Storm Warning 6, NWS Portland, OR

147 
WHUS76 KPQR 111559
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
859 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

PZZ250-270-120000-
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-120312T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.120311T1800Z-120312T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0006.120312T0600Z-120312T2100Z/
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-
859 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PDT MONDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM
PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* THROUGH THIS EVENING: WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  KT. WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT IN
  THE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE AROUND 11 TO 13 FEET THROUGH
  SUNDAY.

* OVERNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 45 KT WITH
  GUSTS 55 TO 60 KT ARE EXPECTED...WITH LOCAL GUSTS TO 65 KT
  POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER WATERS. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD OCCUR
  LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING. COMBINED SEAS ARE LIKELY TO
  REACH 24 TO 28 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN EASE TO AROUND
  20 FEET BY LATE MONDAY 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 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.

&&

$$

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/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-120312T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.120311T1800Z-120312T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0006.120312T0600Z-120313T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
859 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM
PDT THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM
PDT MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING. 

* THROUGH THIS EVENING: WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  KT. THE WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
  IN THE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE AROUND 11 TO 13 FEET
  THROUGH SUNDAY.

* MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 KT WITH
  GUSTS 65 KT EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY FURTHER OFFSHORE. THE
  STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
  COMBINED SEAS ARE LIKELY TO REACH 24 TO 28 FEET EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...THEN EASE TO AROUND 20 FEET BY LATE MONDAY 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 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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-120000-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-120313T0100Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
859 AM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT MONDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: SEAS AROUND 11 FEET...BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FEET
  LATE TONIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB: SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 14 FEET WITH BREAKERS
  DURING THE EBB AROUND 800 PM THIS EVENING.

* SECOND EBB: SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 18 FEET WITH BREAKERS
  DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 815 AM MONDAY 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

560 
WHUS76 KPQR 112140
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
240 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

PZZ250-270-120545-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-120312T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KPQR.SW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-120312T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0006.120312T0600Z-120312T2100Z/
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-
240 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
2 PM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* THROUGH THIS EVENING: WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  KT. WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT BY
  LATE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE AROUND 12 FEET.

* LATE EVENING THROUGH MONDAY: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS
  55 TO 65 KT. THE STRONGEST WIND SHOULD OCCUR MONDAY MORNING.
  LOCAL GUSTS UP TO 70 KT POSSIBLE OVER THE INNER WATERS MONDAY
  MORNING...MAINLY SOUTH OF TILLAMOOK. COMBINED SEAS ARE LIKELY TO
  REACH 24 TO 28 FEET EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN EASE TO AROUND
  20 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BE QUITE CHOPPY WITH
  A HIGH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WAVE COMPONENT...AND A WEST
  LONGER PERIOD SWELL COMPONENT. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-120545-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SI.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-120312T0600Z/
/O.CAN.KPQR.SW.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-120312T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0006.120312T0600Z-120313T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
240 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* THROUGH LATE EVENING: WEST WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25
  KT. THE WIND WILL BECOME SOUTH 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
  LATE IN THE EVENING. COMBINED SEAS WILL BE AROUND 12 FEET.

* LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY: SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 KT WITH
  GUSTS 65 KT EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY
  MORNING. GUSTS TO 70 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE INNER WATERS
  MONDAY MORNING. COMBINED SEAS WILL REACH 24 TO 28 FEET EARLY
  MONDAY MORNING...THEN EASE TO AROUND 20 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY
  EVENING. SEAS WILL BE QUITE CHOPPY WITH A HIGH SOUTH TO
  SOUTHWEST WIND WAVE COMPONENT...AND A WEST LONGER PERIOD SWELL
  COMPONENT.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-120545-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-120313T0100Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
240 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT MONDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: SEAS AROUND 11 FEET...BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FEET 
  LATE TONIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB: SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 14 FEET WITH BREAKERS 
  DURING THE EBB AROUND 800 PM THIS EVENING. 

* SECOND EBB: SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 18 FEET WITH BREAKERS 
  DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 815 AM MONDAY 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

908 
WHUS76 KPQR 120452
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
952 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

PZZ250-270-121300-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0006.120312T0600Z-120312T2100Z/
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-
952 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT
  TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WIND
  SHOULD OCCUR MONDAY MORNING. LOCAL HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS UP
  TO 70 KT POSSIBLE OVER THE INNER WATERS MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD TO 32 FEET EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...THEN EASE TO AROUND 20 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING.
  SEAS WILL BE QUITE CHOPPY WITH A HIGH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND
  WAVE COMPONENT...AND A WEST LONGER PERIOD SWELL COMPONENT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-121300-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0006.120312T0600Z-120313T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
952 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT EXPECTED TONIGHT
  AND MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR MONDAY MORNING. LOCAL
  HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS TO 70 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
  INNER WATERS MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS....COMBINED SEAS WILL REACH 28 TO 30 FEET EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...THEN EASE TO AROUND 20 FEET BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING.
  SEAS WILL BE QUITE CHOPPY WITH A HIGH SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND
  WAVE COMPONENT...AND A WEST LONGER PERIOD SWELL COMPONENT.

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.

&&

$$

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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
952 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT MONDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: SEAS AROUND 15 FEET...BUILDING TO 20 FEET BY DAWN.

* FIRST EBB: SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 21 FEET WITH BREAKERS
  DURING THE EBB AROUND 815 MONDAY MORNING.

* SECOND EBB: SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 21 FEET WITH BREAKERS
  DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 845 PM MONDAY EVENING.

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

077 
WHUS76 KPQR 120533
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1033 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

PZZ250-270-121400-
/O.UPG.KPQR.SR.W.0006.120312T0600Z-120312T2100Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HF.W.0002.120312T0700Z-120312T2000Z/
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-
1033 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE STORM
WARNING TO A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 1 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WIND RISING TO 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 70 KT
  TONIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST
  WIND SHOULD OCCUR MONDAY MORNING. LOCAL WIND GUSTS UP TO 70 TO
  75 KT POSSIBLE OVER THE INNER WATERS MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS ARE LIKELY TO BUILD TO 32 FEET...POSSIBLY
  TO 35 FEET IN THE OUTER WATERS...EARLY MONDAY MORNING...THEN
  EASE TO THE MID 20S IN THE AFTERNOON...AND THEN AROUND 20 FEET
  BY EARLY MONDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BE QUITE CHOPPY WITH A HIGH
  SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND WAVE COMPONENT...AND A WEST LONGER
  PERIOD SWELL COMPONENT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-121400-
/O.UPG.KPQR.SR.W.0006.120312T0600Z-120313T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HF.W.0002.120312T0700Z-120313T0100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1033 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE STORM
WARNING TO A A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM PDT MONDAY.

* WINDS...SOUTH WIND 35 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 65 KT EXPECTED TONIGHT
  AND. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL THEN OCCUR MONDAY MORNING WITH
  GUSTS TO 70 KT... LOCAL GUSTS TO 75 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
  INNER WATERS MONDAY LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS....COMBINED SEAS WILL REACH 28 TO 30 FEET EARLY MONDAY
  MORNING...POSSIBLY HIGHER...THEN EASE TO AROUND 20 FEET BY EARLY
  MONDAY EVENING. SEAS WILL BE QUITE CHOPPY WITH A HIGH SOUTH TO
  SOUTHWEST WIND WAVE COMPONENT...AND A WEST LONGER PERIOD SWELL
  COMPONENT.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-121400-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0048.000000T0000Z-120313T0100Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1033 PM PDT SUN MAR 11 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM PDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
PDT MONDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: SEAS AROUND 15 FEET...BUILDING TO 20 FEET BY 
  DAWN.

* FIRST EBB: SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 21 FEET WITH BREAKERS 
  DURING THE EBB AROUND 815 MONDAY MORNING. 

* SECOND EBB: SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 21 FEET WITH BREAKERS 
  DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 845 PM MONDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
950 PM PDT SAT MAR 10 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS
THE REGION TONIGHT. A COOL SHOWERY AIR MASS WILL FOLLOW SUNDAY. A
STRONGER SYSTEM WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAIN...SNOW...AND STRONG WINDS
MONDAY. AN UNSETTLED...DAMP AND COOL WEATHER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...SATELLITE AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW A COLD FRONT
JUST OFFSHORE THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COAST. THE WINDS ALONG THE
BEACHES AND HEADLANDS  WILL BE A BIT GUSTY THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS
WITH THE FRONT PASSAGE BUT WILL WEAKEN BEHIND THE FRONT. RADAR
IMAGERY SHOWS RAIN OVER THE COAST AND COAST RANGE...WITH 0.05 TO 0.20
INCH HAVE BEEN REPORTED FOR THE PAST 3 HOURS. THE CURRENT SNOW LEVEL
IS CURRENTLY AROUND 4000 FEET BUT WILL LOWER AS MUCH COOLER AIR MOVES
IN BEHIND THE FRONT. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS WIDESPREAD OPEN CELL
CUMULUS BEHIND THE FRONT AND SUGGESTS THAT THERE WILL BE PLENTY OF
POST FRONTAL SHOWERS SUNDAY AS THE SNOW LEVELS DROP.

THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE OVER THE AREA SUNDAY...AS
WELL AS A POOL OF COLD AIR.  A DECENT WESTERLY ONSHORE FLOW FAVORS
OROGRAPHIC LIFT FOR THE CASCADES AND COAST RANGE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MORNING...AND THINK THE CURRENT WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR THE
CASCADES LOOKS GOOD. MODELED 700MB TEMPERATURES OF -14 TO -16C
SUGGEST SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP DOWN TO 1000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING.
THE SHOWERS SHOULD BE WINDING DOWN BY THEN AND DO NOT EXPECT
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS.

STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AND WARM AIR ADVECTION AHEAD OF THE NEXT
SYSTEM SHOULD RAISE SNOW LEVELS A TAD BEFORE THE NEXT ONSET OF
PRECIPITATION.	MODELS SUGGEST A 966MB SURFACE LOW WILL CROSS 130W
LATE SUNDAY NIGHT...AND BRING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE COAST.
MODELS ARE IN FAIR AGREEMENT OF 60+ KT BOUNDARY LEVEL WINDS ALONG THE
COAST OVERNIGHT SUNDAY INTO MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT THESE WINDS TO MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE AND HAVE ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH FOR THE ENTIRE
COAST.

MODELS SUGGEST SOME WARM FRONTAL PRECIPITATION OVERNIGHT
SUNDAY...WITH THE MAIN COLD FRONT AND PRECIPITATION EXPECTED MONDAY
AFTERNOON. SNOW LEVELS WILL AGAIN FALL BEHIND THE MONDAY FRONT DOWN
TO 1000 - 1500 FEET. SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE DAY
TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN A GOOD WESTERLY
FLOW ALOFT. EXPECT TO GET GOOD ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW IN THE
CASCADES...AND SOME SNOW INTO THE FOOTHILLS AND COAST RANGE ALSO.
LIKENS

.LONG TERM...MADE NO CHANGES...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION FOLLOWS. A BROAD
UPPER TROUGH OFF THE WEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SEND SYSTEMS INTO
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. MOIST ONSHORE FLOW KEEPS THE COAST
RANGE/CASCADES IN CONTINUED SHOWER ACTIVITY. LOW SNOW LEVELS CONTINUE
TUESDAY EVENING FOR A GOOD CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW DOWN TO AT
LEAST THE COAST RANGE AND FOOTHILLS UNDER SHOWERS. SEVERAL ADDITIONAL
COLD SYSTEMS BUILD INTO THE SAME AREA EVERY 24 TO 36 HOURS AS THE
UPPER LEVEL JET CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN DURING THE WEEK. CURRENT
MODELS TREND TOWARD DEEPENING THE TROUGH SIGNIFICANTLY BY THE END OF
NEXT WEEKEND THEN PUSHING IT INLAND. THIS WILL BE A FEATURE TO WATCH
WITH A CRISP COLD SPELL THEN POTENTIAL WARMING ON THE WAY AS THE
OFFSHORE TROUGH SHIFTS INLAND...THOUGH THAT IS ONLY ONE OF MYRIAD
POSSIBILITIES AT THIS EARLY DATE.

&&

.HYDROLOGY...WITH A VERY POTENT SYSTEM HEADED THIS WAY FOR
MONDAY...WE'LL HAVE TO KEEP AN EYE ON RAPID RIVER RISES...ESPECIALLY
FOR THE RIVERS ALONG THE OREGON/WASHINGTON COAST...THOSE IN SW
WASHINGTON...AND RIVERS DRAINING THE COAST RANGE THAT MAY ALSO PICK
UP SNOW ON SUNDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...LEADING EDGE OF NEXT FRONT IS SLOWLY REACHING THIS
EVENING...ALLOWING MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL INLAND A MIX
OF MVFR AND VFR CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST. EXPECT THE FRONT TO
REACH THE COASTAL TAF SITES BEFORE MIDNIGHT...WHICH WILL THEN BRING
FLIGHT CONDITIONS DOWN TO A MIX OF MVFR AND IFR. STEADIER PRECIP
MOVES INTO THE VALLEY TAF AREAS AROUND 06Z-08Z. COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO THE CASCADES AROUND 12Z SUN. EXPECT THE USUAL VFR WITH
TEMPORARY MVFR CONDITIONS ALONG THE COAST AND IN THE VALLEY AFTER
12Z SUN. COAST RANGE AND CASCADES WILL BE FREQUENTLY OBSCURED SUN.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...EXPECT MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS AHEAD OF THE
NEXT FRONT THROUGH 06Z SUN. STEADIER PRECIP FROM THE NEXT FRONT
MOVES IN SHORTLY AFTER 06Z WHICH DROPS FLIGHT CONDITIONS TO
PREDOMINANT MVFR. FRONTAL PASSAGE BETWEEN 09Z AND 12Z SUN...
FOLLOWED BY MAINLY VFR THEREAFTER.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS WILL REMAIN AROUND 15 TO 20 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 25
KTS THROUGH EARLY SUN. THE BIG STORY CONTINUES TO BE THE POTENTIALLY
POTENT STORM FOR LATE SUN NIGHT AND MON. MODELS REMAIN IN
AGREEMENT CONCERNING THIS NEXT STORM...SO WILL THE STORM WATCH FOR
ALL WATERS 06Z MON TO 00Z TUE STILL LOOKS GOOD.

SEAS WILL STAY JUST ABOVE 10 FT TONIGHT AND STAY THERE THROUGH THE
WEEKEND. THE MON STORM IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE AT LEAST 20-FOOT
COMBINED SEAS...MAINLY VERY CHOPPY WIND GENERATED SEAS. LOCAL SWAN
MODEL OUTPUT SUGGESTS UP TO 30-35 FEET...ESPECIALLY IN THE OUTER
WATERS. DID NOT GO THAT HIGH BUT BOOSTED THEM TO 25-30 FT
BEGINNING 12Z MON. SEAS HOLD ABOVE 20 FT THROUGH EARLY MON
EVENING. SEAS SHOULD COME DOWN FAIRLY QUICKLY MON NIGHT AS THE
WIND EASES...DECREASING THE WIND WAVE COMPONENT. IN THE LONGER
RANGE...MODELS HAVE ANOTHER GALE TUE NIGHT THROUGH WED...WITH
ADDITIONAL WEATHER SYSTEMS LATER IN THE WEEK.

&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR CENTRAL OREGON COAST-NORTH OREGON COAST.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR NORTHERN
     OREGON CASCADES.

WA...HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY FOR SOUTH
     WASHINGTON CASCADES.

PZ...STORM WATCH FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR WATERS FROM CAPE
     SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 5 PM
     PDT SUNDAY.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM
     CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM.

&&

MORE WEATHER INFORMATION ONLINE AT...
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

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

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

ORZ003-004-009>014-WAZ019-020-023-111615-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-
CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
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-
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE CASCADES TONIGHT. REFER TO THE LATEST ZONE
FORECAST (PDXZFPPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SEVERAL EPISODES OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS THIS WEEK.
REFER TO THE LATEST ZONE FORECAST (PDXZFPPQR) FOR DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

PZZ250-255-270-275-111615-
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-
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
GALE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. REFER TO THE
LATEST MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE (PDXMWWPQR).

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
GALE FORCE...AND PERHAPS STORMS FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AT TIMES
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
(PDXCWFPQR).

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-111615-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
HIGH WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. REFER TO THE LATEST ZONE FORECAST
PRODUCT (PDXZFPPQR) FOR DETAILS.

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

ORZ005>008-WAZ022-039-040-111615-
LOWER COLUMBIA-GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-
CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
514 AM PST SAT MAR 10 2012

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

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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