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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
459 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026
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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-
459 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...SEAS 5 TO 7 FT AT 8 TO 9 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 15 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...FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* 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-
459 AM PDT FRI APR 3 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. STRONG EBB EXPECTED
FRIDAY MORNING, BRINGING SEAS TO 7 FT. SOUTH WINDS 5 TO 10 KT.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 9 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 5.75 KT AT 611 AM
FRIDAY. SEAS 7 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 4.05 KT AT 629 PM FRIDAY.
SEAS 4 FT. STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.64 KT AT 643 AM SATURDAY.
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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