZ COUNTY-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM PST TUESDAY FOR WILLAP
HILLS.
PZ...GALE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR
OUT 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM
PST TUESDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO
CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 60 NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60
NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM
PST TUESDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD OR TO FLORENCE
OR OUT 60 NM.
STORM WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD OR TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60
NM.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 2 AM PST
TUESDAY.
&&
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, Jan 16, 5:56 AM PST, 8 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 556 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012 ORZ001>014-WAZ019>023-039-040-171700- 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-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WILLAPA HILLS- SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY- GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS- 556 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT AFTER A BRIEF BREAK EARLY THIS MORNING...RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS WILL RESUME ALONG THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COAST THEN SPREAD INLAND AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE VALLEY FLOORS...BUT ARE EXPECTED TO BE SPOTTY IN NATURE. SNOW SHOWERS WILL INCREASE IN STRENGTH AND COVERAGE ACROSS SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON THIS EVENING AS A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE. HEAVY SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES THIS EVENING THEN SPREAD SOUTHWARD OVERNIGHT. LIGHTER SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE AND MAY WARRANT A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IF SNOW SHOWERS BECOME HEAVY ENOUGH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY WINTER STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND PORTIONS OF NORTHWEST OREGON...INCLUDING A WINTER STORM WATCH FOR THE GREATER PORTLAND AND VANCOUVER METRO AREA TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND ICE ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ONSHORE...WITH THE BEST CHANCE FOR LOWER ELEVATIONS OCCURRING NEAR THE COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE AND IN COWLITZ COUNTY. STRONG COASTAL WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS SYSTEM...AND A HIGH WIND WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. AS MILDER AIR MOVES IN WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...HEAVY RAIN MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE DISTRICT. OCCASIONALLY VERY WET AND WINDY WEATHER IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. PZZ250-255-270-275-171700- 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- 556 AM PST MON JAN 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE NORTHWEST OREGON AND SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...BRINGING WITH IT THE POSSIBILITY OF STORM FORCE WINDS FOR THE OREGON COASTAL WATERS. A STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...MEANWHILE A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT TO CASCADE HEAD. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEKEND...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE STORM FORCE WINDS LATER IN THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 3:25 AM PST | Gale Watch | PQR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:25 AM PST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | PQR | 27 hr | |
| Jan 16, 3:25 AM PST | Storm Watch | PQR | 11 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:20 AM PST | High Wind Watch | PQR | 9 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:43 AM PST | Winter Storm Watch | PQR | 35 hr | |
| Jan 16, 4:43 AM PST | Winter Storm Warning | PQR | 58 hr | |
| Jan 16, 6:38 AM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 51 hr | |
| Jan 16, 1:31 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 44 hr | |
| Jan 16, 1:32 PM PST | High Wind Warning | PQR | 50 hr |
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