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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1236 AM PDT MON AUG 31 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1236 AM PDT MON AUG 31 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED. FOR THE GALE WATCH, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. GALE WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FIRST EBB CURRENT OF 4.72 KT AT 702 AM
MONDAY. SEAS 3 TO 4 FT. SECOND EBB CURRENT OF 5.46 KT AT 729 PM
MONDAY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. THIRD EBB CURRENT OF 4.19 KT AT 741 AM
TUESDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT
10 NM-
1236 AM PDT MON AUG 31 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 3 TO 6 FT AT 6
SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT
EXPECTED. FOR THE GALE WATCH, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON
OR OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM
PDT THIS EVENING. GALE WATCH, FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
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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 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-
1236 AM PDT MON AUG 31 2026
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE, COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE
FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM, AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE
FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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