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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
130 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
PZZ271>273-021200-  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0011.260902T0600Z-260903T0000Z/  
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-  
130 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM  
PDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO  
35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ251>253-021200-  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0011.260902T0600Z-260903T0000Z/  
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-  
130 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM  
PDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ210-021200-  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0011.260902T0600Z-260903T0000Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
130 PM PDT TUE SEP 1 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM  
PDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 30  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 5.49 KT AT 811 PM TUESDAY.  
SEAS 4 TO 6 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.53 KT AT 826 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS  
8 TO 10 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 5.34 KT AT 900 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 7  
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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