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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
123 PM PDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
PZZ251-271-301230-  
/O.EXB.KPQR.SC.Y.0048.260430T1800Z-260501T1200Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR OUT  
10 NM-  
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-  
123 PM PDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT  
FRIDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON  
OR OUT 10 NM AND WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON  
OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 11 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ252-253-301230-  
/O.EXT.KPQR.SC.Y.0048.260429T2100Z-260501T1200Z/  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-  
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-  
123 PM PDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 5 TO 8 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20  
KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR  
OUT 10 NM AND COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE  
OR OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ272-273-301230-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0048.260429T2100Z-260501T1200Z/  
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-  
123 PM PDT WED APR 29 2026  
   
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 6 TO 8 FT AT 14 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20  
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* 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 5 AM PDT FRIDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 
 
 
 
 
PZZ210-301230-  
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0048.260430T0900Z-260430T1400Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
123 PM PDT WED APR 29 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM PDT  
THURSDAY...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 KT.  
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. EBB TIDE CYCLES MAY  
LEAD TO LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM PDT THURSDAY.  
 
* 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 3.83 KT AT 410 PM WEDNESDAY  
WITH SEAS 6 FT. STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.68 KT AT 431 AM THURSDAY  
WITH SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.68 KT AT 451 PM THURSDAY  
WITH SEAS 5 TO 6 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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