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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
812 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2025
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
812 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2025
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PDT THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 11 TO 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS
AND SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. FOR THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 9 TO 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND WEST
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
812 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2025
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT
PDT THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. FOR THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 8 TO 13 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
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.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
812 PM PDT TUE MAR 11 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 PM PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 10 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING
TO 9 FT THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 30 KT UNTIL EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. COULD SEE INFREQUENT
WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT AT TIMES.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 3.85 KT AT 426 AM WEDNESDAY.
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 5.18 KT AT 437 PM WEDNESDAY.
SEAS 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.36 KT AT 505 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 9 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN THE VICINITY OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER
BAR. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO OBTAIN THE LATEST BAR CONDITIONS
FROM THE UNITED STATES COAST GUARD BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE
BAR.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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