Marine Weather Message
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
114 PM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

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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-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
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-
114 PM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 7 to 9 ft at 10 seconds and northwest winds 10 to 20
  kt with gusts up to 25 kt, turning southwest after midnight
  Saturday.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence out 60
  NM.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT 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.

&&

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Columbia River Bar-
114 PM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds.

* WHEN...Until 8 PM PDT Saturday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.01 kt at 702
  PM Friday. Seas 6 to 7 ft. SECOND EBB...Strong ebb current of
  5.66 kt at 709 AM Saturday. Seas 6 to 7 ft. THIRD EBB...Ebb
  current of 2.7 kt at 742 PM Saturday. Seas 7 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.

&&

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https://weather.gov/portland/marine