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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
500 AM PDT WED MAR 12 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-
500 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...SEAS 9 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED. ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 35 KT.
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
* WHEN...UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED. MAY STILL SEE
WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT, ESPECIALLY AROUND BUOY 46050. HOWEVER,
THEY ARE QUICKLY EASING. CONTINUE TO USE CAUTION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS 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-
500 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING
TO MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 7 TO 11 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND
SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. FOR THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 6 TO 11 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 THIS MORNING. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING 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-
500 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 10 TO 11 FT SUBSIDING TO 9
FT THURSDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.
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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