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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
255 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

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Columbia River Bar-
255 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 6 to 8 ft at 9
  seconds and southwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt
  expected. Winds turn west and ease to 10 to 15 kt Friday morning
  with seas 7 to 9 ft at 9 seconds.

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

* WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 2 AM 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...Strong ebb current of 5.7 kt at 604 AM
  Thursday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Ebb current of 3.3 kt at 629 PM
  Thursday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Strong ebb current of 5.74 kt at 634
  AM Friday. Seas 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.

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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-
255 AM PDT Thu Apr 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 2 AM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 11 ft at 10 seconds and southwest winds 15 to
  25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. Occasional gusts to 35 kt
  possible.

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

* WHEN...From 5 AM early this morning to 2 AM 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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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:
https://weather.gov/portland/marine