160  
WHUS76 KPQR 211019  
MWWPQR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
219 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
PZZ271>273-212100-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SE.W.0041.000000T0000Z-241221T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0045.241221T1200Z-241221T2100Z/  
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-  
219 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY  
THIS MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS, STEEP SEAS 9 TO 13 FT AT 9  
SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. FOR  
THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 15 TO 20 FT AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS AND  
WINDS 30-40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.  
 
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.  
 
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING THROUGH 4 AM PST SATURDAY. GALE  
WARNING FROM 4 AM PST SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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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/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0174.000000T0000Z-241221T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0045.241221T1200Z-241221T2100Z/  
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-  
219 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY  
THIS MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 10 TO  
12 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30  
KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 15 TO 20 FT AT 15 TO 17  
SECONDS, WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.  
 
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. GALE  
WARNING FROM 4 AM PST SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ210-212100-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0176.000000T0000Z-241221T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0045.241221T1200Z-241221T2100Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
219 AM PST SAT DEC 21 2024  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY  
THIS MORNING...   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
 
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORY, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AT 12 TO 14 SECONDS AND WINDS 10 TO  
15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 15 TO 20  
FT AT 15 TO 17 SECONDS AND WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 38  
KT.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY. GALE  
WARNING FROM 4 AM PST SATURDAY TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,  
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
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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