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NOAA CO-OPS station 9439040

Observed , 10 minutes ago

Hazardous

Gale Watch in effect. Moderate NW winds at 13 kn gusting to 15 kn, building. Water 65°F, air 62°F. General Seas: 6 To 7 Ft Subsiding To 5 Ft Thursday Afternoon.

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Gale Watch

Gale Watch issued September 23 at 1:01PM PDT until September 25 at 11:00AM PDT by NWS Portland OR

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 11 ft at 10 seconds and southeast winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt possible. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From Thursday evening through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...30-45% chance of wind gusts over 35 kt.

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Wind

Speed

13kn

Gust

15kn

Direction

326° NW

Trend

Rising

Last 12 hours0 to 14 kn

Water Level

2.7ft

Datum

MLLW

Last 12 hours-0.1 to 7.1 ft

Air temp

62°F

55 to 62°F today

Water temp

65°F

62 to 66°F today

Zone forecast

General Seas

6 To 7 Ft Subsiding To 5 Ft Thursday Afternoon.

First Ebb

Ebb Current Of 3.5 Kt At 331 Pm Wednesday. Seas 6 To 7 Ft.

Second Ebb

Ebb Current Of 4.69 Kt At 340 Am Thursday. Seas 6 Ft.

Synopsis

Northerly winds continue across the waters tonight, then become northeasterly early Thursday morning through early Thursday afternoon as a low pressure system approaches. This system will move over the coastal waters late Thursday into Friday, bringing rapidly increasing winds and seas along with widespread rain. At this time, exact wind speeds and wave heights remain uncertain Thursday night into Friday.

NWS zone Columbia River Bar

Last 24 hours

Time WindWater Level
13 kn NW2.7 ft
2.5 kn WNW6.5 ft
2.3 kn SW5.9 ft
8.2 kn N1.3 ft
0.8 kn E0.4 ft

Every 3 hours, over the last 12 hours. Air 55 to 62°F, water 62 to 66°F over the same window.

4 stations within 30 NM

Cape Disappointment 12 NM WNW Skamokawa 13 NM ENE Clatsop Spit, OR (162) 15 NM W Wauna 15 NM E

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What this station measures

This station is not reporting barometric pressure. Conditions above come from the sensors it does carry, and the forecast, tides and sun times on this page are regional rather than measured at the station.

Station 9439040
46°12'25" N 123°46'05" W

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