Alert archive / Oregon / Storm Warnings in 2012
Storm Warning 13, NWS Portland, OR
NWS Portland, OR issued this storm warning at Dec 19, 2012, 7:47 AM PST. It was in force for 13 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
- Dec 19, 2012, 7:47 AM PST (15:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 19, 2012, 8:45 PM PST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Portland, OR
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
272 WHUS76 KPQR 191547 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 747 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ250-255-275-200000- /O.UPG.KPQR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-121220T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SR.W.0013.121219T1547Z-121220T0500Z/ 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 CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 747 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WIND: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT POSSIBLE. * SEAS: SEAS WILL HOVER IN THE MID TEENS THIS MORNING...THEN BUILD TO NEAR 20 FT BY 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. && $$ PZZ270-200000- /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 747 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE. * SEAS: SEAS WILL HOVER IN THE MID TEENS THIS MORNING...THEN BUILD CLOSE TO THE UPPER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ210-200000- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 747 AM PST WED DEC 19 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: 14 FT...BUILDING TO NEAR 20 FT IN THE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 15 FT THIS EVENING. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 19 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 930 AM. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND 930 PM. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
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338 WHUS76 KPQR 191627 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 827 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ270-200030- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 827 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT. GUSTS TO 45 KT POSSIBLE. * SEAS: SEAS WILL HOVER IN THE MID TEENS THIS MORNING...THEN BUILD CLOSE TO THE UPPER TEENS THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ250-255-275-200030- /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121220T0500Z/ 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 CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 827 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT POSSIBLE. * SEAS: SEAS WILL INCREASE INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE DROPPING IN THE UPPER TEENS THIS EVENING AS STORM FORCE WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE. 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. && $$ PZZ210-200030- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 827 AM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: 17 FT...BUILDING TO NEAR 22 FT IN THE AFTERNOON... SUBSIDING TO 16 FT OVERNIGHT. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 20 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 930 AM. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 19 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND 930 PM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
547 WHUS76 KPQR 192249 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 249 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ270-200300- /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0055.000000T0000Z-121220T0300Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 249 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THIS AFTERNOON WILL GIVE WAY TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: SEAS NEAR 20 FT WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING TO NEAR 15 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. && $$ PZZ250-255-275-200500- /O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121220T0500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 249 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING... A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PST THIS EVENING. * WIND: EXPECT SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 45 KT. GUSTS TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL DECREASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. * SEAS: SEAS IN THE 22 FT TO 25 FT RANGE WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS EVENING AS WINDS SLACKEN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. EXPECT SEAS TO DROP DOWN TO NEAR 15 FT OVERNIGHT BEFORE APPROACHING 20 FT AGAIN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. && $$ PZZ210-200700- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121220T1200Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 249 PM PST WED DEC 19 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: NEAR 22 FT LATE THIS AFTERNOON WILL SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT TO NEAR 15 FT. SEAS WILL THEN GRADUALLY BUILD TO NEAR 19 FT BY MIDDAY THURSDAY. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 19 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND 930 PM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 19 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB AROUND 1030 AM THURSDAY. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
095 WHUS76 KPQR 200445 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR 845 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 PZZ255-275-201200- /O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0056.121220T0445Z-121220T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM- WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 845 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND: SW WIND 35 TO 45 KT WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 50 KT...EASING TO 30 TO 35 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 25 TO 28 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 23 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 11 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ PZZ250-201245- /O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0013.000000T0000Z-121220T0500Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0155.121220T0445Z-121220T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0096.121220T0445Z-121220T1600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT 10 NM- 845 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY... ...STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WIND: SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: W SWELL 18 TO 21 FT AT 11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ PZZ270-201245- /O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0155.121220T0445Z-121220T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0096.121220T0445Z-121220T1600Z/ WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM- 845 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PST THURSDAY. * WIND: SW WIND 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. * SEAS: W SWELL 18 TO 21 FT AT 11 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 16 TO 18 FT AT 11 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. && $$ PZZ210-201245- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0161.000000T0000Z-121221T0600Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 845 PM PST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY. * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS: COMBINED SEAS AROUND 20 FT THIS EVENING... SUBSIDING TO NEAR 15 FT OVERNIGHT. * FIRST EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO AROUND 22 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 930 PM TONIGHT. * SECOND EBB: SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO AROUND 22 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBB CURRENT AROUND 930 PM TONIGHT AND 1030 AM THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
The office that day
Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 11:53 AM PST | Flood Watch | PQR | 29 hr | |
| Dec 19, 1:53 PM PST | Winter Weather Advisory | PQR | 24 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.