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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
634 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

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Columbia River Bar-
634 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 8 to 10 ft around the
  4.53 kt ebb at 4 AM.

* 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.

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 Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
634 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, seas 7 to 9 ft at 8
  seconds and northwest winds 5 to 10 kt. For the second Small
  Craft Advisory, seas 6 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and north winds
  15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR
  out 10 NM and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from
  10 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 8 AM PDT this morning.
  Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM this afternoon to 11 PM PDT
  Monday.

* 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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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
634 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 PM PDT MONDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, seas around 9 ft at
  8 seconds and west winds 5 to 10 kt. For the second Small
  Craft Advisory, seas 6 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and north winds
  15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 8 AM PDT this morning.
  Small Craft Advisory, from 10 PM this evening to 11 PM PDT
  Monday.

* 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-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
634 AM PDT Sun Apr 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Seas 8 to 9 ft at 8 seconds and west winds 10 to 15 kt.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT this morning.

* 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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