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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
111 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
111 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT FRIDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM
PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED DURING STRONG EBB CURRENTS. FOR THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS
UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 7 AM PDT FRIDAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* 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 6.48 KT AT 357
AM FRIDAY. SEAS 8 TO 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.84 KT AT 424 PM
FRIDAY. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.04 KT AT
441 AM SATURDAY. SEAS 11 TO 12 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.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON 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-
111 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM
PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON
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 2 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* 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 FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
111 AM PDT FRI MAY 15 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO
2 AM PDT SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR
OUT 10 NM, 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...FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* 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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