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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
234 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

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Columbia River Bar-
234 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Southwest winds 10 to 20
  knots with gusts to 25 knots. Then a very strong ebb current of
  6.36 kt at 352 AM Monday with seas to 9 to 10 feet.

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

* WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT Tuesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft,
  especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the
  Columbia River Bar.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Very strong ebb current of 6.36 kt at 352
  AM Monday. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Ebb current of 4.5 kt at 414 PM
  Monday. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Very strong ebb current of 6.91 kt at
  436 AM Tuesday.

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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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-
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-
234 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 8 to 11 ft at 12 seconds and west winds 10 to 20 kt
  with gusts up to 25 kt.

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

* WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT Tuesday.

* 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 Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
234 AM PDT Mon May 6 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Seas 7 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and west winds 15 to 20 kt
  with gusts up to 30 kt.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR
  out 10 NM and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from
  10 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT this morning.

* 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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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:
https://weather.gov/portland/marine