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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
102 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
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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-  
102 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 TO 12 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO  
25 KT.  
 
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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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-  
102 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 6 TO 9 FT AT 10 TO 13 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO  
25 KT.  
 
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
102 AM PDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS  
EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT AT 10 TO  
13 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KT.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,  
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FIRST EBB CURRENT OF 1.97 KT AT 214 AM  
SATURDAY. SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. SECOND EBB CURRENT OF 4.16 KT AT 225  
PM SATURDAY. SEAS 6 FT. THIRD EBB CURRENT OF 2.64 KT AT 305 AM  
SUNDAY. SEAS 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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