Gale Warning 9, NWS Portland, OR

373 
WHUS76 KPQR 201636
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
836 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

PZZ270-275-210045-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
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-
836 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 
  KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY 
  EVENING... SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...TURNING 
  SOUTH ON THURSDAY. 

* SEAS...THROUGH TONIGHT...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITH WEST 
  SWELL AND SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND WAVES. THURSDAY...COMBINED 
  SEAS BUILDING TO 18 FT. 

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.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-255-210045-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
836 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING 
  SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT WITH WEST SWELL AND SOUTHWEST
  TO WEST WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT LATE THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-210045-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0015.160120T1900Z-160121T1700Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
836 AM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM PST THURSDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 7 TO 9 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12 
  FT THIS EVENING. 

* FIRST EBB...STRONG EBB AROUND 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS NEAR 
  13 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE. 

* SECOND EBB...AROUND 230 AM TONIGHT. SEAS NEAR 15 FT WITH 
  BREAKERS POSSIBLE. 

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

242 
WHUS76 KPQR 202255
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
255 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

PZZ270-275-210700-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CAN.KPQR.SW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160121T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0009.160121T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
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-
255 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...


* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KT THROUGH
  THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS TURNING SOUTH ON THURSDAY.

* SEAS...THROUGH TONIGHT...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT WITH WEST
  SWELL AND SOUTHWEST WIND WAVES. THURSDAY...COMBINED SEAS
  BUILDING TO 18 FT.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-210700-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160122T0000Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
255 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT...BUILDING TO 10 TO 12
  FT THIS EVENING...THEN 12 TO 14 FT OVERNIGHT INTO THURSDAY.

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 230 AM TONIGHT. SEAS NEAR 15 FT WITH
  BREAKERS LIKELY.

* SECOND EBB...STRONG EBB AROUND 245 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  NEAR 16 FT WITH BREAKERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$

PZZ250-255-210700-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
255 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT...BECOMING 
  SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT WITH WEST SWELL AND SOUTHWEST
  WIND WAVES BUILDING TO 14 TO 16 FT THURSDAY MORNING.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

862 
WHUS76 KPQR 210503
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
903 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

PZZ270-275-211315-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
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-
903 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KT THROUGH
  THURSDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT WITH WEST SWELL AND
  SOUTHWEST WIND WAVES. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT ON
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-211315-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
903 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THURSDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 8 TO 10 FT.

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 230 AM TONIGHT. SEAS NEAR 13 FT WITH BREAKERS
  LIKELY.

* SECOND EBB...STRONG EBB AROUND 245 PM THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS
  NEAR 15 FT WITH BREAKERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$

PZZ250-255-211315-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
903 PM PST WED JAN 20 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM
PST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH
  THURSDAY EVENING.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT TONIGHT WITH WEST SWELL AND
  SOUTHWEST WIND WAVES. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT
  THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

798 
WHUS76 KPQR 211047
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
247 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

PZZ250-255-211900-
/O.UPG.KPQR.SI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.UPG.KPQR.SW.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
/O.EXA.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
247 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING. THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH 
  THURSDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 11 TO 13 FT TONIGHT WITH WEST SWELL AND 
  SOUTHWEST WIND WAVES. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 15 TO 17 FT 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ270-275-211900-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
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-
247 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 KT THROUGH 
  THURSDAY EVENING. 

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT TONIGHT WITH WEST SWELL AND 
  SOUTHWEST WIND WAVES. COMBINED SEAS BUILDING TO 16 TO 18 FT ON 
  THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-211900-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160122T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
247 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FT TODAY AND 13 TO 15 FT
  TONIGHT.

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 230 AM EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS 16 OR 17 FT
  WITH BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB...STRONG EBB AROUND 245 PM THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS 18 OR
  19 FT WITH BREAKERS.

* THIRD EBB...315 AM EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SEAS AROUND 20 FT WITH
  BREAKERS LIKELY.

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

649 
WHUS76 KPQR 211640
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
840 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

PZZ270-275-220045-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
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-
840 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH THURSDAY
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-255-220045-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
840 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-220045-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160122T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
840 AM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FT TODAY AND 13 TO 15 FT
  TONIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS
  LIKELY DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 245 PM THURSDAY.

* SECOND EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 20 FT WITH BREAKERS
  LIKELY DURING THE EBB AROUND 315 AM FRIDAY.

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

479 
WHUS76 KPQR 212219
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
219 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

PZZ270-275-220600-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
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-
219 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT THROUGH THURSDAY 
  EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-255-220600-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
219 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT 
  THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-220630-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160122T2300Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
219 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
PST FRIDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* FIRST EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 17 FT WITH BREAKERS
  DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 245 PM THURSDAY.

* SECOND EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 19 FT WITH BREAKERS
  LIKELY DURING THE EBB AROUND 315 AM FRIDAY.

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

071 
WHUS76 KPQR 220505
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
905 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

PZZ270-275-220900-
/O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0900Z/
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-
905 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT THROUGH THIS
  EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ250-255-220900-
/O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
905 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS 30 TO 35 KT
  THROUGH THIS EVENING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-221315-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160122T2300Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
905 PM PST THU JAN 21 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM PST FRIDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 14 FT THROUGH FRIDAY.

* FIRST EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 19 FT WITH BREAKERS
  LIKELY DURING THE EBB AROUND 315 AM FRIDAY. 

* SECOND EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS
  DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 330 PM FRIDAY.

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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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
125 AM PST FRI JAN 22 2016

PZZ250-270-221730-
/O.EXP.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0014.160122T0925Z-160122T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0012.160122T0925Z-160123T2000Z/
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-
125 AM PST FRI JAN 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 KT
  DECREASING LATER THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-221730-
/O.EXP.KPQR.GL.W.0009.000000T0000Z-160122T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SI.Y.0014.160122T0925Z-160122T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SW.Y.0012.160122T0925Z-160124T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
125 AM PST FRI JAN 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM
PST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30
  KT DECREASING LATER THIS MORNING.

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-221730-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-160123T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
125 AM PST FRI JAN 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS AROUND 15 FT TODAY SUBSIDING TO 10
  TO 12 FT LATER TONIGHT.

* FIRST EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 22 FT WITH BREAKERS
  DURING THE EBB AROUND 315 AM THIS MORNING.

* SECOND EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT WITH
  BREAKERS DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 330 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* THIRD EBB...SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 12 TO 14 FT WITH
  BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE EBB AROUND 4 AM SATURDAY 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.

&&

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
810 PM PST TUE JAN 19 2016

.SYNOPSIS...AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS OVER THE
REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THERE WILL BE A VERY BRIEF BREAK IN
PRECIPITATION WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE NEXT WARM FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
STALL OVER WESTERN WASHINGTON AND EXTREME NORTHWEST OREGON WEDNESDAY
NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL RISE WELL ABOVE THE CASCADE
PASSES WITH THIS FRONT. THE TRAILING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INLAND
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. YET ANOTHER LOW WILL APPROACH FROM THE
SOUTHWEST FRIDAY NIGHT. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER BACK DOWN TO NEAR THE
CASCADE PASSES OVER THE WEEKEND. THE PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN WILL
CONTINUE PERIODS OF RAIN AND CASCADE SNOW INTO NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS EVENING SHOWS AN UPPER TROUGH
MOVING ACROSS THE AREA. THE SURFACE LOW HAS PUSHED WELL INLAND INTO
SW WASHINGTON. KRTX DUAL-POL DOPPLER RADAR INDICATES THE HEAVIEST
SHOWERS ARE STREAMING ACROSS THE NORTH OREGON COAST RANGE WITH
ANOTHER AREA IN THE COLUMBIA GORGE AND SRN CLARK COUNTY IN SW
WASHINGTON. SNOW LEVELS STARTING TO COME DOWN AS THE COLDER
POST-FRONTAL AIR MASS MOVES INTO THE REGION. KAST AND KTTD PROFILERS
INDICATING SNOW LEVELS IN THE 3500 TO 4000 FOOT RANGE AS OF 04Z. SNOW
LEVELS IN THE CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES ARE LITTLE HIGHER...BUT
STARTING TO LOWER AS WELL. AROUND 00Z WED THE SNOW LEVELS WERE
HOVERING AROUND 5000 FT. HOWEVER...AS OF 03Z SNOTEL AND OTHER
OBSERVATION NETWORKS SUGGEST SNOW LEVELS ARE NEAR 4000 FT. SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS IN THE NORTH OREGON CASCADES SINCE MIDNIGHT HAVE BEEN
CLOSE TO A FOOT AT AND ABOVE 5000 FEET. SNOTEL SITES IN THE LANE
COUNTY CASCADES...ABOVE 4500 FEET...HAVE PICKED UP AROUND 2 TO 5
INCHES OF SNOW SINCE 00Z WED.

THE 00Z NAM AND GFS MAINTAIN SOME SHOWER ACTIVITY OVER THE AREA
THROUGH WED MORNING...BUT FAVORING THE NRN ZONES...ESPECIALLY THE S
WA CASCADES AND FOOTHILLS. ONSHORE GRADIENTS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE
COLUMBIA GORGE WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE COLD FRONT. THE ONSHORE FLOW
SHOULD HOLD THROUGH EARLY WED AFTERNOON...THEN SWITCH BACK TO AN
OFFSHORE PATTERN. THE NEXT LOW OF INTEREST WAS NEAR 43N 150W...WITH
THE FRONTAL SHIELD EXTENDING TO 140W. THE SHORTWAVE RIDGE THAT WILL
MOVE OVER THE PACIFIC NW WEDNESDAY WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT PUSHES
INLAND...SLOWING THE EASTWARD PROGRESSION OF THE LOW. THE 00Z NAM AND
GFS SHOW THE WARM FRONT OVER THE N AND CENTRAL OREGON WATERS WED
AROUND 18Z WED THE PUSHING INTO THE WASHINGTON WATERS IN THE
AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE MODELS CONTINUE TO STALL THE BAROCLINIC
BOUNDARY OVER WRN WA AND EXTREME NW OREGON WED NIGHT AND THU.
MEANWHILE...OFFSHORE GRADIENTS INTENSIFY THROUGH THE GORGE.

LATEST MODELS FINALLY PUSH THE SPLITTING FRONTAL SYSTEM INLAND THU
NIGHT. IT APPEARS THE MAIN ENERGY WILL ONCE AGAIN HEAD TOWARD NRN
CALIFORNIA. IT IS LOOKING LESS LIKELY THAT LONG-DURATION HEAVY RAIN
WILL NOT BE AS MUCH OF A CONCERN. THE COASTAL AREAS AND WILLAPA
HILLS OF SW WASHINGTON LOOK TO GET THE MOST RAINFALL...MAYBE 1 TO 2
INCHES THU THROUGH THU NIGHT...INSTEAD OF 2 TO 5 INCHES AS
PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT. STILL PLENTY OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WITH THIS SYSTEM. WEISHAAR

.LONG TERM...FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...ACTIVE PATTERN WITH
BROAD TROUGHING OVER THE PACIFIC CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK. NEXT BIG
TROUGH LOOKS TO DIG SOUTH OF OUR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
THIS WILL BRING US RAIN ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE LOW...BUT HOW FAR
NORTH THE RAIN SPREADS IS THE BIG QUESTION. BEING ON THE COLD SIDE
OF THIS SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO DROP DOWN BELOW THE PASSES
FOR THE BULK OF THIS PRECIPITATION...SO EXPECT A MODERATE AMOUNT OF
SNOW UP IN THE CASCADES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS IN THE FOOTHILLS
SATURDAY.WE GET A BREAK IN THE RAIN SUNDAY INTO EARLY MONDAY...AS
SHORTWAVE RIDGING BUILDS OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF OUR NEXT SYSTEM.
MODELS BRING A SHORTWAVE IN EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH MORE RAIN LATE
MONDAY OR TUESDAY...BUT DON'T HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THE DETAILS AT
THIS TIME. -MCCOY
&&

.AVIATION...SCATTERED SHOWERS CONTINUE LOCALLY THIS EVENING BUT
CONDITIONS REMAIN MOSTLY VFR. OCCASIONAL BRIEF MVFR IN HEAVIER
SHOWERS. AROUND 08Z...SHOWERS WILL BECOME CONFINED MORE TO THE
MOUNTAINS. GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WILL
CONTINUE UNTIL ABOUT 12Z THEN DROP OFF A BIT AND TURN TO OUT OF
THE SOUTHEAST. THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH CLOUD BREAKS 12-16Z FOR FOG
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE SOUTH AND CENTRAL WILLAMETTE
VALLEY...INCLUDING KEUG AND PROBABLY KSLE...WITH POSSIBLY LIFR
CONDITIONS. ELSEWHERE...MAY SEE SOME LOWERING CIGS TO MVFR AFTER
12Z. MOST LOW CLOUDS WILL CLEAR OUT BETWEEN 16-20Z WITH CONDITIONS
IMPROVING TO VFR THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...MODERATE CONFIDENCE THAT CIGS WILL LOWER TO
AROUND 020-025 WILL AFTER 11Z AND THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT LOWER CIG
IS POSSIBLE. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD RETURN TO UNRESTRICTED
VISUAL APPROACHES. BOWEN

&&

.MARINE...GUSTY WINDS OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST TO WEST CURRENTLY THIS
EVENING WITH HIGHEST GUSTS AROUND 30 KT. SEAS ONCE AGAIN SLIGHTLY
LOWER THAN INITIALLY ADVERTISED...CURRENTLY SITTING 11 TO 13 FT.
UPDATED SEAS TO REFLECT CURRENT OBSERVATIONS AND LIMITED THEM
SLIGHTLY OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TOO.

WILL LIKELY SEE A 9 TO 12 HOUR PERIOD OF WIND GUSTS BELOW 20 KT
LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT THEN WINDS COME RIGHT
BACK UP WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. EXPECT GALES ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE WATERS BY AROUND 4PM WEDNESDAY BUT SINCE THE MAIN CHANGE
IN THE FORECAST OVER THE PAST DAY OR TWO HAS BEEN TO TREND TOWARD
WEAKER WINDS LATE WEDNESDAY...WILL HOLD OFF ON UPGRADING GALE
WATCH TO A WARNING. WILL LIKELY ALSO NEED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR WINDS FOR THE SAME PERIOD IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS. SEAS WILL
PICK UP WITH WINDS STARTING WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO PEAK THURSDAY NIGHT NEAR 20 FT. HOWEVER THAT FORECAST
MIGHT NEED A GRAIN OF SALT WITH IT AS GUIDANCE HAS BEEN RUNNING
HIGH. COULD SEE A PERIOD WEDNESDAY DURING WHICH NEARSHORE SEAS
DROP BELOW 10 FT BUT NOT CONFIDENT ENOUGH AT THIS POINT TO CHANGE
THE END TIME OF THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SEAS.

A RELATIVE BREAK IN WINDS FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. SEAS LOOK LIKE
THEY WILL REMAIN ABOVE 10 FT UNTIL SOMETIME THIS WEEKEND. LOW
CONFIDENCE IN THE FORECAST BEYOND SATURDAY. BOWEN

&&

.PQR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
OR...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR NORTHERN
     OREGON CASCADES.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR CASCADES
     IN LANE COUNTY.

WA...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM PST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTH
     WASHINGTON CASCADES.

PZ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 4 PM PST
     WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO
     FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

     GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
     FOR 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.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR UNTIL 4 AM
     PST WEDNESDAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR FROM 11 AM TO
     4 PM PST WEDNESDAY.

&&

INTERACT WITH US VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSPORTLAND
WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSPORTLAND

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.