Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
202 PM PST Tue Nov 11 2025

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Columbia River Bar-
202 PM PST Tue Nov 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 8 to 11 ft at 15
  seconds and south winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to 10 PM PST Thursday.

* 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 2.8 kt at 1028 AM Wednesday.
  Seas 8 ft. Ebb current of 3.95 kt at 1036 PM Wednesday. 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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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:
https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
202 PM PST Tue Nov 11 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-
202 PM PST Tue Nov 11 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM WEDNESDAY TO
10 PM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 10 to 15 ft at 15 seconds and south winds 15 to 25
  kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...From 10 AM Wednesday to 10 PM PST Thursday.

* 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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