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WHUS76 KPQR 231208  
MWWPQR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
508 AM PDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
PZZ271-240000-  
/O.EXP.KPQR.SE.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260423T1200Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0046.000000T0000Z-260424T0000Z/  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
508 AM PDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...   
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING HAS EXPIRED
 
 
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 KT.  
 
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM  
10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ251-252-272-240000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-260424T0000Z/  
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-  
508 AM PDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 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 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ253-273-240000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-260424T0000Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
508 AM PDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 KT.  
 
* 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...UNTIL 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ210-240000-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0045.000000T0000Z-260424T0000Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
508 AM PDT THU APR 23 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 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 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 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. EBB CURRENT OF 4.49 KT AT 1126 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 5 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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