Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
100 WHUS76 KPQR 120910 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 210 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 PZZ271-130115- /O.CON.KPQR.SE.W.0015.000000T0000Z-251013T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0118.251013T0000Z-251014T0000Z/ Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM- 210 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...For the Hazardous Seas Warning, very steep and hazardous seas 10 to 13 ft at 10 seconds and northwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the Small Craft Advisory, seas 7 to 10 ft at 10 seconds and north winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected. * WHERE...Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Hazardous Seas Warning, until 5 PM PDT this afternoon. Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM this afternoon to 5 PM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Very steep and hazardous seas could capsize or cause damage to vessels. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Hazardous Seas Warning means hazardous sea conditions are imminent or occurring. Recreational boaters should remain in port, or take shelter until waves subside. Commercial vessels should prepare for rough seas and consider remaining in port or taking shelter in port until hazardous seas subside. && $$ PZZ251>253-272-273-130115- /O.EXT.KPQR.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-251014T0000Z/ Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out 10 NM- Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM- Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM- Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM- Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM- 210 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Seas 6 to 11 ft at 11 seconds and north winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...Inner Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence out 10 NM, Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM, and Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions. && $$ PZZ210-130115- /O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0117.000000T0000Z-251013T0400Z/ Columbia River Bar- 210 AM PDT Sun Oct 12 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. General seas 7 to 8 ft subsiding to 5 ft Monday morning. Seas around 10 ft subsiding to 7 to 9 ft late Sunday. NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT 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....Ebb current of 2.68 kt at 918 AM Sunday with seas 7 to 8 ft. Ebb current of 5.28 kt at 937 PM Sunday with seas 6 ft. Ebb current of 2.29 kt at 1034 AM Monday with seas 5 to 6 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit: https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine