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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
336 PM PST FRI DEC 20 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-
336 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS, STEEP SEAS 9 TO 13 FT AT 9
SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. FOR THE
GALE WARNING, SEAS 15 TO 20 FT AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS AND WINDS
30-40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING THROUGH 4 AM PST SATURDAY. GALE
WARNING FROM 4 AM PST SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.
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-
336 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 10 TO 12
SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 15 TO 20 FT AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS,
WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. GALE
WARNING FROM 4 AM PST SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
336 PM PST FRI DEC 20 2024
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS AND WINDS 10 TO 15
KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 15 TO 20 FT
AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS AND WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 35 KT.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. GALE
WARNING FROM 4 AM PST SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY.
* 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 4.42 KT AT 805 PM FRIDAY.
SEAS 10 TO 12 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.02 KT AT 905 AM SATURDAY.
SEAS 12 TO 14 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.7 KT AT 854 PM SATURDAY. SEAS
12 TO 16 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.
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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