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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1210 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1210 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 AM
PDT THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AT 9 TO 13
SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT
EXPECTED. FOR THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND
HAZARDOUS SEAS 10 TO 13 FT AT 10 TO 13 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, FROM 5 AM TO 2 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, FROM 2 PM WEDNESDAY 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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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1210 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 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...FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 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 TO 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.
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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-
1210 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AT 11 TO 14 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 10 TO
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* 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...FROM 5 AM WEDNESDAY 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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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1210 PM PDT TUE APR 21 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM WEDNESDAY TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AT 11 TO 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 WEDNESDAY 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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