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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
455 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

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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-
455 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

Wind gusts and seas have subsided to below hazardous levels, and
the Small Craft Advisory will thus be allowed to expire.

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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-
455 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

Wind gusts and seas have subsided to below hazardous levels, and
the Small Craft Advisory will thus be allowed to expire.

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Columbia River Bar-
455 AM PDT Wed May 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 6 to 8 ft with ebb
  chop subsiding to 5 ft Wednesday evening. Winds 10 to 15 kt with
  gusts up to 20 kt.

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

* WHEN...Until 9 AM PDT this morning.

* 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 5.61 kt at 610 AM
  Wednesday. 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.

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