Gale Watch
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 PM PST This Afternoon... ...Hazardous Seas Warning Remains In Effect From 4 PM This Afternoon To 4 AM PST Thursday... ...Gale Watch In Effect From Thursday Afternoon 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 Gale Warning, seas around 14 ft at 12 seconds and south winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 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 isolated gusts up to 35 kt expected. For the Gale Watch, seas 12 to 13 ft at 14 seconds and south winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt possible.
Where
In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.
When
Gale Warning, until 4 PM PST this afternoon. Hazardous Seas Warning, from 4 PM this afternoon to 4 AM PST Thursday. Gale Watch, from Thursday afternoon through late Thursday night.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Additional details
Ebb current of 2.98 kt at 528 AM Wednesday. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Strong ebb current of 5.66 kt at 531 PM Wednesday. Seas 13 to 17 ft. Ebb current of 2.71 kt at 605 AM Thursday. Seas 12 to 13 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
- ~35s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M74YWEQ50P10PV70XCMBEH12
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.40c42645be13dcd298d4463d7c84337861d840be.003.3
- 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.5821
- 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 | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.A.0013.261113T0000Z-261113T0900Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-13T01:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Columbia River Bar
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057210 |
| UGC | PZZ210 |