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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
512 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025

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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-
512 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 9 to 11 ft through Sunday afternoon, building to 12
  to 15 ft at 10 to 14 seconds. Light winds around 5 kt becoming
  southerly by Sunday morning, then becoming northwest by Sunday
  evening, 10 to 20 kt.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST 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-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
512 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 9 to 11 ft through Sunday afternoon, building to 12
  to 15 ft at 10 to 14 seconds. Light winds around 5 kt becoming
  southerly by Sunday morning, then becoming northwest by Sunday
  evening, 10 to 15 kt.

* WHERE...Inner Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence
  out 10 NM.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST 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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Columbia River Bar-
512 PM PST Sat Nov 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 8 to 10 ft building
  to 10 to 12 ft Monday morning. Light winds around 5 kt becoming
  southerly by Sunday morning, then becoming northwest by Sunday
  evening, winds 10 to 15 kt.

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

* WHEN...Until 7 PM PST Monday.

* 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 current of 3.28 kt at 132 AM
  Sunday. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Second Ebb current of 4.92 kt at 203 PM
  Sunday. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Third Ebb current of 3.23 kt at 219 AM
  Monday. Seas 10 to 11 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://www.weather.gov/portland/marine