GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, COASTAL WATERS
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
808 PM PDT TUE OCT 14 2014
... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* WINDS: INCREASING QUICKLY FROM THE SOUTH 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 KT NEAR CAPES AND HEADLANDS.
* THUNDERSTORMS: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO PRODUCE SQUALLY GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 KT.
* SEAS: INITIALLY 8 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS...BUILDING 11 TO 13 FT WITH PERIODS AS LOW AS 9 SECONDS DURING THE GALE.
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