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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
146 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
PZZ271-272-120100-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260311T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0006.260311T1800Z-260312T0900Z/  
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-  
146 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS  
MORNING...  
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM  
PDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 9 TO 11 FT AT 12  
SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING,  
SEAS 11 TO 16 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.  
GALE WARNING, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 AM PDT 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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/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260311T1800Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0006.260311T1800Z-260312T1200Z/  
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-  
146 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS  
MORNING...  
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM  
PDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 12  
SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING,  
SEAS 12 TO 17 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 40 KT  
EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON  
OR OUT 10 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE  
FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING.  
GALE WARNING, FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM PDT 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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/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260311T2100Z/  
/O.CON.KPQR.GL.W.0006.260311T2100Z-260312T0900Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
146 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS  
AFTERNOON...  
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
2 AM PDT THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS  
EXPECTED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT BUILDING TO 9 TO 10 FT THURSDAY NOON.  
FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 13 TO 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND  
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.  
GALE WARNING, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD  
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 3.62 KT AT 1056 AM  
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 1.38 KT AT 1149 PM  
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.53 KT AT 1217 PM  
THURSDAY. SEAS 9 TO 10 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.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ253-273-120100-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-260313T0000Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
146 AM PDT WED MAR 11 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO  
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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 THURSDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE  
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