Lexington Weather

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA

31°F
12/7/2025 1:13am 
  • Lexington Conditions: Overcast
  • Temperature: 30.7°F / -0.7°CWarmer 0.1°F than last hour.
  • Dew Point: 27.1°FIncreased 0.5°Fsince last hour.
  • Relative Humidity: 86%Increased 1.0% since last hour.
  • Wind: Calm, 10-min avg: Calm, gust: None
  • Barometer: 29.91 inRising 0.02  inHg/hr Rising Slowly
  • Visibility: 10 miles
  • Snow Today: 0.0 in
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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Portland, OR

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  

Columbia River Bar


Small Craft Advisory issued December 6 at 6:56PM PST until December 7 at 4:00PM PST by NWS Portland OR

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING


Areas Affected: Columbia River Bar

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Saturday 6:56pm PST

Alert Effective: Saturday 6:56pm PST

Alert Expires: Sunday 11:00am PST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Saturday 6:56pm PST

Event Ends: Sunday 4:00pm PST

Issued by: NWS Portland OR


Details:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, Rough bar conditions
expected. For the Gale Watch, seas 14 to 16 ft at 12 seconds and
southwest winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt possible.

* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM PST Sunday. Gale
Watch, from Monday morning through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...General seas 9 to 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft
Sunday evening. First very strong ebb current of 7.32 kt at 525
PM Saturday. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Second ebb current of 3.49 kt at
606 AM Sunday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Third very strong ebb current of
6.82 kt at 614 PM Sunday. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

Information:
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.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8484b2f97c3ed15f9d6dbba9b39675f58f843b69.005.1
Codes: PZZ210
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8484b2f97c3ed15f9d6dbba9b39675f58f843b69.005.1

 

    GALE WATCH  

Columbia River Bar


Gale Watch issued December 6 at 6:56PM PST until December 8 at 10:00PM PST by NWS Portland OR

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING


Areas Affected: Columbia River Bar

Urgency: Future

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Possible

Alert Sent: Saturday 6:56pm PST

Alert Effective: Saturday 6:56pm PST

Alert Expires: Sunday 11:00am PST (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 10:00am PST

Event Ends: Monday 10:00pm PST

Issued by: NWS Portland OR


Details:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, Rough bar conditions
expected. For the Gale Watch, seas 14 to 16 ft at 12 seconds and
southwest winds 30 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt possible.

* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM PST Sunday. Gale
Watch, from Monday morning through Monday evening.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds can cause hazardous seas which could
capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...General seas 9 to 10 ft subsiding to 6 ft
Sunday evening. First very strong ebb current of 7.32 kt at 525
PM Saturday. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Second ebb current of 3.49 kt at
606 AM Sunday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Third very strong ebb current of
6.82 kt at 614 PM Sunday. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

Information:
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.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8484b2f97c3ed15f9d6dbba9b39675f58f843b69.005.2
Codes: PZZ210
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8484b2f97c3ed15f9d6dbba9b39675f58f843b69.005.2