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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
456 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
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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-
456 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.
PZZ271-240400-
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/O.CON.KPQR.GL.A.0005.260324T1200Z-260325T0600Z/
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
456 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
FOR THE GALE WATCH, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM
10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. GALE
WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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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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-
456 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
FOR THE GALE WATCH, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10
TO 60 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM
10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING. GALE
WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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-
456 AM PDT MON MAR 23 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS DUE TO
A STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.08 KT AT 818 AM MONDAY. SEAS 8 FT.
NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. FOR THE GALE WATCH, SEAS 8 TO 13 FT AT
11 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT
POSSIBLE. EBB TIDE CYCLES MAY LEAD TO LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.
GALE WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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