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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1148 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON 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-
1148 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 12 TO 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. FOR THE GALE WATCH, SEAS
13 TO 18 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 50 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE, AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER
WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. GALE
WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WIDESPREAD WIND GUSTS WILL REMAIN BELOW 48
KTS. HOWEVER, A COASTAL JET IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP SOUTH OF
ROCKAWAY BEACH, MAINLY FOR THE WATERS WITHIN 10 NM OF THE COAST,
BUT GUSTS UP TO 50 KTS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 20-30 NM OF THE
COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1148 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
SEAS 13 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KT.
FOR THE GALE WATCH, SEAS 13 TO 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. GALE
WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 5.37 KT AT 254 PM WEDNESDAY.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 2.49 KT AT 322 AM THURSDAY.
SEAS 11 TO 12 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 5.56 KT AT 333 PM THURSDAY.
SEAS 14 TO 15 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1148 AM PST WED DEC 17 2025
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY
...STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. FOR THE STORM WATCH, SEAS
14 TO 19 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR
OUT 10 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE
OR OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. STORM
WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH
COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...A COASTAL JET IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 KT SOUTH OF ROCKAWAY BEACH. STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE BETWEEN 7 AM TO 4 PM THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A STORM WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF STORM FORCE WINDS OF
48 TO 63 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC
TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO
PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO
CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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