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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
753 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
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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-
753 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
THURSDAY NIGHT...
..GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...SEAS 8 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...UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
753 AM PDT WED MAR 12 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 9 FT BUILDING TO 10
FT THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
* 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 5.18 KT AT 437 PM WEDNESDAY.
SEAS 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.36 KT AT 505 AM THURSDAY. SEAS 9 FT.
EBB CURRENT OF 5.11 KT AT 516 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 9 TO 10 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.
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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-
753 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 15
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.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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