Hazardous Seas Warning
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 PM PST Wednesday... ...Hazardous Seas Warning Remains In Effect From 4 PM Wednesday To 4 AM PST Thursday
- Event
- Hazardous Seas Warning
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Gale Warning, seas 13 to 15 ft at 13 seconds and south winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 13 to 15 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 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.
Additional details
. The first ebb current of 2.98 kt at 528 AM Wednesday. Seas 14 to 16 ft. The second ebb current is strong and 5.66 kt at 531 PM Wednesday. Seas 15 to 17 ft. The third ebb current is 2.71 kt at 605 AM Thursday. Seas 14 to 16 ft.
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
- ~39s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M749HJFAREMX7GPKZFPJJ6Q3
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.20bb8bae7d6900bfd172d5b2fcee36710bf92976.003.2
- 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.4515
- 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 | SEW |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWPQR |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KPQR 110313 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM WEDNESDAY TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.CON.KPQR.SE.W.0017.261112T0000Z-261112T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-12T04:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
| expiredReferences | [email protected],urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0fd5121cc4f26670f641bf88a76c50cebf2f9e7e.004.2,2026-11-10T12:55:00-08:00 |
Locations
Location data
- Columbia River Bar
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057210 |
| UGC | PZZ210 |