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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
238 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
238 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST FRIDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AT 15
SECONDS. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 6 AM PST FRIDAY. GALE
WARNING, FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM PST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
238 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 18 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
238 PM PST THU DEC 19 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET BUILDING TO 10 TO 12
FEET WITH STEEP EBB CHOP THIS EVENING.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 5.16 KT AT 720 PM THURSDAY
WITH SEAS 10 TO 12 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN THE VICINITY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
BAR. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO OBTAIN THE LATEST BAR CONDITIONS
FROM THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE
BAR.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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