NWS Portland ORSE.W 0014October 21, 2026
Hazardous Seas Warning: Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR
The National Weather Service office in Portland issued a hazardous seas warning for Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 nm, in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on October 23. It was the 14th hazardous seas warning the NWS office in Portland issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 12 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Portland OR
- Area
- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 nm, Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 nm and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 nm
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:30 p.m. PDT, October 21, 2026
- In force from
- 8:00 p.m. PDT, October 22, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. PDT, October 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KPQR SE.W 0014
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 6 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and north winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 8 to 11 ft at 9 seconds and north winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. * WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM, Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, from 11 AM to 8 PM PDT Thursday. Hazardous Seas Warning, from 8 PM Thursday to 8 AM PDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or cause damage to vessels.
What the agency told people to do
A Hazardous Seas Warning means hazardous sea conditions are imminent or occurring. Recreational boaters should remain in port, or take shelter until waves subside. Commercial vessels should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port or taking shelter in port until hazardous seas subside.
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