Gale Warning
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Hazardous Seas Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 AM PST Early This Morning... ...Gale Warning Now In Effect From 4 AM Early This Morning To 10 AM PST Tuesday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 13 to 15 ft at 14 seconds and east winds around 10 kt. For the Gale Warning, seas 9 to 14 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt expected.
Where
In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.
When
Hazardous Seas Warning, until 4 AM PST early this morning. Gale Warning, from 4 AM early this morning to 10 AM PST Tuesday.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Additional details
There will be a lull in gusty winds Monday night in between weather systems before winds increase quickly Tuesday morning.
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
- ~55s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M6ZR5BH4C7Y4KWW1A9CR001W
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a9608ea42234e961a24c33aeb5845fc2c4a79eb4.002.2
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Scope
- Public
- CAP source
- 211803 v2.3.0
- Handling codes
- IPAWSv1.0
- Issuing office
- NWS Portland OR
- AWIPS ID
- CAPPQR
- NWWS sequence
- nwws_processor.4644
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
References
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWPQR |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KPQR 090852 |
| NWSheadline | HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 10 AM PST TUESDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0015.261109T1200Z-261110T1800Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-10T10:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Columbia River Bar
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057210 |
| UGC | PZZ210 |