Gale Watch
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Hazardous Seas Warning Remains In Effect Until 7 AM PST Thursday... ...Gale Watch In Effect From Thursday Evening Through Late Thursday Night
- Event
- Gale Watch
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Future
- Severity
- Moderate
- Certainty
- Possible
- Response
- Prepare
Description
What
For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 12 to 17 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. For the Gale Watch, seas 13 to 16 ft at 12 seconds and south winds 25 to 35 kt with isolated gusts up to 45 kt possible.
Where
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM.
When
Hazardous Seas Warning, until 7 AM PST Thursday. Gale Watch, from Thursday evening through late Thursday night.
Impacts
Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Instructions
A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to 47 knots has significantly increased, but the specific timing and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider altering their plans.
Affected areas
- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 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
- ~35s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M74YWE5M9TTTCRNM91Y242JE
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40c42645be13dcd298d4463d7c84337861d840be.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.5813
- 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 | GLA |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWPQR |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KPQR 110926 |
| NWSheadline | HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.A.0013.261113T0600Z-261113T1200Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T04:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm
- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 nm
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057253 |
| SAME | 057273 |
| UGC | PZZ253 |
| UGC | PZZ273 |