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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
253 AM PDT TUE OCT 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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
253 AM PDT TUE OCT 6 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY, DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO 1 NM OR LESS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS
4 TO 6 FT AT 7 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...DENSE FOG ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. LOW
VISIBILITY WILL MAKE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
IF YOU MUST NAVIGATE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. USE PROPER FOG
SIGNALS. MAKE SURE ALL RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON. REMEMBER TO USE
YOUR RADAR AND COMPASS.
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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-
253 AM PDT TUE OCT 6 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY, DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO 1 NM OR LESS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS
5 TO 6 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
* WHEN...DENSE FOG ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. LOW
VISIBILITY WILL MAKE NAVIGATION DIFFICULT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
IF YOU MUST NAVIGATE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. USE PROPER FOG
SIGNALS. MAKE SURE ALL RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON. REMEMBER TO USE
YOUR RADAR AND COMPASS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
253 AM PDT TUE OCT 6 2026
..DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY, DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE
VISIBILITY TO 1 NM OR LESS. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH
BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...DENSE FOG ADVISORY, UNTIL NOON PDT TODAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR. LOW VISIBILITY WILL MAKE NAVIGATION
DIFFICULT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 3.65 KT AT 218 PM TUESDAY.
SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.85 KT AT 233 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS
5 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.47 KT AT 310 PM WEDNESDAY. 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.
IF YOU MUST NAVIGATE, PROCEED WITH CAUTION. USE PROPER FOG
SIGNALS. MAKE SURE ALL RUNNING LIGHTS ARE ON. REMEMBER TO USE
YOUR RADAR AND COMPASS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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