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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
213 AM PST TUE JAN 6 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-
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-
213 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT EXPECTED.
FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 10 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.
FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS
17 TO 22 FT AT 19 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.
* 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, 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...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY.
* 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-
213 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 7 TO 11 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT EXPECTED. FOR
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS. SEAS 10 TO 12 FT
AT 11 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT
EXPECTED. FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 14 TO 19 FT AT 18 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 25
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, FROM 4 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 4.07 KT AT 641 AM TUESDAY.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.95 KT AT 645 PM TUESDAY.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.11 KT AT 728 AM WEDNESDAY.
SEAS 11 TO 13 FT.
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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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
213 AM PST TUE JAN 6 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO
10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO 4 PM
PST THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 20
SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXPECTED. FOR THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 17 TO 22
FT AT 19 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO
30 KT EXPECTED.
* 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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 AM
PST WEDNESDAY. HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
4 PM PST THURSDAY.
* 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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