Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
474 WHUS76 KPQR 061437 AAA MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Portland OR 637 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 PZZ271>273-070645- /O.EXT.KPQR.SE.W.0026.000000T0000Z-251207T0300Z/ /O.EXB.KPQR.SC.Y.0144.251207T0300Z-251208T0300Z/ 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- 637 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 PM PST SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 11 to 16 ft at 11 to 13 seconds and west winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 8 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. * WHERE...Outer Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence 10 to 60 NM offshore. * WHEN...Hazardous Seas Warning, until 7 PM PST this evening. Small Craft Advisory, from 7 PM this evening to 7 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or cause damage to vessels. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Hazardous Seas Warning means hazardous sea conditions are imminent or occurring. Recreational boaters should remain in port, or take shelter until waves subside. Commercial vessels should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port or taking shelter in port until hazardous seas subside. && $$ PZZ251>253-070645- /O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0144.000000T0000Z-251208T0300Z/ Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- 637 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM PST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Seas 11 to 14 ft at 11 to 13 seconds and west winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming west-southwest 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt Saturday evening. Winds become south 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt Sunday morning. Isolated gale force gusts up to 35 kt possible Sunday morning. * WHERE...Inner Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence out 10 NM. * WHEN...Until 7 PM PST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ PZZ210-070645- /O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0144.000000T0000Z-251208T0000Z/ Columbia River Bar- 637 AM PST Sat Dec 6 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 11 to 13 ft and winds west 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, decreasing to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt Saturday evening. Winds become south at 20 kt to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt early Sunday morning. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 4 PM PST Sunday. * 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 3.61 kt at 514 AM Saturday. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Second very strong ebb current of 7.32 kt at 525 PM Saturday. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Third ebb current of 3.49 kt at 606 AM Sunday. Seas 7 to 8 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit: https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine