Today's and yesterday's warnings in reverse chronological order.
AT 1056 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM PACIFIC CITY TO LINCOLN CITY...AND MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAIL UP TO ONE-HALF INCH IN DIAMETER IS EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS... ALONG WITH WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND FREQUENT DANGEROUS LIGHTNING. THERE ARE SOME SIGNS OF ROTATION WITH THIS LINE OF STORMS...WHICH COULD BE AN INDICATION OF POSSIBLE WATERSPOUTS OVER THE WATER.
IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES YOUR AREA...TAKE SHELTER IN A STURDY BUILDING.
LAT...LON 4496 12404 4507 12405 4518 12399 4521 12379 4492 12386 4490 12406 4495 12406 TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 246DEG 47KT 4515 12388 4495 12401
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WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
EXPECT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KT TODAY...WITH WINDS ESPECIALLY GUSTY NEAR STRONGER SQUALLS. ALSO VERY LARGE SEAS OF 23 TO 27 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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.
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PZZ210-080100- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 858 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 23 TO 27 FT...SUBSIDING TO 20 TO 24 FT LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...MOST FREQUENT DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 745 PM THIS EVENING AND DURING THE EBB AROUND 845 AM SUNDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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...ADDITIONAL POSSIBLY STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ALONG THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST AND COAST RANGE...
A STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVED ACROSS THE ROADS END AREA ON THE NORTH END OF LINCOLN CITY AROUND 930 PM FRIDAY EVENING...AND APPEARED TO HAVE CAUSED SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE. REPORTS RANGED FROM SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO ONE HOUSE...BROKEN WINDOWS AND A DAMAGED DECK TO ANOTHER HOUSE...AS WELL AS A REPORT OF A POSSIBLE WATERSPOUT THAT MOVED ONSHORE AND BECAME A BRIEF TORNADO. THE LAST LIGHTNING FROM ANY THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST OVERNIGHT OCCURRED JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS ARE JUST OFFSHORE AND ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE THIS MORNING. RIDING A STRONG JET STREAM WITH A COLD AIR MASS ALOFT...THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL AGAIN HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE STRONG AGAIN TODAY ALONG THE COAST. BE SURE TO SEEK SHELTER SHOULD THREATENING WEATHER APPROACH YOUR LOCATION TODAY.
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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON AND SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WITH 23 TO 27 FOOT SEAS BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. WEST SWELL OF 24 TO 28 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY ENERGETIC AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SURF ZONE... PUMMELING THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
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THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST THIS EVENING.
FROM 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH 4 TO 8 INCHES TONIGHT...MOSTLY IN THE EVENING HOURS. THIS SNOW WILL BE PRODUCED BY STRONG AND COOL ONSHORE FLOW. ONE ORGANIZED DISTURBANCE WAS MOVING THROUGH THE CASCADES EARLY THIS MORNING... WITH ANOTHER ONE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL HOVER BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 18 INCHES TO NEARLY 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHER AMOUNTS UP AT THE SKI RESORTS.
THE SNOW WILL EASE UP LATE TONIGHT AND ON SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KT TODAY. ALSO VERY LARGE SEAS OF 23 TO 27 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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.
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PZZ210-071845- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 235 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...MOST FREQUENT DURING THE EBB AROUND 745 AM THIS MORNING AND DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 745 PM THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PST THIS MORNING.
EXPECT SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KT TODAY. ALSO VERY LARGE SEAS OF 23 TO 27 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURING. 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.
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PZZ210-071845- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 235 AM PST SAT NOV 7 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 23 TO 27 FT. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING...MOST FREQUENT DURING THE EBB AROUND 745 AM THIS MORNING AND DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 745 PM THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WITH 23 TO 27 FOOT SEAS BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. WEST SWELL OF 24 TO 28 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY ENERGETIC AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SURF ZONE... PUMMELING THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
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A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
STRONG AND COOL ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CASCADES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL HOVER BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT AND SATURDAY... THEN FALL JUST A BIT MORE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EACH OF THESE DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE SNOW FALL RATES AT TIMES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND AGAIN LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY EVENING. ON AVERAGE SNOW FALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW PER 12 HOUR PERIOD THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD CREATE STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW. HIGHEST SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN POST- FRONTAL SHOWERS. VERY LARGE SEAS 23 TO 27 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
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PZZ210-071245- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 838 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 23 TO 27 FT THROUGH SATURDAY. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY EVENING...MOST FREQUENT DURING THE EBB AROUND 745 AM SATURDAY MORNING AND DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 745 PM SATURDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA IS MOVING THROUGH THE WATERS OFF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THIS EVENING...WITH 23 TO 27 FOOT SEAS BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. WEST SWELL OF 24 TO 28 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY ENERGETIC AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SURF ZONE... PUMMELING THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON SATURDAY. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THIS TIME PERIOD WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN POST- FRONTAL SHOWERS. VERY LARGE SEAS 23 TO 27 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
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PZZ210-071245- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 838 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 23 TO 27 FT THROUGH SATURDAY. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY EVENING...MOST FREQUENT DURING THE EBB AROUND 745 AM SATURDAY MORNING AND DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 745 PM SATURDAY EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...
THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS ARRIVED ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH 22 TO 25 FOOT SEAS ALREADY BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. WEST SWELL OF 24 TO 28 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY ENERGETIC AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SURF ZONE... PUMMELING THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THESE TIME PERIODS WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY.
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION.
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ORZ001-002-070830- /O.CON.KPQR.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 418 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY...
A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS ARRIVED ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH 22 TO 25 FOOT SEAS ALREADY BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. WEST SWELL OF 24 TO 28 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY ENERGETIC AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SURF ZONE... PUMMELING THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THESE TIME PERIODS WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN POST- FRONTAL SHOWERS. VERY LARGE SEAS 23 TO 27 FT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
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PZZ210-070700- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 255 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 17 TO 18 FT...BUILDING TO 23 TO 27 FT BY MIDDAY TODAY...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY EVENING...MOST FREQUENT DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING AND DURING THE EBB AROUND 745 AM SAT MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
STRONG AND COOL ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CASCADES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL HOVER BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...THEN FALL JUST A BIT MORE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EACH OF THESE DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE SNOW FALL RATES AT TIMES...WITH THE HEAVIER SNOWFALL EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT AND AGAIN LATE SATURDAY OR SATURDAY EVENING. ON AVERAGE SNOW FALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW PER 12 HOUR PERIOD THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD CREATE STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW. HIGHEST SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS ARRIVED ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH 22 TO 25 FOOT SEAS ALREADY BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. WEST SWELL OF 24 TO 28 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY ENERGETIC AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SURF ZONE... PUMMELING THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THESE TIME PERIODS WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY. THE HIGH TIDE COMBINED WITH THE RUN UP FROM THE LARGE WAVES MAY ALSO CAUSE SOME LOCALIZED MINOR FLOODING IN LOW LYING PORTIONS ALONG WILLAPA BAY...PARTICULARLY IN AND NEAR THE TOWN OF RAYMOND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.
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ORZ001-002-070015- /O.CON.KPQR.SU.W.0001.000000T0000Z-091108T0000Z/ NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST- 215 PM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY FOR THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST...
A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS ARRIVED ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON...WITH 22 TO 25 FOOT SEAS ALREADY BEING REPORTED BY THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTAL BUOYS. WEST SWELL OF 24 TO 28 FEET WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY ENERGETIC AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SURF ZONE... PUMMELING THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THESE TIME PERIODS WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
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WEAGLE
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN POST- FRONTAL SHOWERS. SEAS WILL BUILD FROM 18 TO 20 FT THIS MORNING TO 25 TO 30 FT BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON...THEN CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS WILL THEN BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...BUT WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE 10 FEET THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
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PZZ210-070115- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 909 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 17 TO 18 FT...BUILDING TO 23 TO 27 FT BY MIDDAY TODAY...THEN CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY. BREAKERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY EVENING...MOST FREQUENT DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 7 PM THIS EVENING AND DURING THE EBB AROUND 745 AM SAT MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY TO A HIGH SURF WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BUILD TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS TO THE COAST. A BUOY ABOUT 85 MILES NORTHWEST OF TILLAMOOK IS ALREADY REPORTING POWERFUL 24 FOOT SEAS APPROACHING THE COASTAL WATERS. THESE SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE COASTAL WATERS WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS...AND WILL LIKELY BEGIN POUNDING THE COAST BY MIDDAY.
THE LARGEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON...WHEN 25 TO 30 FOOT SWELL WILL BEGIN TO IMPACT THE COAST. THESE WAVES WILL BE VERY ENERGETIC AS THEY MOVE INTO THE SURF ZONE...PUMMELING THE COAST WITH LARGE BREAKERS AS THEY MOVE ONSHORE. HEAVY DEBRIS SUCH AS LOGS WILL BE THROWN AROUND BY THE LARGE WAVES...MAKING THE SURF ZONE ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS.
HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND SATURDAY. THE HIGH TIDE DURING THESE TIME PERIODS WILL CAUSE THE LARGE WAVES TO IMPACT HIGHER PORTIONS OF THE BEACHES THAN AT OTHER TIMES OF THE DAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF WARNING MEANS THAT DANGEROUSLY HIGH SURF WILL BATTER BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING DEADLY RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR BEACH EROSION. IT CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO VENTURE NEAR THE COAST UNDER HIGH SURF CONDITIONS. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SWEPT OFF ROCKS AND JETTIES AND DROWN WHILE OBSERVING HIGH SURF. STAY WELL BACK FROM THE WATERS EDGE AND BE ALERT FOR THE EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH WAVE.
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WEAGLE
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SATURDAY.
LARGE SWELL GENERATED BY A STORM IN THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL BUILD TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY...BRINGING HIGH SURF CONDITIONS TO THE COAST. THE LARGEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON. HAZARDS FROM HIGH SURF CONDITIONS ALONG THE SHORELINE WILL BE ENHANCED DURING THE HIGH TIDES AROUND 3 TO 4 PM IN THE AFTERNOON TODAY AND SATURDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING RIP CURRENTS AND LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION. EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION ALONG BEACHES. UNPREDICTABLE AND DESTRUCTIVE WAVES MAY WASH OVER BEACHES...JETTIES AND OTHER STRUCTURES WITH NO WARNING. BEACH EROSION IS POSSIBLE. THIS IS NOT A TIME TO BE NEAR THE WATER.
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A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE CASCADES OF SOUTH WASHINGTON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
STRONG AND COOL ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW TO THE CASCADES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL HOVER BETWEEN 3500 AND 4000 FEET TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN FALL JUST A BIT MORE SATURDAY NIGHT.
SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EACH OF THESE DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE SNOW FALL RATES AT TIMES...BUT ON AVERAGE SNOW FALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW PER 12 HOUR PERIOD TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. THIS WOULD CREATE STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW. HIGHEST SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST SATURDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN POST- FRONTAL SHOWERS. SEAS 17 TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT BY MIDDAY TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
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PZZ210-061845- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091108T1800Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 231 AM PST FRI NOV 6 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST SUNDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 17 FT TO 18 FT...BUILDING TO 25 FT BY MIDDAY TODAY. EBBS WILL OCCUR AROUND 645 AM FRIDAY MORNING AND 700 PM FRIDAY EVENING WITH BREAKERS EXPECTED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM PST SUNDAY FOR THE CASCADES OF SOUTH WASHINGTON REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SUNDAY.
STRONG AND COOL ONSHORE FLOW WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW TO THE CASCADES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL FALL TO 3500 FT NORTH AND 4500 FT SOUTH OVERNIGHT WITH 6 TO 10 INCHES OF NEW SNOW EXPECTED BY FRIDAY MORNING. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 3000 AND 4000 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
SEVERAL DISTURBANCES WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CASCADES OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. EACH OF THESE DISTURBANCES WILL INCREASE SNOW FALL RATES AT TIMES BUT ON AVERAGE SNOW FALL RATES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE BETWEEN 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW PER 12 HOUR PERIOD BRINGING STORM TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 FEET OF NEW SNOW THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. HIGHEST SNOW FALL ACCUMULATIONS WILL OCCUR ON WEST TO SOUTHWEST FACING SLOPES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING.
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST FRIDAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS IN POST- FRONTAL SHOWERS. SEAS 17 TO 18 FT BUILDING TO 25 FT BY MIDDAY FRIDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
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PZZ210-061245- /O.CON.KPQR.RB.Y.0375.000000T0000Z-091107T0000Z/ COLUMBIA RIVER BAR- 845 PM PST THU NOV 5 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST FRIDAY.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 17 FT TO 18 FT...BUILDING TO 25 FT BY MIDDAY FRIDAY. EBBS WILL OCCUR AROUND 645AM FRIDAY MORNING AND 7 PM FRIDAY EVENING. BREAKERS WILL COVER THE BAR.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR ENTRANCES.
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THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH WIND WARNING.
THE COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT HIGH WINDS TO THE NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COAST HAS MOVED INLAND. THIS HAS ALLOWED WINDS TO DECREASE BELOW HIGH WIND WARNING CRITERIA. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST TO 25 MPH OVERNIGHT BUT HIGH WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED.
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