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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
147 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

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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-
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-
147 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 8 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 8 to 12 ft at 15 to 18 seconds and east winds 10 to
  15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence out 60
  NM.

* WHEN...From 5 PM Friday to 8 PM PDT Saturday.

* 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-
147 PM PDT Wed Oct 15 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM FRIDAY TO 2 PM PDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Steep seas 8 to 12 ft at
  15 to 17 seconds and east winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20
  kt expected.

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

* WHEN...From 5 PM Friday to 2 PM PDT Saturday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft,
  especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the
  Columbia River Bar.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ebb current of 2.7 kt at 101 PM Wednesday.
  Seas 4 ft. Ebb current of 4.2 kt at 115 AM Thursday. Seas 4 ft.
  Ebb current of 3.34 kt at 201 PM Thursday. Seas 4 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