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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
506 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
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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-
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-
506 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 25 TO 35
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE OUT 60
NM.
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO 11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
506 PM PDT TUE MAR 31 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 6 TO 12 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT
EXPECTED. BRIEF GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 35 KT ARE POSSIBLE
FOR A 1 TO 2 HOUR PERIOD WITH A FRONTAL PASSAGE THAT IS SET TO
OCCUR SOMETIME BETWEEN 6-11 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* 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 5.41 KT AT 500 AM
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.74 KT AT 516 PM
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 7 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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