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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
154 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
154 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED. FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS
SEAS 9 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING. HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH, FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR CAUSE
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.35 KT AT 804
AM TUESDAY. SEAS 7 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.0 KT AT 849 PM TUESDAY.
SEAS 5 FT. STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.69 KT AT 903 AM WEDNESDAY.
SEAS 7 TO 8 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER ALTERING YOUR PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS SEA
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-
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-
154 AM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
* WHAT...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 10 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS
AND WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT POSSIBLE.
* 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...FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR CAUSE
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
CONSIDER ALTERING YOUR PLANS TO AVOID POSSIBLE HAZARDOUS SEA
CONDITIONS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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