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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1029 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
1029 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PDT TUESDAY
* WHAT...SEAS 7 TO 9 FT AT 15 SECONDS AND NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KT
WITH GUSTS UP TO 21 KT.
* WHERE...COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FOULWEATHER TO FLORENCE OR
OUT 10 NM.
* WHEN...UNTIL 1 AM PDT TUESDAY.
* 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-
1029 PM PDT MON MAY 18 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM PDT
TUESDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED DURING VERY STRONG EBB
CURRENTS TUESDAY MORNING. EBB TIDE CYCLES MAY LEAD TO LOCALLY
HIGHER SEAS.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 7.02 KT AT 703
AM TUESDAY. SEAS 10 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.39 KT AT 747 PM
TUESDAY. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT. VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.48 KT AT
755 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS 9 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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