Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Portland, OR

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
205 AM PST Sat Nov 8 2025

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Columbia River Bar-
205 AM PST Sat Nov 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. For the first Small Craft
  Advisory, seas 10 to 12 ft at 12 seconds and east winds 5 to 10
  kt with gusts up to 15 kt. For the second Small Craft Advisory,
  a very strong ebb current of 6.81 kt at 625 PM Saturday. Seas 7
  to 9 ft.

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

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 10 AM PST this morning.
  Small Craft Advisory, from 4 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PST
  this evening.

* 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 3.57 kt at 614 AM Saturday.
  Seas 9 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-
205 AM PST Sat Nov 8 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PST THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Seas 9 to 13 ft at 13 seconds and east winds 5 to 10 kt
  with gusts up to 15 kt.

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

* WHEN...Until 10 AM PST 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://www.weather.gov/portland/marine