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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1102 PM 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-
1102 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 11 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS
20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS
12 TO 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 45 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON
OR OUT 10 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON
OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. GALE
WARNING, FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* 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-
1102 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS AROUND 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 20
TO 25 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 13 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. GALE
WARNING, FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 2.49 KT AT 322 AM THURSDAY.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 5.56 KT AT 333 PM THURSDAY.
SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 2.57 KT AT 404 AM FRIDAY. SEAS
11 TO 12 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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/O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0018.251218T1200Z-251219T0600Z/
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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-
1102 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
SEAS 12 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. FOR THE STORM WARNING, SEAS 12 TO 17 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 55 KT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10
TO 60 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM
10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 4 AM PST THURSDAY. STORM
WARNING, FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* 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.
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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-
1102 PM PST WED DEC 17 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST
THURSDAY...
..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 9 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 10 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR THE STORM WARNING, SEAS 14
TO 19 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 55 KT EXPECTED.
* 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
WARNING, FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY.
* 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 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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