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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
202 PM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
202 PM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT  
THURSDAY...  
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT  
THURSDAY...   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND  
HAZARDOUS SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 10 TO  
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY,  
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT  
EXPECTED. .  
 
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM  
10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, UNTIL 5 AM PDT THURSDAY. SMALL  
CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR CAUSE  
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE  
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN  
PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS  
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR  
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.  
 
 
 
 
 
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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-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
202 PM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 10 TO 20  
KT.  
 
* WHERE...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 AND WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE  
FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.  
 
* 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 FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
202 PM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 10 TO 15  
KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...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 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.  
 
* 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-  
202 PM PDT WED APR 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 21 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT SUBSIDING TO 6 FT  
THURSDAY EVENING.  
 
* 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 2.66 KT AT 959 PM WEDNESDAY.  
SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 5.01 KT AT 1012 AM THURSDAY. SEAS  
7 TO 8 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 2.61 KT AT 1113 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 6  
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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