Gale Warning
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Gale Warning In Effect From 11 PM This Evening To 2 PM PDT Friday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
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.
Instructions
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.
Affected areas
- Columbia River Bar
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Portland OR
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~41s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M398HR0PZ16BKV3BRBW6507D
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e206de2bd734befada4fb7f618b47057d7c5c581.003.2
- Sender
- w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Portland OR
- AWIPS ID
- CAPPQR
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4544
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWPQR |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KPQR 240829 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 2 PM PDT FRIDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0012.260925T0600Z-260925T2100Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-09-25T14:00:00-07:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Columbia River Bar
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057210 |
| UGC | PZZ210 |