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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
202 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 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-
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-
202 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 10 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND SOUTH 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, 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 5 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-
202 PM PDT TUE MAR 17 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 7 TO 9 FT AT 10 TO 13
SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 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 5.25 KT AT 437 PM TUESDAY.
SEAS 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.95 KT AT 503 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 8
FT. EBB CURRENT OF 5.34 KT AT 515 PM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 6 TO 7 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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