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WHUS76 KPQR 220825  
MWWPQR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
125 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
PZZ251-271-272-221800-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0113.261022T1200Z-261023T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.SE.W.0014.261023T0300Z-261023T1500Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON 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-  
125 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS  
MORNING TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...  
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS  
EVENING TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AT 12  
SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT  
EXPECTED. FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND  
HAZARDOUS SEAS 10 TO 13 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS 10  
TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON  
OR OUT 10 NM, WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR  
FROM 10 TO 60 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE  
FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 5 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY.  
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ252-253-273-221800-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0113.261022T1800Z-261023T0300Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.SE.W.0014.261023T0300Z-261023T1500Z/  
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-  
125 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...  
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS  
EVENING TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 7 TO 9 FT AT 13  
SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT  
EXPECTED. FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND  
HAZARDOUS SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AT 9 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT THURSDAY.  
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, FROM 8 PM THURSDAY TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ210-221800-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0113.261022T1800Z-261023T1500Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
125 AM PDT THU OCT 22 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING  
TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AT 12  
SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* 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 3.79 KT AT 217 AM THURSDAY.  
SEAS 5 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.12 KT AT 253 PM THURSDAY. SEAS 7 TO  
8 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.02 KT AT 303 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 8 TO 9 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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