Small Craft Advisory
NWS Portland OR ยท US
Details
Gale Warning Remains In Effect Until 4 PM PST This Afternoon... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 4 PM This Afternoon To 10 PM PST Thursday... ...Gale Watch Now In Effect From Thursday Evening Through Friday Afternoon
- Event
- Small Craft Advisory
- Issued
- Onset
- Message expires
- Expected end
- Category
- Meteorological
- Urgency
- Expected
- Severity
- Minor
- Certainty
- Likely
- Response
- Avoid
Description
What
For the Gale Warning, seas 13 to 14 ft at 13 seconds and south winds around 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 11 to 14 ft at 14 seconds. For the Gale Watch, seas 12 to 17 ft at 11 seconds and southeast winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt possible.
Where
In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.
When
Gale Warning, until 4 PM PST this afternoon. Small Craft Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon to 10 PM PST Thursday. Gale Watch, from Thursday evening through Friday afternoon.
Impacts
Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Additional details
Strong ebb current of 5.66 kt at 531 PM Wednesday. Seas 13 to 16 ft. Ebb current of 2.71 kt at 605 AM Thursday. Seas 12 ft. Ebb current of 5.32 kt at 603 PM 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
- ~1m15s
- CAP status
- Actual
- CAP message type
- Alert
- Lifecycle
- New
- Source
- NWWS-OI
- Feed
- NWWS
- Recovered
- No
CAP routing and identity
- ULID
- 01M764R04VKF9WYVRFZ2T2NC3X
- Identifier
- urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.41da29122485a49709b1c01697ad9c9245c9bd5f.001.3
- 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.3802
- 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 | SCY |
Parameters
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| AWIPSidentifier | MWWPQR |
| WMOidentifier | WHUS76 KPQR 112027 |
| NWSheadline | GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM PST THURSDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | EAS |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | NWEM |
| VTEC | /O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0126.261112T0000Z-261113T0600Z/ |
| eventEndingTime | 2026-11-12T22:00:00-08:00 |
| BLOCKCHANNEL | CMAS |
Locations
Location data
- Columbia River Bar
| Name | Value |
|---|---|
| SAME | 057210 |
| UGC | PZZ210 |