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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1217 PM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
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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-  
1217 PM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 10 TO 14 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND WEST TO SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS  
UP TO 30 KT POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS  
DECREASE TO 5 TO 15 KT BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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 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-  
1217 PM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST  
WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT EXPECTED. LOCALIZED  
WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KT POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS.  
WINDS DECREASE TO 5 TO 15 KT BEGINNING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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-  
1217 PM PST MON FEB 16 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS  
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT AT 15  
SECONDS AND SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 KT EXPECTED.  
LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS UP TO 30 KT POSSIBLE NEAR SHOWERS OR  
THUNDERSTORMS.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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 5.68 KT AT 405 PM  
MONDAY. SEAS 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.96 KT AT 435 AM TUESDAY.  
SEAS 10 TO 11 FT. STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.78 KT AT 440 PM  
TUESDAY. SEAS 11 TO 13 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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