Gale Warning
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Gale Warning Now In Effect Until 4 PM PST This Afternoon... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect Until 6 AM PST Tuesday... ...Gale Watch In Effect From Tuesday Morning Through Wednesday Afternoon
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Gale Warning, seas 10 to 12 ft at 13 seconds and southwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 9 to 11 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. For the Gale Watch, seas 13 to 18 ft at 15 seconds and south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt possible.
Where
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 Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM.
When
Gale Warning, until 4 PM PST this afternoon. Small Craft Advisory, until 6 AM PST Tuesday. Gale Watch, from Tuesday morning through Wednesday afternoon.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
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
- 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 Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 nm
- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 nm
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Portland OR
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~54s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M71AZA54CYZ68ZGVDSBBN9HY
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad78b29cea76f3d3586dc6af451afede34b2c7ea.003.1
- 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.2843
- WMO heading
- XOUS56
- WMO data type
- CAP alert message XML (XO)
- WMO geography
- United States (US)
- WMO bulletin number
- 56
References
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWPQR |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KPQR 092340 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST TUESDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0015.000000T0000Z-261110T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-09T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f001bf9dd3eebd0484dcefb7e73b36fd7ff35cdb.001.3,2026-11-08T12:17:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- 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 Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 nm
- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057252 |
| SAME | 057253 |
| SAME | 057272 |
| SAME | 057273 |
| UGC | PZZ252 |
| UGC | PZZ253 |
| UGC | PZZ272 |
| UGC | PZZ273 |