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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1207 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
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WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1207 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 11 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 KT. FOR THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 11 TO 13
FT AT 11 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT EXPECTED. FOR
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 10 TO 12 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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/O.NEW.KPQR.SE.W.0007.260312T0500Z-260312T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0025.260312T1200Z-260313T0000Z/
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-
1207 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
5 AM PDT THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. FOR THE
HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING, VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 13 TO 14
FT AT 11 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH ISOLATED GUSTS
UP TO 35 KT EXPECTED. FOR THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 10 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 AND WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR
FROM 10 TO 60 NM.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING. HAZARDOUS
SEAS WARNING, FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 5 AM PDT THURSDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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/O.EXA.KPQR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260312T0900Z/
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1207 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 9 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. FOR THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 KT WITH ISOLATED GUSTS UP TO 35 KT
EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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/O.EXT.KPQR.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260312T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0025.260312T0900Z-260313T0000Z/
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-
1207 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
..GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT. FOR THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND WEST
WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON
OR OUT 10 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE
FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...GALE WARNING, UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY, FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1207 PM PDT WED MAR 11 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
..GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT
THURSDAY...
* WHAT...FOR THE FIRST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS
EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30
KT. FOR THE GALE WARNING, SEAS 12 TO 14 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND
SOUTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KT EXPECTED. FOR
THE SECOND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
WEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 12 TO 15 FT
SUBSIDING TO 7 FT FRIDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.
GALE WARNING, UNTIL 2 AM PDT THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY,
FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM PDT THURSDAY.
* IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS SEAS WHICH COULD
CAPSIZE OR DAMAGE VESSELS AND REDUCE VISIBILITY.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...EBB CURRENT OF 1.38 KT AT 1149 PM WEDNESDAY
WITH SEAS 12 TO 15 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.53 KT AT 1217 PM
THURSDAY WITH SEAS 9 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 1.5 KT AT 111 AM FRIDAY
WITH SEAS 7 FT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES
EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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