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WHUS76 KPQR 220832  
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
132 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
PZZ251>253-230000-  
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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-  
132 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS  
MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 3 TO 5 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 15 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ210-230000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0090.260822T1800Z-260823T0000Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
132 AM PDT SAT AUG 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT  
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
 
* 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 3.86 KT AT 1247 AM SATURDAY.  
SEAS 4 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 1.56 KT AT 125 PM SATURDAY. SEAS 4 TO  
5 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.06 KT AT 148 AM SUNDAY. SEAS 3 TO 4 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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