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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
548 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
548 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 8 TO 13 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. FOR
THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 9 TO
13 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP
TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM
10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT
THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR CAUSE
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.
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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-
WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
548 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 10 TO 20
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...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 AND WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE
FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* 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 FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
548 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT
EXPECTED.
* 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...FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* 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-
548 AM PDT WED APR 22 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AND WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. WINDS WILL BECOME
SOUTHWEST AROUND 10 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 15 KT THURSDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.69 KT AT 903 AM
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 7 TO 8 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 2.66 KT AT 959 PM
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 5.01 KT AT 1012 AM
THURSDAY. SEAS 8 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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