571  
WHUS76 KPQR 082241  
MWWPQR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
241 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009  
 
PZZ250-270-090645-  
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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-  
241 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009  
 
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST  
MONDAY...  
 
THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM  
PST MONDAY.  
 
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS  
WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE  
WATERS TONIGHT AND SHOULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE FORCE  
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT...ESPECIALLY NORTH OF CAPE  
DISAPPOINTMENT. WINDS SHOULD EASE BEHIND THE FRONT MONDAY  
AFTERNOON.  
 
SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS  
THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL HOLD AT AROUND 12 TO 15 FEET  
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...POSSIBLY RISING BRIEFLY BACK ABOVE 15  
FEET DURING THE PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS WILL LIKELY  
REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH MIDWEEK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR  
OCCURING. 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ255-275-090645-  
/O.EXT.KPQR.SI.Y.0128.000000T0000Z-091109T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0072.000000T0000Z-091109T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0025.091109T0300Z-091110T0000Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
241 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009  
 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM  
PST MONDAY...  
 
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM  
PST MONDAY.  
 
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH A FEW HIGHER GUSTS  
WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING. A STRONG FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE  
WATERS TONIGHT AND SHOULD PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF GALE FORCE  
WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. WINDS SHOULD EASE BEHIND THE FRONT  
LATE MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING.  
 
SEAS OF 13 TO 16 FEET CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS  
THIS AFTERNOON. COMBINED SEAS WILL HOLD AT AROUND 12 TO 15 FEET  
TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...POSSIBLY RISING BRIEFLY BACK ABOVE 15  
FEET DURING THE PERIOD OF GALE FORCE WINDS. SEAS WILL LIKELY  
REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH MIDWEEK.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR  
OCCURING. 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ210-090645-  
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091110T0900Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
241 PM PST SUN NOV 8 2009  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM  
PST TUESDAY...  
 
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL  
1 AM PST TUESDAY.  
 
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 12 TO 15 FT THROUGH MONDAY.  
SEAS TEMPORARILY BUILDING TO 18 FT WITH BREAKERS DURING THE EBBS  
AROUND 9 PM THIS EVENING AND AGAIN AROUND 10 AM MONDAY MORNING.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS  
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR  
ENTRANCES.  
 
 
 
 
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