Gale Watch

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM
PST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY...
...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH
MONDAY AFTERNOON...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PST MONDAY. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON.

A MODERATE PRESSURE GRADIENT IS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS AND WILL
MAINTAIN WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KT...WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THIS
AFTERNOON.

IN ADDITION...CHAOTIC WIND DRIVEN SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 15 AND
20 FT THIS AFTERNOON...THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE AS WINDS RELAX.

TOMORROW ANOTHER FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE WATERS AND MAY BRING LOW
END GALE GUSTS TO THE AREA.

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 WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.

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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

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-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
232 PM PST SUN NOV 22 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT... BECOMING
SW 10 KT IN THE EVENING...THEN...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 25 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT
IN THE EVENING. W SWELL 22 FT AT 12 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 15 FT.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE DARK...THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING.
.MON...S WIND 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. COMBINED SEAS
13 FT DOMINANT PERIOD 15 SECONDS. CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH THE
DAY.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 2
FT. W SWELL 12 FT AT 16 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.TUE...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT. W SWELL 11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.TUE NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL
11 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT.
W SWELL 13 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT. W SWELL 14 FT. CHANCE OF RAIN.
.THU...W WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 15 FT.
.FRI...N WIND 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT.
W SWELL 14 FT.

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