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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR

307 PM PDT WED OCT 7 2015

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PORTLAND HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT INTO THIS EVENING. WINDS SUBSIDE TO 1O TO 15 KT LATER TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KT DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

* WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 4 TO 5 FT THROUGH THURSDAY. WIND WAVE DRIVEN SEAS INCREASE TO 12 TO 14 FT AT 6 TO 8 SECONDS EARLY FRIDAY. A LONGER PERIOD SOUTHWESTERLY SWELL IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE LATER FRIDAY AND KEEP SEAS AROUND 15 FT INTO SATURDAY.

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 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.