Gale Warning
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 PM PST Wednesday... ...Hazardous Seas Warning In Effect From 4 PM Wednesday To 4 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 Gale Warning, seas 14 to 15 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 14 to 15 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
Gale Warning, until 4 PM PST Wednesday. Hazardous Seas Warning, from 4 PM Wednesday to 4 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
- 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
- Update
- Lifecycle
- Updated
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M73KXFWMN0ZMYV4KDY49YJ85
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fd5121cc4f26670f641bf88a76c50cebf2f9e7e.004.1
- 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.4306
- 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
- Sender
- [email protected]
- Sent
Event codes
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | NWS |
| NationalWeatherService | GLW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWPQR |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KPQR 102055 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0016.000000T0000Z-261112T0000Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-11T16:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ad78b29cea76f3d3586dc6af451afede34b2c7ea.001.3,2026-11-09T15:40:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Columbia River Bar
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057210 |
| UGC | PZZ210 |