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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1239 AM PDT WED SEP 2 2026  
 
PZZ271>273-030000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-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-  
1239 AM PDT WED SEP 2 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT.  
 
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ251>253-030000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-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-  
1239 AM PDT WED SEP 2 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.  
 
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ210-030000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0011.000000T0000Z-260903T0000Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
1239 AM PDT WED SEP 2 2026  
   
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 10 TO 14 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KT.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FIRST EBB CURRENT OF 3.53 KT AT 826 AM  
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. SECOND EBB CURRENT OF 5.34 KT AT 900  
PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. THIRD EBB CURRENT OF 2.83 KT AT  
920 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 8 TO 9 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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