Small Craft Advisory For Hazardous Seas
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
853 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
PDT TODAY...
.TODAY...S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL NEAR
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS EARLY...THEN 8 TO 9 FT. RAIN AT TIMES.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT 13
SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 13
SECONDS.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13
SECONDS.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
839 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
839 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
.TODAY...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
10 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT. NW SWELL
7 TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 6 FT AT 9 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SHOWERS.
.FRI...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT
9 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT AT 8 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT... SUBSIDING TO
1 FOOT AFTER MIDNIGHT. NW SWELL 5 TO 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS...
SUBSIDING TO 4 FT AT 7 SECONDS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SAT...SW WIND 5 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 2 FT IN THE
AFTERNOON. SWELL N 3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. MIXED SWELL W
3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 1 TO 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO NW IN THE EVENING...THEN...
VEERING TO N AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 FT.
.MON...E WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON... THEN...
VEERING TO SW IN THE EVENING...BACKING TO S AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 1 FOOT...BUILDING TO 3 FT. SWELL W 6 FT.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD, OR
839 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE OREGON TO POINT ST. GEORGE CALIFORNIA
AND WESTWARD 60 NM.
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WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
839 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
EVENING...
.TODAY...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT... BUILDING TO
3 TO 4 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. NW SWELL 10 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS...
SUBSIDING TO 8 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. WIDESPREAD
SHOWERS.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SWELL NW
7 TO 8 FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT... SUBSIDING TO
1 TO 2 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. SWELL NW 7 TO 8 FT AT 8 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL
6 FT AT 8 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 5 FT AT 8 SECONDS AFTER
MIDNIGHT. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...W WIND 5 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. MIXED SWELL N 3 TO 4 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT
15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 3 FT. MIXED SWELL
W 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SW 2 FT AT 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT...VEERING TO N IN THE EVENING...THEN...
VEERING TO NE AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT...
BUILDING TO 6 FT.
.MON...SE WIND 5 KT...VEERING TO S IN THE AFTERNOON...THEN...
RISING TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FOOT... BUILDING TO 3 TO 4 FT.
SWELL W 6 FT.
$$
Small Craft Advisory
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
853 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
PZZ210-232215-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
853 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...GENERAL SEAS 8 FT TODAY...THEN 7 FT
TONIGHT INTO FRI. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 10 FT DURING THE
WEAKER EBB AROUND 415 PM TODAY. SEAS UP TO 10 FT AGAIN WITH
BREAKERS DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 430 AM EARLY FRI.
$$
WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
849 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
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/O.NEW.KPQR.RB.Y.0078.130523T2200Z-130524T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.RB.Y.0079.130524T1000Z-130524T1500Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
849 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM
PDT FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
ROUGH BAR HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...
* GENERAL SEAS: 8 FEET TODAY...THEN 7 FEET TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
* FIRST EBB: AROUND 415 PM TODAY. SEAS NEAR 10 FT WITH BREAKERS
POSSIBLE.
* SECOND EBB: VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 430 AM FRIDAY. SEAS NEAR 10
FT WITH BREAKERS COVERING 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.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
849 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
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/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0036.000000T0000Z-130523T1900Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
849 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON PDT TODAY.
* SEAS: NORTHWEST SWELL OF 10 FT THIS MORNING WILL DROP BACK 9
FT BY NOON TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
&&
$$
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
157 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
PZZ350-232200-
/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-130524T0600Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
157 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 9 TO 10 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF 11
SECONDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE THROUGHOUT TODAY...FALLING BELOW 10
FT BY LATE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.
&&
$$
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
157 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
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/O.CON.KMFR.SW.Y.0054.000000T0000Z-130524T0600Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
157 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS OF 11 TO 13 FEET WITH A DOMINANT PERIOD OF
11 SECONDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT TODAY. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO
SUBSIDE BELOW 10 FEET LATE THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES WILL
BE STEEP ENOUGH TO CREATE A POTENTIAL HAZARD TO SMALL CRAFT.
&&
$$
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD
Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
841 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013
ORZ011-013-WAZ019-232200-
NORTHERN OREGON CASCADES-CASCADES IN LANE COUNTY-
SOUTH WASHINGTON CASCADES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...GOVERNMENT CAMP...DETROIT...
SANTIAM PASS...MCKENZIE BRIDGE...OAKRIDGE...WILLAMETTE PASS...
COLDWATER RIDGE VISITORS CENTER...MOUNT ST. HELENS
841 PM PDT WED MAY 22 2013
...LATE SEASON SNOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AT TIMES IN THE SOUTH
WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES INTO FRIDAY...
AN UNSEASONABLY COLD LATE SEASON WEATHER SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
PRODUCE SNOW AT TIMES IN THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND
CENTRAL OREGON CASCADES INTO FRIDAY.
THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO BE CENTERED NEAR
SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON AND NORTHWEST OREGON...WITH RATHER SOLID
MOISTURE WRAPPING AROUND THE LOW AND ACROSS THE REGION. SNOW
LEVELS WILL HOVER CLOSE TO 3500 FEET. THIS WILL PRODUCE SNOW AT
TIMES INTO FRIDAY...AT WHICH TIME THE LOW WILL BEGIN MOVING EAST
AND THE SNOW WILL BREAK UP AND BE MORE SHOWERY AND INTERMITTENT.
AMOUNTS MAY EXCEED 6 INCHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING CLOSE TO THE
6000 FOOT LEVEL AND HIGHER...SUCH AS AT THE SKI RESORTS LIKE
TIMBERLINE. A COUPLE OF INCHES OF SNOW ACCUMULATION IS POSSIBLE AT
THE PASSES ACROSS THE CASCADES ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT AND IN THE
EARLY MORNING...BUT WARMER ROAD SURFACES WILL LIKELY LIMIT THE
ACCUMULATION ACROSS THE PASSES.
NEVERTHELESS...IN LIGHT OF THIS BIG CHANGE IN THE WEATHER FROM THE
DRY AND VERY MILD PERIOD EARLIER IN MAY...USE CAUTION WHEN
TRAVELLING AND DOING ANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES IN THE CASCADES FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THIS WEEK. IN PARTICULAR...HIKING AND MOUNTAIN
CLIMBING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DUE TO THIS CHANGE TO MORE
WINTER LIKE WEATHER.
$$
FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PENDLETON OR
831 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
ORZ041-042-050-502-503-505>509-WAZ024-026-027-029-030-520-521-
241545-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF OREGON-NORTH CENTRAL OREGON-
WALLOWA COUNTY-NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-JOHN DAY BASIN-OCHOCO-
JOHN DAY HIGHLANDS-
FOOTHILLS OF THE NORTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
FOOTHILLS OF THE SOUTHERN BLUE MOUNTAINS OF OREGON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE OREGON CASCADES-
EASTERN COLUMBIA RIVER GORGE OF WASHINGTON-KITTITAS VALLEY-
YAKIMA VALLEY-FOOTHILLS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
NORTHWEST BLUE MOUNTAINS OF WASHINGTON-
EAST SLOPES OF THE WASHINGTON CASCADES-SIMCOE HIGHLANDS-
831 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
OREGON...NORTH CENTRAL OREGON...NORTHEAST OREGON...CENTRAL
WASHINGTON...SOUTH WASHINGTON...SOUTH CENTRAL WASHINGTON AND
SOUTHEAST WASHINGTON.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A LARGE UPPER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH COLD TEMPERATURES ALOFT
WILL CREATE AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING OVER
THE FORECAST AREA. THIS WILL ALLOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET. SOME
OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE SMALL HAIL...GUSTY
WINDS AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
THE ATMOSPHERE WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED AS THE UPPER LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LINGERS OVER THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MORE POSSIBLE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS. ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION ON SUNDAY AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY WHICH
MAY PRODUCE ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING THUNDERSTORMS AGAIN.
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