GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT FOR COASTAL WATERS.
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
253 AM PDT THU MAR 19 2015
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* WINDS: SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KT ON FRIDAY MORNING WILL
INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO VEER TO THE SOUTHWEST AND EASE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
* SEAS: SEAS AROUND 9 FEET FRIDAY MORNING WILL BUILD TO AROUND 12 FT AND POSSIBLY NEAR 15 FT FRIDAY NIGHT. THE DOMINANT PERIOD WILL LIKELY BE IN THE 8 TO 10 SECOND RANGE RESULTING IN VERY STEEP SEAS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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.
Address/Location
Tillamook County Emergency Management
201 Laurel Ave
Tillamook, OR 97141
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 503-842-3412