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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Portland OR

234 PM PST Fri Dec 12 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-

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-

234 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM PST

SUNDAY...



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

  kt with gusts up to 30 kt expected.



* WHERE...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, 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 7 PM Saturday to 10 AM PST 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-

234 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM

PST SUNDAY...



* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 6 to 8 ft at 12 

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

  expected.



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



* WHEN...From 10 PM Saturday to 10 AM PST Sunday.



* 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 2.6 kt at 1158 PM Saturday.

  Seas 7 to 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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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-

Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-

234 PM PST Fri Dec 12 2025



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM SATURDAY TO 10 AM

PST SUNDAY...



* WHAT...Seas 5 to 8 ft at 13 seconds and south winds 15 to 20 

  kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.



* WHERE...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 10 PM Saturday to 10 AM PST 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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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:

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