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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
759 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
759 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM PDT
TUESDAY...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.32 KT AT 613
AM MONDAY. SEAS 8 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.6 KT AT 653 PM MONDAY.
SEAS 8 FT. VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.02 KT AT 703 AM TUESDAY.
SEAS 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 FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
759 AM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
* WHAT...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AT 16 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* 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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