667 WHUS76 KPQR 021031 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 231 AM PST Fri Mar 2 2018 Corrected Columbia River Bar section. PZZ255-275-022345- /O.UPG.KPQR.SI.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-180302T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KPQR.SW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-180303T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.GL.W.0018.180302T1100Z-180303T0200Z/ Coastal waters from Cascade Head to Florence OR out 10 NM- Waters from Cascade Head to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 231 AM PST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Gale Warning, which is in effect until 6 PM PST this evening. * WINDS...South winds 15 to 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. * Seas...Combined seas 14 to 17 feet with a dominant period around 13 seconds. Seas will likely be steeper near any squalls. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ PZZ250-022345- /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-180303T1300Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.SI.Y.0034.180302T1200Z-180303T1200Z/ Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cascade Head OR out 10 NM- 231 AM PST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Small Craft Advisory for winds, which is in effect until 4 AM PST Saturday. * WINDS...South to southeast winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts 25 kt. Gusts 30 to 35 kt are possible near any heavy squalls. * Seas...Combined seas 12 to 14 feet with a dominant period near 13 seconds. Seas will likely be steeper near any squalls. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory for hazardous seas means that waves are expected to be hazardous to small craft. Mariners should avoid shoaling areas. Long period swell can sharpen into large breaking waves in shoaling areas. It is not unusual for waves to break much farther from shoaling areas than is normally experienced. Remember, breaking waves can easily capsize even larger vessels. && $$ PZZ270-022345- /O.EXT.KPQR.SW.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-180303T1300Z/ /O.EXT.KPQR.SI.Y.0034.180302T1200Z-180303T1200Z/ Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cascade Head OR from 10 to 60 NM- 231 AM PST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Portland has issued a Small Craft Advisory for winds, which is in effect from 4 AM to 10 AM PST Friday. * WINDS...South winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts 25 kt. Gusts 30 to 35 kt are possible near any heavy squalls. * Seas...Combined seas 12 to 15 feet with a dominant period around 13 seconds. Seas will likely be steeper near any squalls. 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. && $$ PZZ210-022345- /O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-180303T1400Z/ Columbia River Bar- 231 AM PST Fri Mar 2 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM PST SATURDAY... * IN THE MAIN CHANNEL... * GENERAL SEAS...Combined seas near 10 ft today and early tonight, subsiding to 7 ft late tonight. * FIRST EBB...Seas will temporarily build to around 15 or 16 ft with breakers during the ebb around 5 AM this morning. * SECOND EBB...Seas will temporarily build to 15 ft with breakers during the very strong ebb around 515 PM this afternoon. * THIRD EBB...Seas will temporarily build to 10 or 11 ft during the strong ebb around 545 AM Sat morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory for rough bar means that wave conditions are expected to be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor entrances. && $$ http://www.weather.gov/portland