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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
843 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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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-
843 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PDT MONDAY
* WHAT...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 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 3 AM PDT MONDAY.
* 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-
843 PM PDT SUN MAY 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM PDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING VERY STRONG EBB
CURRENTS MONDAY MORNING. EBB TIDE CYCLES MAY LEAD TO LOCALLY
HIGHER SEAS.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.32 KT AT 613
AM MONDAY WITH SEAS 8 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.6 KT AT 653 PM MONDAY
WITH SEAS 7 FT. VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.02 KT AT 703 AM
TUESDAY WITH SEAS 10 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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