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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
103 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025

PZZ210-151100-
/O.EXT.KPQR.SC.Y.0133.000000T0000Z-251115T1100Z/
Columbia River Bar-
103 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 7 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and southwest winds 10 to 25
  kt.

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

* WHEN...Until 3 AM PST 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 3.79 kt at 1229 PM Friday.
  Seas 7 to 8 ft. Ebb current of 3.39 kt at 1240 AM Saturday. Seas
  6 to 7 ft. Ebb current of 4.39 kt at 119 PM Saturday. Seas 6 to
  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

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
103 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025

PZZ251-252-271-272-151100-
/O.EXT.KPQR.SC.Y.0133.000000T0000Z-251115T1100Z/
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-
103 PM PST Fri Nov 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM PST SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 7 to 10 ft at 12 seconds and southwest 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 3 AM PST 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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