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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
328 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
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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 FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
328 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY
...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 10 TO 12 FT AT 15
SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
FOR THE GALE WATCH, SEAS 13 TO 18 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT POSSIBLE.
* WHERE...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 FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM
10 TO 60 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR
FROM 10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY. GALE
WATCH, FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS CAN CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING
AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE
ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER
ALTERING THEIR PLANS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
328 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* 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 4.36 KT AT 505 AM THURSDAY.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 5.11 KT AT 516 PM THURSDAY. SEAS
10 TO 11 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.74 KT AT 540 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 9 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-
328 AM PDT THU MAR 13 2025
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON
OR OUT 10 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON
OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT FRIDAY.
* 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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