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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
240 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
240 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, seas 11 to 16 ft at 13 seconds
  and southwest winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt
  expected. For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 9 to 14 ft at 14
  seconds and southeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Gale Warning, from 7 AM this morning to 1 AM PST
  Tuesday. Small Craft Advisory, from 1 AM to 7 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
  capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.

&&

$$

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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 Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
240 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, seas 11 to 16 ft at 12 seconds
  and southwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt
  expected. For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 11 to 14 ft at 14
  seconds and south winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Gale Warning, from 7 AM this morning to 7 AM PST
  Tuesday. Small Craft Advisory, from 7 AM to 7 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
  capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.

&&

$$

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Columbia River Bar-
240 AM PST Mon Dec 8 2025

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM PST
TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 PM PST TUESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, seas 10 to 15 ft at 12 seconds and
  southwest winds 25 to 35 kt with gusts up to 40 kt expected.
  Seas will be highest Monday evening during the ebb current. For
  the Small Craft Advisory, rough bar conditions expected with
  seas 10 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and north winds 10 to 15 kt with
  gusts up to 20 kt Tuesday morning, because east 10 to 15 kt
  Tuesday afternoon and then south 20 to 25 kt by 7 PM Tuesday.

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

* WHEN...Gale Warning, from 7 AM this morning to 1 AM PST
  Tuesday. Small Craft Advisory, from 1 AM to 7 PM PST Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous seas which could
  capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...First ebb current of 3.36 kt at 659 AM
  Monday. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Second ebb current of 6.11 kt at 704 PM
  Monday. Seas 11 to 15 ft. Third ebb current of 3.26 kt at 755 AM
  Tuesday. Seas 11 ft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or
occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly
recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe
harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions.

&&

$$


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