Marine Weather Message
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
210 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

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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 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-
210 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
8 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 10 to 13 ft at 17 seconds and northeast winds 10 to
  15 kt expected, with winds turning southeast after 0500 Saturday.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence out 60
  NM.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Friday to 8 PM 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-
210 PM PDT Thu Oct 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO
2 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 10 to 13 ft at 16
  seconds and north winds 5 to 10 kt, turning southeast after
  0500 Saturday.

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

* WHEN...From 5 PM Friday to 2 PM 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...Ebb current of 4.04 kt at 251 PM Friday.
  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://www.weather.gov/portland/marine