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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
340 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
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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-
340 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 16 TO 21 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND WEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT EXPECTED.
FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
14 TO 19 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE OUT 60
NM.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING, FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* 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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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
340 PM PST TUE DEC 16 2025
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM
PST WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 14 TO 19 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT
EXPECTED. FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 13 TO 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS SEAS
WARNING, FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM PST WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...GENERAL SEAS 9 TO 11 FT BUILDING TO 15 TO
17 FT OVERNIGHT BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 12 TO 14 FT WEDNESDAY. FIRST
EBB CURRENT OF 2.4 KT AT 237 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 16 TO 18 FT.
SECOND EBB CURRENT OF 5.37 KT AT 254 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 13 TO
15 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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