586  
WHUS76 KPQR 240829  
MWWPQR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
129 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
PZZ253-273-250030-  
/O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0008.260925T0300Z-260925T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0012.260925T0300Z-260925T1800Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
129 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 12 TO 16 FT AT 9 TO 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH TO  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED.  
ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 KT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR  
OUT 10 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM  
10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ251-252-271-272-250030-  
/O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0008.260925T0300Z-260925T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0012.260925T0600Z-260925T2100Z/  
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-  
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-  
129 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 12 TO 16 FT AT 9 TO 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH TO  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT EXPECTED.  
ISOLATED GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 KT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...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, WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO  
CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO  
CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ210-250030-  
/O.UPG.KPQR.GL.A.0008.260925T0600Z-260925T1800Z/  
/O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0012.260925T0600Z-260925T2100Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
129 AM PDT THU SEP 24 2026  
 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 9 TO 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH TO WEST  
WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED. WINDS ARE  
EXPECTED TO BE OUT OF THE SOUTH BETWEEN 11 PM PDT THURSDAY AND 8  
AM PDT FRIDAY, BEFORE BECOMING WESTERLY BETWEEN 8 AM PDT AND 2  
PM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 4.89 KT AT 419 AM FRIDAY  
WITH SEAS OF 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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