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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
101 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
101 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. GENERAL SEAS OF 9 TO 10
FT SUBSIDING TO 4 FT BY FRIDAY EVENING. STRONG EBB EXPECTED
FRIDAY MORNING.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY.
* 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 4.44 KT AT 554 PM THURSDAY.
SEAS 9 FT. STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.75 KT AT 611 AM FRIDAY. SEAS
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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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 FALCON TO CAPE FOULWEATHER OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
101 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 11 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
* WHERE...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 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 PM PDT THIS EVENING.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...STEEP SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON.
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-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CAPE FALCON OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
101 PM PDT THU APR 2 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...SEAS 8 TO 13 FT AT 12 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 10 TO 15
KT.
* 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...UNTIL 8 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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