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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Portland OR

128 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



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Columbia River Bar-

128 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT FRIDAY...



* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 7 to 8 ft at 11 

  seconds and south winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.



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



* WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT Friday.



* 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 5.25 kt at 552 PM Thursday.

  Seas 6 to 7 ft. Strong ebb current of 6.11 kt at 613 AM Friday.

  Seas 7 to 8 ft. Ebb current of 4.96 kt at 630 PM Friday. Seas 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.



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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-

128 PM PDT Thu Mar 19 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY...



* WHAT...Seas 6 to 9 ft at 12 seconds and south winds 15 to 20 

  kt with gusts up to 25 kt.



* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon 

  OR out 10 NM and Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon 

  OR from 10 to 60 NM.



* WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT 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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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:

https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine