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WHUS76 KPQR 120850  
MWWPQR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1250 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
 
PZZ271>273-122100-  
/O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0017.260213T0300Z-260214T2100Z/  
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-  
1250 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM  
PST SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 10 TO 15 FT AT 14 TO 17 SECONDS AND WEST WINDS 5 TO  
10 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...OUTER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
10 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM PST SATURDAY.  
 
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT.  
 
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE EXPECTED FROM CAPE  
SHOALWATER TO CAPE FALCON BEYOND 20-30 NM WHERE THERE ARE 30-60%  
CHANCES SEAS MAY BRIEFLY EXCEED 15 FT BETWEEN 1 AM AND 10 AM PST  
FRIDAY.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER  
VESSELS, SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ251>253-122100-  
/O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0017.260213T0900Z-260214T2100Z/  
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-  
1250 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM PST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...SEAS 9 TO 14 FT AT 14 TO 17 SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS  
5 TO 10 KT EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...INNER COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER TO FLORENCE  
OUT 10 NM.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 PM PST 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
PZZ210-122100-  
/O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0017.260213T0900Z-260214T0900Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
1250 AM PST THU FEB 12 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM PST  
SATURDAY...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 1 AM FRIDAY TO 1 AM PST 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 1.78 KT AT 144 AM FRIDAY.  
SEAS 11 TO 12 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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