Gale Warning
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Small Craft Advisory Now In Effect Until 10 AM PST This Morning... ...Gale Warning Now In Effect From 10 AM This Morning To 4 PM PST Wednesday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 11 to 16 ft at 13 seconds and south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. For the Gale Warning, seas 15 to 20 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt expected.
Where
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM and Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM.
When
Small Craft Advisory, until 10 AM PST this morning. Gale Warning, from 10 AM this morning to 4 PM PST Wednesday.
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 Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 nm
- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 nm
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Portland OR
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~31s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M72C4KPDPB0E6RB16KEDB3RS
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b5ba50117356d0d98c8306c37564363220bc36b5.004.2
- 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.8771
- 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 100920 |
| NWSheadline | SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0016.261110T1800Z-261112T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-11T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 nm
- Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057251 |
| SAME | 057271 |
| UGC | PZZ251 |
| UGC | PZZ271 |