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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1035 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1035 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO
2 AM PDT SUNDAY...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING
* WHAT...SEAS 10 TO 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15
TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM
10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* 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-
1035 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO
2 AM PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED DURING STRONG EBB CURRENTS. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT BUILDING TO 8 FT SATURDAY MORNING. EBB TIDE
CYCLES MAY LEAD TO LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM PDT FRIDAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 2 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.48 KT AT 357
AM FRIDAY WITH SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.84 KT AT 424 PM
FRIDAY WITH SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.04 KT
AT 441 AM SATURDAY WITH SEAS 11 TO 12 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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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1035 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO
2 AM PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON
OR OUT 10 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER
OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* 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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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1035 PM PDT THU MAY 14 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO
2 AM PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 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...FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* 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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