Marine Weather Message
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
1049 PM PDT Mon Apr 8 2024

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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-
1049 PM PDT Mon Apr 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Seas around 9 ft at 12 seconds and southwest winds 15
  to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from
  10 to 60 NM and Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR
  from 10 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until midnight PDT tonight.

* 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-
1049 PM PDT Mon Apr 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and southwest winds 15 to
  20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon
  OR out 10 NM and Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape
  Foulweather OR out 10 NM.

* WHEN...Until midnight PDT tonight.

* 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-
1049 PM PDT Mon Apr 8 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. General seas 8 ft through
  Wednesday morning. Very strong ebb current of 6.93 kt at 544 AM
  Tuesday. Seas 11 ft. Ebb current of 5.09 kt at 607 PM Tuesday.
  Seas 7 to 8 ft. Very strong ebb current of 7.04 kt at 626 AM
  Wednesday. Seas 11 ft.

* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.

* WHEN...Until midnight PDT tonight.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft,
  especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the
  Columbia River Bar.

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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