Storm Warning 2, NWS Portland, OR

270 
WHUS76 KPQR 041658
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
858 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

PZZ250-255-050100-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-160304T2000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-160304T2000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0020.160304T2000Z-160305T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.160305T0200Z-160305T0900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
858 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 KT THIS MORNING...BUT WILL 
  BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON. 
  WILL WILL INCREASE A BIT MORE THIS EVENING...WITH SOUTH WINDS 
  35 TO 40 KT AND GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER 1 AM 
  SATURDAY. 

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: BETWEEN 9 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 19 FT THIS AFTERNOON. 
  BUT BUILD FURTHER THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 24 TO 27 FT 
  LATER THIS EVENING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

&&

$$

PZZ270-275-050100-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160305T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.160305T0200Z-160305T0900Z/
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-
858 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY...

* WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 KT TODAY. WINDS
  WILL EASE A BIT THIS AFTERNOON BUT INCREASE AGAIN THIS
  EVENING...WITH SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 40 KT AND GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT.
  WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD TO 16 TO 20 FT BY THIS 
  AFTERNOON...BUT BUILD FURTHER THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL PEAK AT 
  23 TO 27 FT LATER THIS EVENING. 

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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-050100-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160305T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
858 AM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST SATURDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 13 TO 14 FT THIS MORNING...THEN 
  HOLDING 15 TO 17 FT THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BUILDING TO AROUND 20 
  FT THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY UP TO 22 FT BY 9 PM. BUT SEAS WILL 
  SUBSIDE BACK TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. 

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 1 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 18 FT WITH BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB...AROUND 145 AM SATURDAY. SEAS NEAR 22 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

460 
WHUS76 KPQR 042215
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
215 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

PZZ270-050615-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160305T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.160305T0200Z-160305T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.A.0014.160305T2100Z-160306T1800Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
215 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

* WINDS...INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING OUT OF THE SOUTH TO 35 TO 40
  KT AND GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN
  PICK UP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 30 TO
  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 23 FT LATER
  THIS EVENING. SEAS THEN DECREASE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE
  INCREASING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SECOND PEAK AROUND 18
  FT SATURDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ250-050615-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160305T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.160305T0200Z-160305T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.A.0014.160305T2100Z-160306T1800Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
215 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. 

* WINDS...INCREASE AGAIN THIS EVENING OUT OF THE SOUTH TO 35 TO 40
  KT AND GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT THEN
  PICK UP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 30 TO
  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 25 FT LATER
  THIS EVENING. SEAS THEN DECREASE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE
  INCREASING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SECOND PEAK AROUND 20 FT
  SATURDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ275-050615-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160305T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.160305T0200Z-160305T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SR.A.0002.160306T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
215 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING...WITH SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 40 KT
  AND GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN
  PICK UP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 30 TO
  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...PEAKING SATURDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS
  OUT OF THE SOUTH TO AROUND 50 KT.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 25 FT LATER
  THIS EVENING. SEAS THEN DECREASE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE
  INCREASING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SECOND PEAK AROUND 20 FT
  SATURDAY EVENING.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ255-050615-
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0020.000000T0000Z-160305T0200Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.160305T0200Z-160305T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SR.A.0002.160306T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
215 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING...
...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM
PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A STORM
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING. 

* WINDS...INCREASING THIS EVENING...WITH SOUTH WINDS 35 TO 40 KT
  AND GUSTS 45 TO 55 KT. WINDS WILL EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...THEN
  PICK UP AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON OUT OF THE SOUTH AROUND 30 TO
  35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...PEAKING SATURDAY EVENING WITH GUSTS
  OUT OF THE SOUTH TO AROUND 50 KT.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: BETWEEN 8 PM AND MIDNIGHT.

* SEAS...COMBINED SEAS WILL BUILD FURTHER TO AROUND 23 FT LATER
  THIS EVENING. SEAS THEN DECREASE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE
  INCREASING AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON WITH A SECOND PEAK AROUND 18 FT
  SATURDAY EVENING.

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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-050615-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160305T1400Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
215 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 AM PST SATURDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 15 TO 17 FT THIS AFTERNOON THEN
  BUILDING TO AROUND 20 FT THIS EVENING. BUT SEAS WILL SUBSIDE
  BACK TO 18 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT AND THEN DROP FURTHER SATURDAY
  MORNING.

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 145 AM SATURDAY. SEAS NEAR 20 FT WITH
  BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB...AROUND 200 PM SATURDAY. 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

309 
WHUS76 KPQR 050409
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
809 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

PZZ250-270-051215-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160305T0900Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.A.0014.160305T2100Z-160306T1800Z/
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-
809 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY MORNING...



* WINDS...25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KT. WINDS WILL
  EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THEN INCREASE ABRUPTLY TO 25 TO 35 KT
  WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...POSSIBLY AS HIGH AS 50 KT...SATURDAY
  EVENING.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: THROUGH 1 AM...AND THEN BETWEEN 4 PM
  AND 10 PM SATURDAY.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 19 TO 21 FT TONIGHT BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE
  LOW TO MID TEENS SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS SHOULD THEN CLIMB INTO
  THE UPPER TEENS...AND POSSIBLY ECLIPSE 20 FT SATURDAY
  EVENING/NIGHT. 




PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 48 TO 63 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...OR TAKE
SHELTER UNTIL WINDS AND WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS SHOULD
PREPARE FOR VERY STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SEA CONDITIONS...AND
CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL WINDS
AND WAVES SUBSIDE.

A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-051215-
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160305T0900Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SR.A.0002.160306T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
809 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

...STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SATURDAY...
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...




* WINDS...25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 50 KT. WINDS WILL
  EASE AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND THEN INCREASE ABRUPTLY TO 25 TO 35 KT
  WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 TO 50 KT SATURDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: THROUGH 1 AM...AND THEN BETWEEN 3 PM
  AND 9 PM SATURDAY.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 19 TO 21 FT TONIGHT BEFORE DROPPING INTO THE
  LOW TO MID TEENS SATURDAY MORNING. SEAS SHOULD THEN CLIMB INTO
  THE UPPER TEENS...AND POSSIBLY ECLIPSE 20 FT SATURDAY
  EVENING/NIGHT.





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 STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN.  IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

&&

$$

PZZ210-051215-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
809 PM PST FRI MAR 4 2016

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





* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 14 TO 16 FT BUILDING TO 18 TO 20 FT
  TOWARDS MIDNIGHT...AND THEN SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT BY MIDDAY
  SATURDAY BEFORE INCREASING ABRUPTLY SATURDAY EVENING WHERE THEY
  WILL ONCE AGAIN RISE INTO THE UPPER TEENS. 

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 145 AM SATURDAY. SEAS NEAR 20 FT WITH 
  BREAKERS. 

* SECOND EBB...AROUND 200 PM SATURDAY. 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

160 
WHUS76 KPQR 050858
MWWPQR

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1258 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

PZZ250-270-051700-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160305T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0021.160305T0858Z-160305T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0014.160305T2100Z-160306T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0022.160306T0000Z-160306T2000Z/
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-
1258 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A
GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
NOON PST SUNDAY. THE STORM WARNING THIS MORNING HAS ENDED. THE
GALE WATCH FOR LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN UPGRADED
TO A GALE WARNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT UNTIL 3 AM THIS
  MORNING. AFTERWARDS...WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KT.
  SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
  EVENING.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: THROUGH 2 AM...THEN AGAIN BETWEEN 6
  PM AND 11 PM THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 17 TO 20 FT UNTIL 4 AM...THEN SLOWLY DROPPING
  BACK TO 15 FT. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN 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.

&&

$$

PZZ255-275-051700-
/O.CAN.KPQR.SR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160305T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0021.160305T0858Z-160305T1200Z/
/O.UPG.KPQR.SR.A.0002.160306T0000Z-160306T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0022.160306T0000Z-160306T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1258 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM THIS MORNING... 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
...STORM WARNING HAS ENDED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING. A
GALE WARNING HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON
PST SUNDAY. THE STORM WARNING THIS MORNING HAS ENDED. THE STORM
WATCH FOR LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A
GALE WARNING.

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT UNTIL 3 AM THIS
  MORNING. AFTERWARDS...WINDS SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST AT 15 TO 25 KT.
  SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
  EVENING.

* TIMING OF STRONGEST WINDS: THROUGH 2 AM...AND THEN BETWEEN 7 PM
  AND 11 PM THIS EVENING.

* SEAS...BUILDING TO 17 TO 20 FT UNTIL 4 AM...THEN SLOWLY DROPPING
  BACK TO 15 FT. SEAS WILL BUILD AGAIN 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.

&&

$$

PZZ210-051700-
/O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-160307T0000Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1258 AM PST SAT MAR 5 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
4 PM PST SUNDAY...

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS...COMBINED SEAS 18 TO 20 FT UNTIL 3 AM... THEN
  SUBSIDING. SEAS DOWN TO NEAR 13 FT BY NOON TODAY. BUT SEAS WILL
  AGAIN BUILD THIS EVENING...GETTING TO NEAR 17 FT BY 10 PM.

* FIRST EBB...AROUND 145 AM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 20 FT WITH BREAKERS.

* SECOND EBB...AROUND 2 PM TODAY. 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
954 PM PST THU MAR  3 2016

UPDATED AVIATION AND MARINE SECTIONS.

.SYNOPSIS...THE NEXT FRONTAL STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD RAIN ONTO THE
COAST FRIDAY BEFORE IT PUSHES INLAND FRIDAY EVENING. A LOW PRESSURE
MOVING UP THE COAST WILL ALSO BRING A PERIOD OF STRONG WINDS TO THE
COAST FRIDAY EVENING. ANOTHER DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
LIKELY BRING MORE RAIN TO THE REGION SATURDAY AND POSSIBLY STRONG
WINDS...PARTICULARLY TO THE COAST AGAIN. SNOW LEVELS WILL LIKELY DROP
TO THE CASCADE PASSES SATURDAY NIGHT. OFF AND ON SHOWERS WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY WITH POSSIBLY AN AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM OR
TWO. ADDITIONAL WET WEATHER WILL LIKELY ARRIVE TOWARDS THE MIDDLE TO
LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK.

&&

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...SHORTWAVE RIDGING PUSHING INTO
THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING HAS LEFT MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
ACROSS THE REGION. WITH THAT SAID...WEAK LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE ALONG
THE EAST SLOPES OF THE COAST RANGE THIS EVENING DID TAP INTO A TINY
BIT OF LINGERING LOW LEVEL INSTABILITY...AND PRODUCED A COUPLE LIGHT
SHOWERS PER KRTX RADAR. THESE SHOWERS HAVE SINCE MOVED INTO WESTERN
WASHINGTON AND THE CHANCE OF MEASURABLE RAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE
NIGHT IS NOT WORTH MENTIONING.

THE FIRST HIGH CLOUDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM ARE
CURRENTLY APPROACHING THE OREGON COAST. THESE SHOULD BE THIN AND SLOW
ENOUGH TO ARRIVE THAT THERE COULD BE SOME PATCHY VALLEY FOG
TONIGHT...BUT SUSPECT ANY FOG THAT DEVELOPS WILL BE VERY LIMITED IN
NATURE AND LIMITED TO THE LOWEST VALLEYS.

MODELS OVER THE PAST 24 HOURS HAVE COME INTO BETTER...ALBEIT NOT
GREAT...AGREEMENT WITH WHEN THIS NEXT FRONT WILL IMPACT THE REGION.
AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS OFF THE CALIFORNIA/OREGON COAST
FRIDAY...THIS FRONT WILL TEMPORARILY STALL ACROSS OUR FAR NORTHWEST
COASTAL ZONES FRIDAY BEFORE SWEEPING INLAND FRIDAY EVENING/NIGHT.
THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN HOW FAR INLAND RAIN WILL REACH
DURING THE DAY FRIDAY AS THE EC AND SOME SREF MEMBERS SUGGEST
PORTIONS OF THE WILLAMETTE VALLEY COULD SEE SOME LIGHT RAIN AS EARLY
AS LATE FRIDAY MORNING WHILE MOST SOLUTIONS SUGGEST IT WILL HOLD OFF
UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS. HEDGED THE HIGHEST POPS TOWARDS THE SLOWER
SOLUTIONS WHICH INCLUDE THE GFS...NAM AND MOST SREF MEMBERS...BUT
STILL KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE TO CHANCE POPS AT EARLIER LEAD TIMES IN CASE
THE FASTER SOLUTIONS VERIFY. POP GRIDS WERE SPLIT INTO 3 HOURLY
SEGMENTS THROUGH TOMORROW EVENING IN ORDER TO ILLUSTRATE THIS
PROGRESSION AND TO EMPHASIZE TIMING.

THE SHORTWAVE TROUGH TIED TO THE AFOREMENTIONED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
IS CURRENTLY NEAR 145W AND 35N. MODELS CURRENTLY HAVE A LOW 990 TO
995MB LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPING AS IT MOVES NORTHWARD OFF THE OREGON
COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE NAM DEPICTS 75-80KT AT 925MB JUST OFF THE
OREGON COAST LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON/EARLY EVENING. HOWEVER...PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL REMAIN VERY OFFSHORE INITIALLY SO NOT SURE THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL MATERIALIZE ON THE COAST. NONETHELESS...60-70KT
WINDS REMAIN AT 925MB WHEN PRESSURE GRADIENTS OPEN UP A BIT MORE
BETWEEN 6 PM AND 10 PM FRIDAY AS THE LOW PRESSURE MOVES NORTHWARD
OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST. CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT THIS SHOULD
BE ENOUGH TO BRING 60 TO 70 MPH WIND GUSTS TO AT LEAST THE BEACHES
AND HEADLANDS AND 50 TO 60 MPH WIND GUSTS TO THE COASTAL COMMUNITIES
AND POSSIBLY INTO THE COAST RANGE. AS A RESULT...THE CURRENT HIGH
WIND WATCH FOR THE COASTAL ZONES LOOKS ON TRACK...AND WILL LET THE
MID SHIFT EXAMINE THE NEED FOR EXPANDING ANY WATCHES/WARNINGS TO THE
COAST RANGE. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THESE SYSTEMS HAVE A TENDENCY TO
MOVE A BIT FASTER THAN MODELED SO THE STRONGEST WINDS FOR MANY
LOCATIONS WERE PUSHED 3 HOURS EARLIER FROM THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.

ANY BREAK IN THE WET WEATHER ON SATURDAY LOOKS TO BE SHORT LIVED AS
THE NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL BE ON OUR DOORSTEP AND LIKELY PUSH INTO
THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING. CONFIDENCE IN WIDESPREAD RAIN
TURNING TO SHOWERS...AND SNOW LEVELS LOWERING DOWN TO NEAR 3500 TO
4000 FT SATURDAY NIGHT/SUNDAY IS HIGH. HOWEVER...CONSIDERABLE
UNCERTAINTY REMAINS IN REGARDS TO THE WIND THREAT FOR LATE SATURDAY.
MODELS HAVE FLUCTUATED WILDLY ON WHETHER OR NOT A STRONG SURFACE LOW
PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP AS A NEGATIVELY TILTED SHORTWAVE TROUGH LIFTS
NORTHEASTWARD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LATE SATURDAY. THE LATEST
GFS DEPICTS TWO MINIATURE LOW PRESSURES DEVELOPING ALONG THE TROUGH
AXIS WHILE THE EC IS MORE AN OPEN WAVE AND WOULD BE LESS OF A WIND
THREAT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED...THE UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT FOR
CYCLOGENESIS...IN THIS CASE THE LEFT EXIT REGION OF A 160KT
JET...DOES SHIFT SLIGHTLY FARTHER SOUTH RELATIVE TO FRIDAYS STORM
SYSTEM...WHICH IS NOT IDEAL...BUT AM ALSO NOT SURE ITS FAR ENOUGH
REMOVED TO PREVENT IT FROM OCCURRING. GIVEN THE UNCERTAINTY...NO
CHANGES WERE MADE TO THIS PORTION OF THE FORECAST.

A SHOWERY ONSHORE FLOW PATTERN WILL CONTINUE UNSETTLED WEATHER ACROSS
THE REGION SUNDAY AND MONDAY. SOME OF THE STRONGER SHOWERS WILL
LIKELY CONTAIN SMALL HAIL AND POSSIBLY SOME LIGHTNING. WHILE SNOW
WILL ACCUMULATE IN THE CASCADES ABOVE 3500-4000 FT DURING THIS
PERIOD...850MB FLOW LOOKS TO REMAIN RATHER MODEST DUE TO THE MAIN
SHORTWAVE TROUGHS LIKELY SLIDING SOUTH OF THE REGION. THIS MAY KEEP
BIG SNOW ACCUMULATIONS FROM OCCURRING...BUT WILL NOT BE SURPRISED IF
6 INCHES FALL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD AT SOME POINT. AT THIS POINT...
SUNDAY MORNING MAY BE THE MOST LIKELY PERIOD WHEN 850MB WINDS ARE
STRONGEST...AND THUS OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS WILL BE MOST ENHANCED.
/NEUMAN

.LONG TERM...NO CHANGES...PREVIOUS LONG TERM DISCUSSION
BELOW...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...A PROGRESSIVE WEATHER PATTERN
CONTINUES THROUGH NEXT WEEK. AN UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ONSHORE FLOW
WILL SUPPORT SHOWERS SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. SHOWERS WILL DECREASE
TUESDAY AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE BRIEFLY MOVES OVER THE AREA...BUT
ONSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY MAINTAIN SHOWERS OVER THE CASCADES...WITH
SNOW LEVELS AROUND 3000 FEET. MODELS SHOW GREAT POTENTIAL FOR AN
ATMOSPHERIC RIVER EVENT ON TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY WITH A SURFACE LOW
(AND ASSOCIATED FRONT) TAPPING INTO A SWATH OF 1.10 TO 1.4 INCHES OF
PRECIPITABLE WATER. INTEGRATIVE VAPOR TRANSPORT CURRENTLY SHOWS THE
BEST CHANCE FOR HEAVY RAIN DURING THIS PERIOD ACROSS SW OREGON...BUT
A SLIGHT CHANGE IN THE POSITION OF THE LOW COULD EASILY SEND THAT
MOISTURE NORTHWARD ACROSS NORTHWEST OREGON. SNOW LEVELS WILL
INITIALLY START AROUND 3500 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT...THEN RAPIDLY RISE TO
AROUND 5000 FEET. TJ

&&

.AVIATION...VFR WITH A FEW HIGH CLOUDS TONIGHT. LIGHT TO MODERATE
EASTERLY SFC WINDS THROUGH THE COLUMBIA GORGE. FOG UNLIKELY IN
MOST LOCATIONS TONIGHT DUE TO THE LIGHT BREEZE AND INCREASING HIGH
CLOUDS THROUGH THE NIGHT. HOWEVER...CANNOT RULE OUT A COUPLE
SHALLOW PATCHES OF GROUND FOG IN THE MOST WIND-SHELTERED VALLEYS.
STRONG FRONT WILL SLOWLY APPROACH THE COAST FRI...BUT CONDITIONS
LIKELY REMAIN VFR THROUGH MIDDAY WITH -RA AND INCREASING S WINDS
ALONG THE COAST DURING THE AFTERNOON.

KPDX AND APPROACHES...VFR WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE E WINDS THROUGH
FRI MORNING.  WEAGLE

&&

.MARINE...COMPLEX AND VERY ACTIVE WEATHER PATTERN EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND...WITH A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEMS LIKELY TO STRENGTHEN WHILE PASSING CLOSE TO THE PAC NW
COAST. FIRST SYSTEM WILL BRUSH THE OUTER WATERS WITH GALES BY FRI
MORNING. THIS WILL LAY A FRONTAL ZONE ABOUT 50-100 NM OFFSHORE...
WHICH WILL SERVE AS THE TRACK FOR THE NEXT STRONGER LOW NOW IN ITS
EARLY STAGES OF DEVELOPMENT IN THE VICINITY OF 36N/145W. FORECAST
MODELS HAVE STRUGGLED WITH THE STRENGTH AND TRACK OF THIS
SYSTEM...BUT 00Z RUNS OF THE NAM/GFS/4KM UW WRF SEEM TO INDICATE
THE POTENTIAL FOR THIS LOW TO DEVELOP INTO A STRONG SUB-995 MB
LOW AS IT RIDES NE-N ALONG THE FRONT JUST OFF THE PAC NW COAST.
MODELS NOTORIOUSLY STRUGGLE WITH THESE TYPES OF SYSTEMS DUE TO THE
FAST MOVEMENT AND POTENTIAL FOR RAPID CYCLOGENESIS...BUT
CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING THAT A LOW SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 985-995 MB
WILL TAKE A TRACK INSIDE 130W...POTENTIALLY AS CLOSE AS 50-100 NM
TO SHORE AS IT PARALLELS THE COAST. THEREFORE CONFIDENCE IS
INCREASING THAT STORM FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE COASTAL WATERS
LATE FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IF THIS OCCURS...GUSTS AS HIGH AS
50-60 KT WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN A COASTAL JET...ESPECIALLY NEAR
CAPES. HOWEVER...GIVEN MODEL VARIABILITY WE HAVE DECIDED TO DEFER
THE FINAL UPGRADE/NO-UPGRADE DECISION TO THE MIDNIGHT SHIFT.

IF THE LOW DEVELOPS AS WE PRESENTLY EXPECT...THERE WILL BE A RAPID
SURGE OF CHAOTIC AND WIND-DRIVEN SEAS FRI AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
BRIEF SEAS AS HIGH AS 25-30 FT ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS TYPE OF
SCENARIO. ONCE THE FRONT MOVES ONSHORE...WINDS WILL SHIFT SW AND
EASE...WITH 17-20 FT RESIDUAL SWELL CONTINUING INTO SAT MORNING.

MODELS HAVE SUGGESTED THAT ADDITIONAL...SIMILAR...SYSTEMS MAY
DEVELOP AND TAKE A SIMILAR TRACK THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. DETAILS
ON THESE SYSTEMS ARE EVEN HARDER TO PIN DOWN AT THIS POINT...BUT
THERE WILL BE THE THREAT OF GALES/STORMS AT TIMES THROUGH THE
UPCOMING WEEKEND.  WEAGLE

&&

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

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

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

     GALE WARNING UNTIL FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM
     CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO FLORENCE OR OUT 60 NM.

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

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS UNTIL 6 AM
     PST FRIDAY FOR COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO
     FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM.

&&

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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.