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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
315 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

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Columbia River Bar-
315 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
7 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. East winds 15 to 25 kt
  with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 7 AM 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...General seas 4 ft building to 6 ft Thursday
  morning.

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-
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-
315 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 9 ft at 15 seconds and east winds 15 to 25 kt
  with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

* 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...From 4 PM this afternoon to 7 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will be highest around the coastal
  gaps. Elsewhere, gusts up to 25 kt likely.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

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PZZ253-273-130315-
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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
315 AM PST Wed Feb 12 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 7 AM PST THURSDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 5 to 8 ft at 15 seconds and east winds 15 to 25 kt
  with gusts up to 30 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR
  out 10 NM and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from
  10 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 7 AM PST Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Winds will be highest around the coastal
  gaps. Elsewhere, gusts up to 25 kt likely.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

&&

$$


For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:
https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine