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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
839 PM PST THU DEC 25 2025
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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-
839 PM PST THU DEC 25 2025
..HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY
..GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED
* WHAT...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 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 3 PM PST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR CAUSE
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.
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WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
839 PM PST THU DEC 25 2025
...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS 11 TO 16 FT AT 11 SECONDS
AND NORTHWEST 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.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY.
* IMPACTS...VERY STEEP AND HAZARDOUS SEAS COULD CAPSIZE OR CAUSE
DAMAGE TO VESSELS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT, OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE. COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
839 PM PST THU DEC 25 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 9 TO 13 FT AT 11
SECONDS AND SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 KT,
TURNING WEST 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT AFTER 0400
FRIDAY.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM PST SATURDAY.
* 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 4.58 KT AT 750 PM THURSDAY.
SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.57 KT AT 851 AM FRIDAY. SEAS 6
TO 7 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.0 KT AT 842 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 8 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.
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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-
839 PM PST THU DEC 25 2025
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM PST
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 15 TO 25
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KT.
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 3 PM PST 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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