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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
247 AM PDT Fri May 24 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-
247 AM PDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 10 ft at 9 seconds and northwest winds 10 to 20
  kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.

* 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...From 2 PM this afternoon to 11 AM 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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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 Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
247 AM PDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 9 ft at 9 seconds and northwest winds 10 to 15
  kt with gusts up to 21 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM 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-
247 AM PDT Fri May 24 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
11 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Northwest winds 10 to 15
  knots with occasional gusts up to 21 knots. Seas rising to 7 to
  8 ft at 9 seconds.

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

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 11 AM 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...Strong ebb current of 6.04 kt at 540 AM
  Friday. Seas 4 ft. Ebb current of 2.86 kt at 615 PM Friday. Seas
  4 to 6 ft. Strong ebb current of 6.1 kt at 616 AM 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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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:
https://weather.gov/portland/marine