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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
209 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

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Columbia River Bar-
209 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, rough bar conditions
  expected with seas 11 to 13 ft at 14 seconds and southeast winds
  10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the Gale Warning, seas
  11 to 14 ft at 13 seconds and southwest winds 20 to 30 kt with
  gusts up to 40 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
  Gale Warning, from 4 PM this afternoon to 10 PM PST Wednesday.

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

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...First ebb current of 3.26 kt at 755 AM
  Tuesday. Seas 12 to 13 ft. Second ebb current of 5.28 kt at
  757 PM Tuesday. Seas 10 to 13 ft. Third ebb current of 3.24 kt
  at 853 AM Wednesday. Seas 10 to 12 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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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-
209 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 10 to 13 ft at 14
  seconds and southeast winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
  For the Gale Warning, seas 11 to 14 ft at 13 seconds and
  southwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 4 PM PST this afternoon.
  Gale Warning, from 4 PM this afternoon to 10 PM PST Wednesday.

* 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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/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0146.251210T1200Z-251211T0600Z/
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
209 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...For the Gale Warning, seas 12 to 15 ft at 14 seconds and
  southwest winds 20 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. For the
  Small Craft Advisory, seas 9 to 12 ft at 13 seconds and south
  winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR
  out 10 NM.

* WHEN...Gale Warning, until 4 AM PST Wednesday. Small Craft
  Advisory, from 4 AM to 10 PM PST Wednesday.

* 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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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-
209 PM PST Tue Dec 9 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 10 to 14 ft at 14 seconds and southwest winds 20
  to 30 kt.

* WHERE...Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from
  10 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 10 PM PST Wednesday.

* 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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