Gale Warning
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Hazardous Seas Warning Remains In Effect Until 7 PM PST This Evening... ...Gale Warning In Effect From 7 PM This Evening To 4 PM PST Wednesday... ...Hazardous Seas Warning In Effect From 4 PM Wednesday To 7 AM PST Thursday
- Event
- Gale Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the first Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 14 to 16 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. For the Gale Warning, seas 14 to 16 ft at 13 seconds and south winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt expected. For the second Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 14 to 16 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.
Where
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM and Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM.
When
Hazardous Seas Warning, until 7 PM PST this evening. Gale Warning, from 7 PM this evening to 4 PM PST Wednesday. Hazardous Seas Warning, from 4 PM Wednesday to 7 AM PST Thursday.
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
- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 nm
Public contact
- Issuer
- NWS Portland OR
- Website
- http://www.weather.gov
Message record
- Received
- Issue to receipt
- ~40s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M73KXFHHDRKXZ3NX2PM084TC
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fd5121cc4f26670f641bf88a76c50cebf2f9e7e.001.4
- 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.4301
- 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 102055 |
| NWSheadline | HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.EXB.KPQR.GL.W.0016.261111T0300Z-261112T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-11T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm
- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057252 |
| SAME | 057272 |
| UGC | PZZ252 |
| UGC | PZZ272 |