GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING FOR COASTAL WATERS
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
242 AM PDT FRI APR 10 2015
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE LATE THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. EXPECT 20 TO 25 KT...WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL EASE BY LATE EVENING AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES ONSHORE.
* SEAS: 6 TO 7 FT THIS MORNING...BUT WILL BUILD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...PEAKING AT 10 TO 12 FT THIS EVENING. SEAS WILL REMAIN 9 TO 10 FT THROUGH SATURDAY.
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