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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
152 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
152 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
SEAS 16 TO 18 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 18 TO 20 FT AT 15
SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. GALE
WARNING, FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 3.7 KT AT 854 PM SATURDAY.
SEAS 12 TO 16 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.16 KT AT 1000 AM SUNDAY. SEAS
12 TO 15 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.05 KT AT 950 PM SUNDAY. SEAS 12 TO
16 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.
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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-
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-
152 PM PST SAT DEC 21 2024
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 17 TO 22 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 15 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. FOR THE STORM WARNING, SEAS 21
TO 26 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 60 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE OUT 60
NM.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 2 AM PST SUNDAY. STORM
WARNING, FROM 2 AM TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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