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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
120 PM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
120 PM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM PDT
SATURDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 2 AM TO 11 PM PDT 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 3.75 KT AT 128 PM FRIDAY
WITH SEAS 6 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 1.97 KT AT 214 AM SATURDAY WITH
SEAS 5 TO 6 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.16 KT AT 225 PM SATURDAY WITH
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.
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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-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
120 PM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 20
KT WITH GUSTS UP TO 25 KT.
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 PM 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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
120 PM PDT FRI MAR 13 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SATURDAY
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS AND NORTHWEST 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 11 PM 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.
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE
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