GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
231 PM PDT MON MAR 18 2013
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS UPGRADED THE GALE WATCH TO A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS: S WIND 25 TO 30 KT LATE TUESDAY...RISING TO 35 TO 40 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. GUSTS TO 45 KT. WINDS BECOME SW AND THEN W ON WEDNESDAY...POSSIBLY REACHING GALE FORCE LEVELS AGAIN.
* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS 10 FT BUILDING TO 13 TO 16 FT AFTER
MIDNIGHT TUESDAY.
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.
Address/Location
Tillamook County Emergency Management
201 Laurel Ave
Tillamook, OR 97141
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 503-842-3412