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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
232 AM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

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Columbia River Bar-
232 AM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. General seas 4 ft building
  to 5 ft Saturday morning. First ebb current of 5.37 kt at 644 AM
  Friday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Very strong ebb current of 6.71 kt at
  707 PM Friday. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

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

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 10 PM PDT this evening.

* 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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PZZ271>273-201200-
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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-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
232 AM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY
THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and north winds 15 to 20 kt
  with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Outer Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence
  10 to 60 NM offshore.

* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT early this morning.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will slowly erode with the waters
  west of 30 NM seeing a few hours more of gusts up to 25 kt.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:
https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine