Alert archive / Oregon / Storm Warnings in 2012

Storm Warning 9, NWS Portland, OR

November 18, 2012

NWS Portland, OR issued this storm warning at Nov 18, 2012, 4:30 PM PST. It was in force for 24 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 18, 2012, 4:30 PM PST (00:30 UTC)
Expired
Nov 19, 2012, 4:00 PM PST
In force
24 hr
Issued by
NWS Portland, OR

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

795 
WHUS76 KPQR 190030
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
430 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-190830-
/O.UPG.KPQR.GL.W.0044.000000T0000Z-121119T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SR.W.0009.121119T0030Z-121120T0000Z/
/O.UPG.KPQR.SR.A.0007.121119T1200Z-121120T0000Z/
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-
430 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. THE GALE
WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 KT WILL
  CONTINUE TONIGHT. THERE WILL BE A BRIEF LET UP IN THE WINDS
  AFTER MIDNIGHT...BUT SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY DAYBREAK
  MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 60 TO
  65 KT CAN BE EXPECTED. STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE SOUTH OF
  TILLAMOOK DOWN ACROSS THE REST OF THE CENTRAL AND SOUTH OREGON
  COASTAL WATERS. 

* SEAS: SEAS REMAIN AT 18 TO 22 FT TONIGHT...THEN WILL BUILD
  FURTHER ON MONDAY MORNING. SEAS ON MONDAY WILL BUILD UP TO 26 TO
  32 FT. SEAS WILL DECREASE MONDAY EVENING AS WINDS EASE. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-190830-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0147.000000T0000Z-121120T0800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
430 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 20 FT TONIGHT...THEN
  BUILDING TO 23 TO 25 FT MONDAY MORNING. 

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 24 FT WITH
  BREAKERS. 

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 9 AM MONDAY. SEAS NEAR 25 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
7 follow-up statements
072 
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
852 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-191300-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
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-
852 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST MONDAY. 

* WINDS NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY DAYBREAK
  MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 45 KT
  CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS FROM COLUMBIA RIVER SOUTHWARD...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KT
  WITH GUSTS 45 TO 50 KT THIS EVENING WILL EASE A BIT TOWARDS
  MIDNIGHT. BUT SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN BEFORE DAYBREAK
  MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 60 TO
  65 KT CAN BE EXPECTED.

* SEAS: SEAS REMAIN AT 18 TO 23 FT TONIGHT...THEN WILL BUILD UP
  AGAIN LATE TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. SEAS ON MONDAY WILL
  BUILD UP TO 22 TO 25 FT ON THE WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS...BUT
  25 TO 32 FT ON THE OREGON COASTAL WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-191300-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0147.000000T0000Z-121120T0800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
852 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY NIGHT. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 18 TO 20 FT TONIGHT...THEN 
  BUILDING TO 22 TO 25 FT MONDAY MORNING. 

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 8 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS NEAR 22 FT WITH 
  BREAKERS. 

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 9 AM MONDAY. SEAS NEAR 26 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
605 
WHUS76 KPQR 191058
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
258 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-191900-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
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-
258 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS NORTH OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER: SOUTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT 
  WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT TONIGHT WILL INCREASE AGAIN BY DAYBREAK 
  MONDAY. ON MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 45 
  KT CAN BE EXPECTED. 

* WINDS FROM COLUMBIA RIVER SOUTHWARD...SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50
  KT WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 KT CAN BE EXPECTED.

* SEAS: SEAS REMAIN AT 20 FT IN THE NORTH TO 25 FT IN THE SOUTH.
  EXPECT SEAS TO BUILD BACK UP THIS MORNING TO 20 TO 22 FT ON THE
  WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS...BUT 25 TO 32 FT ON THE OREGON
  COASTAL WATERS...WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS FROM ABOUT PACIFIC CITY
  SOUTH. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-191900-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0147.000000T0000Z-121120T0800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
258 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 20 FT EARLY...THEN BUILDING
  TO 22 TO 25 FT MONDAY MORNING...EASING BACK TO 17 TO 18 FT TONIGHT.

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 9 AM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 26 FT WITH BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 9 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 20 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
736 
WHUS76 KPQR 191721
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
921 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ250-255-270-275-200000-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
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-
921 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 KT. WINDS
  WILL EASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 25 TO 32 FT...WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS FROM ABOUT PACIFIC
  CITY SOUTH.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-200130-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0147.000000T0000Z-121120T0800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
921 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 22 TO 25 FT
  LATE THIS MORNING...EASING BACK TO 17 TO 18 FT TONIGHT.

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 9 AM TODAY. SEAS EASING FROM NEAR 26 FT WITH
  BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 915 PM THIS EVENING . SEAS NEAR 20 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
325 
WHUS76 KPQR 191831
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1031 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ250-192200-
/O.UPG.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HF.W.0003.121119T1831Z-121119T2200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
1031 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE
FORCE WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY 70 TO 80
  KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 90 KT ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL EASE
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 25 TO 30 FT...WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS FROM ABOUT PACIFIC
  CITY SOUTH.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-200200-
/O.UPG.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.HF.W.0003.121119T1831Z-121120T0200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1031 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE
FORCE WIND WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS
EVENING. THE STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY 70 TO 80
  KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 90 KT ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL EASE
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: 26 TO 32 FT..


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.

&&

$$

PZZ270-275-200000-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
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-
1031 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 KT. 
  WINDS WILL EASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: 25 TO 32 FT...WITH THE HIGHEST OFFSHORE SEAS FROM ABOUT
  PACIFIC CITY SOUTH.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-200230-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0147.000000T0000Z-121120T0800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1031 AM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 22 TO 25 FT 
  LATE THIS MORNING...EASING BACK TO 17 TO 18 FT TONIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 9 AM TODAY. SEAS EASING FROM NEAR 26 FT WITH 
  BREAKERS. 

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 915 PM THIS EVENING . SEAS NEAR 20 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
946 
WHUS76 KPQR 192023
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1223 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ250-192200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121119T2200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
1223 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PST
THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY 70 TO 
  80 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 90 KT ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL EASE 
  FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: MAINLY 25 TO 30 FT. PERIODS OF SEAS UP TO 33 FT MAY OCCUR.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-200200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121120T0200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1223 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY 70 TO 80
  KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 90 KT ARE POSSIBLE AS STRONGEST WINDS
  OCCUR MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH LATE THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* SEAS: 26 TO 32 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ270-275-200000-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
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-
1223 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 KT. 
  WINDS WILL EASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: 25 TO 32 FT...WITH THE HIGHEST OFFSHORE SEAS FROM ABOUT 
  PACIFIC CITY SOUTH. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-200430-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0147.000000T0000Z-121120T0800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1223 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
MIDNIGHT PST TONIGHT. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 22 TO 25 FT EASING BACK TO
  14 TO 18 FT MID-EVENING THEN EASING TO AROUND 11 FT OVERNIGHT.

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 915 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS EASING FROM NEAR 22
  FT WITH BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 14 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
102 
WHUS76 KPQR 192203
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
203 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ250-200615-
/O.CAN.KPQR.HF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121119T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0139.121119T2203Z-121120T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0083.121119T2203Z-121120T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
203 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST TUESDAY...


THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY
  AROUND 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE. 

* SEAS: MAINLY 20 TO 25 FT EASING TO AROUND 15 FT OVERNIGHT.


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.

&&

$$

PZZ270-200615-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0139.121119T2203Z-121120T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0083.121119T2203Z-121120T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
203 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY
  AROUND 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE. 

* SEAS: MAINLY 20 TO 25 FT EASING TO AROUND 15 FT OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-200200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121120T0200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
203 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY 70 TO 
  80 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 90 KT ARE POSSIBLE AS STRONGEST 
  WINDS OCCUR MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* SEAS: 26 TO 32 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ275-200000-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
203 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 40 TO 50 KT WITH GUSTS 60 TO 65 KT. 
  WINDS WILL EASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* SEAS: 25 TO 32 FT...WITH THE HIGHEST OFFSHORE SEAS FROM ABOUT 
  PACIFIC CITY SOUTH. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-200615-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0147.000000T0000Z-121120T1800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
203 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 22 TO 25 FT EASING BACK TO 
  14 TO 18 FT MID-EVENING THEN EASING TO AROUND 11 FT OVERNIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 915 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS EASING FROM NEAR 
  22 FT WITH BREAKERS. 

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 14 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
433 
WHUS76 KPQR 200000
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
400 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

PZZ275-200800-
/O.EXP.KPQR.SR.W.0009.000000T0000Z-121120T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPQR.SI.Y.0139.121120T0000Z-121120T1800Z/
/O.EXB.KPQR.SW.Y.0083.121120T0000Z-121120T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
400 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED...AND IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. THE STORM
WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY
  AROUND 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
  EVENING.

* SEAS: AROUND 25 FT THIS EVENING EASING TO 15 TO 20 FT
  OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-200200-
/O.CON.KPQR.HF.W.0003.000000T0000Z-121120T0200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
400 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING...

A HURRICANE FORCE WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS OF 45 TO 55 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY 70 TO 
  80 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 90 KT ARE POSSIBLE AS STRONGEST 
  WINDS OCCUR MID-AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL EASE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH 
  LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 

* SEAS: 26 TO 32 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-270-200800-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0139.000000T0000Z-121120T1800Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-121120T1800Z/
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-
400 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM
PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS PRIMARILY 
  AROUND 30 KT. OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE. 

* SEAS: MAINLY 20 TO 25 FT EASING TO AROUND 15 FT OVERNIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-200800-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0147.000000T0000Z-121120T1800Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
400 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST TUESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
10 AM PST TUESDAY. 

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 22 TO 25 FT EASING BACK TO 
  14 TO 18 FT MID-EVENING THEN EASING TO AROUND 11 FT OVERNIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB: AROUND 915 PM THIS EVENING. SEAS EASING FROM NEAR 
  22 FT WITH BREAKERS. 

* SECOND EBB: AROUND 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS NEAR 14 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

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 Nov 18, 2:25 PM PST, 2 hours 5 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Nov 18, 2:25 PM PST, 2 hours 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
225 PM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

.SYNOPSIS...A FRONTAL SYSTEM MOVING INTO THE PACIFIC NW SUN EVENING
WILL LINGER INTO MIDWEEK...BRINGING AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF STORMY
WEATHER. A MOIST AND MILD AIR MASS EARLY IN THE WEEK WILL EVENTUALLY
BE REPLACED BY A COOLER MORE SHOWERY AIR MASS AFTER MIDWEEK. AFTER A
BRIEF BREAK IN THE STORMY PATTERN...A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
WILL RETURN A MORE ACTIVE PATTERN TOWRDS THE END OF THE WEEK.
&&

.SHORT TERM...AN OCCLUDED FRONT WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING THE COAST
SUN AFTERNOON. WINDS ALONG THE COAST HAVE BEEN INCREASING AHEAD OF
THIS FRONT AS PRESSURE GRADIENTS HAVE TIGHTENED...AND IN LINE WITH
PREVIOUS MODEL DEPICTIONS...SO THE WIND WARNING FOR THE COAST LOOKS
ON TRACK FOR EARLY THIS EVENING. WHILE THE OCCLUDED FRONT MOVES
ONSHORE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE N...MODELS IN GENERAL AGREEMENT THAT
THE FRONT TRAILS OFFSHORE OVER THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST. LOW LEVEL
PRESSURE GRADIENTS CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVERNIGHT...WITH WINDS IN
EXCESS OF 80KT DESCENDING BELOW 925 MB OFF THE OREGON COAST BY MON
MORNING. WARM FRONT LIFTS UP THE OREGON COAST AND INLAND MON...BUT
IN GENERAL ALL MODELS HALT THE NORTHWARD PROGRESS OF THE FRONT S OF
THE COLUMBIA RIVER. THIS IMPLIES THE HIGH WIND THREAT MON WILL NOT
INCLUDE SW WA. OVERALL THOUGH...STILL POTENTIAL FOR SOME VERY STRONG
WINDS ON THE OREGON COAST MON. THE STRONG WIND FIELD WILL ALSO BEEF
UP MOISTURE FLUX VALUES BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME HEAVY RAINFALL
RATES THROUGH MON NIGHT. WHILE NOT EXACT...MODELS IN GENERAL HAVE
SETTLED IN ON HANGING UP THE COLD FRONT OVER EXTREME NW OREGON AND
SW WA FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO MON AFTERNOON. THE FRONT EVENTUALLY
SAGS SE THROUGHT THE REST OF THE FORECAST AREA MON NIGHT AND EARLY
TUE. STILL A LITTLE EARLY TO GET TOO SPECIFIC ON RIVER THREATS...BUT
GIVEN THE INITIAL LOW FLOWS IN THE RIVERS THE MAIN FLOOD THREAT WILL
BE ON THE SMALLEST OF THE LOCAL RIVERS. AS FOR SNOW IN THE
CASCADES...IT WILL BE A RACE OF HOW MUCH PRECIPITATION FALLS BEFORE
THE SNOW LEVELS RISE TOO HIGH FOR HEADLINES. S WA CASCADES MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO SNOW AS PRECIPITATION INTENSIFIES OVERNIGHT IN THE
SSW FLOW...AND SNOW LEVELS RISE FROM S TO N. HIGH END SNOW ADVISORY
LOOKS REASONABLE FOR THE S WA CASCADES AS IT LOOKS LIKE SNOW LEVELS
ARE LIKELY TO REACH 6K FT BY MON MORNING.

WHILE THE MAIN FRONT FINALLY MOVES S OF THE FORECAST AREA TUE...
SEVERAL MORE WAVES ROTATING AROUND THE UPPER TROUGH WILL KEEP POPS
HIGH THROUGH TUE NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL WORK THEIR WAY BACK DOWN
TUE NIGHT AND WED AS ANOTHER SHOT OF COOLER AIR PUSHES IN. A
MODERATELY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING SNOW BACK BELOW PASS
LEVELS...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR AT LEAST ADVISORY LEVEL SNOWS IN THE
CASCADES TUE NIGHT AND WED.

.LONG TERM...WED EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY...A  BROAD TROUGH OVER
WESTERN CANADA CONTINUES WESTERLY FLOW ALOFT OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. BROAD UPPER RIDGING TO THE SOUTH AROUND MIDWEEK BUMPS THE
STRONGEST FLOW ALOFT NORTHWARD BY EARLY FRIDAY. MODEL SOLUTIONS
DIVERGE SOMEWHAT HERE. THE GFS...ECMWF AND CANADIAN ALL SHOW MOIST
SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW PUSHING INTO THE NORTHWEST...WITH THE FOCUS OF
THE MOISTURE MOVING INTO WESTERN WASHINGTON INITIALLY. THE GFS TENDS
TO DROP MOISTURE FARTHER SOUTH INTO WESTERN OREGON FASTER...WHILE
ECMWF HOLDS MUCH OF THE MOISTURE IN WASHINGTON THROUGH SAT NIGHT.
LEANED TOWARD THE DRIER ECMWF IN PREPARING THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
EVENTUALLY THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THE PLUME OF MOISTURE ROTATES
TO A MORE NORTHEAST-SOUTHWEST ORIENTATION BY SUNDAY THEN FINALLY
PROGRESSES EASTWARD.  KWELSON

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. AREAS OF MVFR WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE COAST
THROUGH 00Z AND THEN EXPAND INLAND AFTER 06Z THIS EVENING. EXPECT
PRIMARILY MVFR CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA ON MONDAY. STRONG WINDS
ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST WITH BREEZY CONDITIONS INLAND.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EVENING. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT IN
MODERATE RAIN AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF MONDAY.
EXPECT BREEZY SOUTH WINDS ON MONDAY.

&&

.MARINE...VERY SIGNIFICANT STORM WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. EXPECT GALES TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND
STORM FORCE WINDS ON MONDAY. CONFIDENCE IS HIGH.

ANOTHER STRONG WARM FRONT WILL LIFT N ACROSS THE WATERS LATE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THIS WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF SOUTHERLY GALES...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT.
MODELS HAVE BEEN SOMEWHAT CONSISTENT IN DEPICTING SOME BOUNDARY
LAYER WIND GUSTS IN THE STORM FORCE CATEGORY. HOWEVER...AT THIS TIME
FEEL THAT THE CURRENT GALE WARNING IS SUFFICIENT.

THERE WILL LIKELY BE BRIEF LET UP IN WINDS LATER TONIGHT...MORE SO
FOR THE NORTH OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS. THEN...A
VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL BARREL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ON MONDAY.
WINDS WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE EARLY MONDAY MORNING...WITH
WINDS PUSHING STORM FORCE RANGE...WITH GUSTS OF 60 TO 65 KT
LOOKING LIKELY. WITH THE WIND BLOWING FOR QUITE SOME TIME FROM THE
SOUTH...EXPECT VERY CHOPPY AND CHAOTIC SEAS...BUILDING TO NEAR 30
FT ON MONDAY.

GALES WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN THROUGH THE WEEK...WITH SEAS
REMAINING WELL ABOVE 10 FT MOST OF THE WEEK.

&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-
     CENTRAL WILLAMETTE VALLEY-NORTHERN OREGON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
     NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-SOUTH WILLAMETTE VALLEY-UPPER HOOD
     RIVER VALLEY-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR
     NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES.

     FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY
     NIGHT FOR COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-GREATER PORTLAND
     METRO AREA-LOWER COLUMBIA-NORTH OREGON COAST.

     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 8 PM PST MONDAY FOR CENTRAL OREGON
     COAST.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
     EVENING FOR CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-COAST
     RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON.

     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR NORTH
     OREGON COAST.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON
     FOR NORTH OREGON COAST.

WA...FLOOD WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
     SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-WESTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR SOUTH
     WASHINGTON CASCADES.

     FLOOD WATCH FROM 6 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MON NIGHT
     FOR GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-I-5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-
     SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
     WILLAPA HILLS.

     HIGH WIND WATCH FROM 10 PM PST THIS EVENING THROUGH MONDAY
     EVENING FOR WILLAPA HILLS.

     HIGH WIND WARNING UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING FOR SOUTH
     WASHINGTON COAST.

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

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 4 AM PST MONDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM
     CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST MONDAY
     NIGHT FOR COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
&&

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 18, 6:19 AM PST, 10 hours 11 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
619 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

ORZ001-WAZ021-191600-
NORTH OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
619 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST
AND NORTH OREGON COAST.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

HIGH WIND WARNING THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LOOK ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV OR SEE PDXNPWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

RAIN WILL INCREASE TODAY...BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES BY TONIGHT.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME
DRAINAGES...ESPECIALLY SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS. A FLOOD WATCH IS
IN EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT. LOOK ONLINE OR
SEE PDXFFAPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO MONDAY...AND MAY EVEN BE
STRONGER THAN THOSE EXPERIENCED TODAY. HEAVY RAIN WILL CONTINUE
INTO MONDAY...WITH SOME FLOODING POSSIBLE. LOOK ONLINE AT
WEATHER.GOV FOR THE LATEST BULLETINS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ002-004-191600-
CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CENTRAL COAST RANGE OF WESTERN OREGON-
619 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND
COAST RANGE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG WINDS WILL BEGIN THIS AFTERNOON...AND A HIGH WIND WARNING
IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COAST. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THESE STRONGER
WINDS WILL AFFECT THE COAST RANGE AS WELL. SEE PDXNPWPQR OR LOOK
ONLINE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STRONG AND POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AS A
STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES ONSHORE. LOOK ONLINE OR SEE PDXNPWPQR FOR
THE LATEST WATCHES AND WARNINGS.

RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVY MONDAY AND MAY CAUSE FLOODING ON SOME AREA
DRAINAGES. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED...LOOK ONLINE OR SEE
PDXFFAPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ003-005-006-WAZ020-022-039-040-191600-
COAST RANGE OF NORTHWEST OREGON-LOWER COLUMBIA-
GREATER PORTLAND METRO AREA-WILLAPA HILLS-I-
5 CORRIDOR IN COWLITZ COUNTY-GREATER VANCOUVER AREA-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADE FOOTHILLS-
619 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TONIGHT...AS RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME HEAVY ACROSS THE AREA. LOOK ONLINE OR SEE PDXFFAPQR FOR
FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

THE FLOOD WATCH EXTENDS INTO MONDAY AS HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE. LOOK ONLINE OR SEE PDXFFAPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

ORZ007>014-WAZ019-023-191600-
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-
619 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

THE PROBABILITY OF WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CASCADES OF
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON. SNOW WILL AFFECT MOST
CASCADE PASSES THIS MORNING...BUT SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO RISE
ABOVE THE PASSES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOOK ONLINE OR SEE
PDXWSWPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AS HEAVY RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE THE POTENTIAL FOR FLOODING ON AREA RIVERS.
LOOK ONLINE OR SEE PDXFFAPQR FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

PZZ210-250-255-270-275-191600-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
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-
619 AM PST SUN NOV 18 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE FORCE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY. ACTIVE WEATHER WILL
CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

The office that day

Everything else NWS Portland, OR issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 18, 6:15 PM PSTHigh Surf AdvisoryPQR26 hr
Nov 18, 8:43 PM PSTWind AdvisoryPQR21 hr
Nov 19, 1:01 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRClatsop, Tillamook59 hr
Nov 19, 3:26 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPQR5 hr
Nov 19, 5:13 AM PSTAreal Flood WarningPQRClatsop, Columbia, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill12 hr
Nov 19, 7:17 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRTillamook20 hr
Nov 19, 8:05 AM PSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPQR12 hr
Nov 19, 8:45 AM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPQRBenton, Clatsop, Columbia, Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook and 2 more6 hr
Nov 19, 9:33 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRColumbia18 hr
Nov 19, 10:31 AM PSTHurricane Force Wind WarningPQR7 hr
Nov 19, 2:03 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsPQR13 hr
Nov 19, 2:03 PM PSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasPQR13 hr
Nov 19, 3:15 PM PSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPQRBenton, Clackamas, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion and 4 more8 hr
Nov 18, 9:30 PM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRWahkiakum38 hr
Nov 19, 9:33 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRPacific21 hr
Nov 19, 10:49 AM PSTRiver Flood WarningPQRPacific, Wahkiakum8 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.