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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
203 PM PST Thu Jan 16 2025

PZZ210-170400-
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Columbia River Bar-
203 PM PST Thu Jan 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
8 PM PST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected.

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

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 8 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...Strong ebb current of 5.61 kt at 615 PM
  Thursday. 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.

&&

$$

PZZ251-170800-
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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
203 PM PST Thu Jan 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PST
TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Seas 6 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and north winds 10 to 20
  kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon
  OR out 10 NM.

* WHEN...Until midnight PST tonight.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ271-171200-
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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
203 PM PST Thu Jan 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 8 to 10 ft at 13 seconds and north winds 15 to 20
  kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from
  10 to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Friday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ272-171200-
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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
203 PM PST Thu Jan 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 7 to 9 ft at 13 seconds and north winds 10 to 20
  kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

* WHERE...Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10
  to 60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Friday.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

PZZ273-171200-
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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
203 PM PST Thu Jan 16 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM PST FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 7 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and north winds 10 to 20
  kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.

* WHERE...Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to
  60 NM.

* WHEN...Until 4 AM PST Friday.

* 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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