Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
460 WHUS76 KPQR 112121 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 221 PM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 PZZ271-121330- /O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-251012T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPQR.SE.W.0015.251012T0000Z-251013T0000Z/ Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 221 PM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 6 to 9 ft at 7 seconds and northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 9 to 13 ft at 10 seconds and northwest winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected. * WHERE...Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. Hazardous.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or cause damage to vessels. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Hazardous Seas Warning means hazardous sea conditions are imminent or occurring. Recreational boaters should remain in port, or take shelter until waves subside. Commercial vessels should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port or taking shelter in port until hazardous seas subside. && $$ PZZ251>253-272-273-121330- /O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0117.251011T2200Z-251013T0400Z/ Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 221 PM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Seas 7 to 12 ft at 10 seconds and northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. * WHERE...Inner Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence out 10 NM, Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM, and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ PZZ210-121330- /O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0117.251012T0000Z-251013T0400Z/ Columbia River Bar- 221 PM PDT Sat Oct 11 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 6 to 8 ft building to 10 to 12 ft overnight before subsiding to subsiding to 7 to 9 ft late Sunday. NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT Sunday. * 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 6.01 kt at 833 PM Saturday. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Ebb current of 2.68 kt at 918 AM Sunday. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Ebb current of 5.28 kt at 937 PM Sunday. Seas 8 to 10 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit: https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine