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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
108 AM PDT Thu May 14 2026

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon 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-
108 AM PDT Thu May 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM FRIDAY TO 2 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 9 to 13 ft at 14 seconds and northwest winds 15 to
  20 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon
  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 8 PM Friday to 2 AM 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.

&&

$$

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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 Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
108 AM PDT Thu May 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 8 to 11 ft at 13 seconds and northwest winds 10 to
  20 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR
  out 10 NM, 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 5 AM Saturday to 2 AM 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.

&&

$$

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Columbia River Bar-
108 AM PDT Thu May 14 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SATURDAY TO 2 AM PDT
SUNDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 8 to 11 ft at 13
  seconds and northwest winds 10 to 20 kt expected.

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

* WHEN...From 5 AM Saturday to 2 AM 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....First Strong ebb current of 5.71 kt at 313
  AM Thursday. Seas 6 ft. Second Ebb current of 3.77 kt at 335 PM
  Thursday. Seas 4 ft. Third very strong ebb current of 6.48 kt
  at 357 AM Friday. 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