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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
836 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
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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-  
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-  
836 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
THURSDAY...  
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND  
HAZARDOUS SEAS 14 TO 19 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 15 TO  
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT. FOR THE STORM WATCH, SEAS 20 TO  
25 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP  
TO 50 KT POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE OUT 60  
NM.  
 
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. STORM  
WATCH, FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH  
COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
836 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
THURSDAY...  
...STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH  
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS  
SEAS 15 TO 18 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR THE STORM WATCH, SEAS 15 TO 20 FT AT  
12 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KT  
POSSIBLE.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 10 AM PST THURSDAY. STORM  
WATCH, FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.  
 
* IMPACTS...VERY STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH  
COULD CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 2.46 KT AT 844 AM THURSDAY.  
SEAS 14 TO 16 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.37 KT AT 844 PM THURSDAY.  
SEAS 7 TO 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 2.47 KT AT 947 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 15  
TO 17 FT.  
 
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.  
 
 
 
 
 
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