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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
127 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
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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 SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
127 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
2 AM PDT SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO  
20 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR  
OUT 10 NM, COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR  
OUT 10 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR  
FROM 10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY.  
 
* 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-  
127 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED  
 
WINDS AND SEAS HAVE FALLEN BELOW LEVELS HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
 
 
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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-  
127 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.  
 
* WHERE...WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10  
TO 60 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM  
10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM PDT SATURDAY.  
 
* 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-  
127 AM PDT FRI MAY 1 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS  
MORNING...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO A STRONG EBB CURRENT.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS MORNING.  
 
* 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 5.84 KT AT 507 AM  
FRIDAY. 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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