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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
137 AM PDT MON MAR 9 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 FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
137 AM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM  
PDT WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO  
25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
OUT 10 NM, AND WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR  
FROM 10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM PDT 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-  
137 AM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT  
WEDNESDAY...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. GENERAL SEAS 8 FT BUILDING  
TO 9 FT.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 8 AM TUESDAY TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* 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 4.42 KT AT 903 AM MONDAY.  
SEAS 8 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 2.29 KT AT 916 PM MONDAY. SEAS 9 FT.  
EBB CURRENT OF 3.98 KT AT 950 AM TUESDAY. 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ271-272-100045-  
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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-  
137 AM PDT MON MAR 9 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY
 
 
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 12 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 25  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.  
 
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM  
10 TO 60 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR  
FROM 10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE ON WEDNESDAY  
MORNING BETWEEN CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER.  
 
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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