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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
120 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 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-
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-
120 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AT 8 SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE OUT 60
NM.
* WHEN...FROM 6 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THERE IS A 10-20% CHANCE THAT SOUTHERLY
WINDS GUSTS EXCEED 30 KT WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST THIS
AFTERNOON.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
120 AM PDT SAT JUL 25 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AT 8
SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM TO 8 PM PDT SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 4.57 KT AT 220 AM
SATURDAY. SEAS 4 TO 5 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 1.86 KT AT 251 PM
SATURDAY. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.84 KT AT 310 AM
SUNDAY. SEAS 4 TO 6 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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