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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Portland OR

136 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026



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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-

136 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS

AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY...



* WHAT...Seas 8 to 9 ft at 11 seconds and north winds 15 to 20 kt

  with gusts up to 25 kt.



* WHERE...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...From 2 PM this afternoon to 8 AM 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.



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Columbia River Bar-

136 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 10 AM PDT

THIS MORNING...



* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected due to a very strong ebb

  current of 6.36 kt at 732 AM Sunday. Seas 8 ft.



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



* WHEN...From 5 AM to 10 AM PDT this morning.



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

  especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the 

  Columbia River Bar.



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 Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-

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

136 AM PDT Sun Mar 22 2026



...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS

AFTERNOON TO 5 AM PDT MONDAY...



* WHAT...Seas 7 to 10 ft at 11 seconds and north winds 15 to 20 

  kt with gusts up to 25 kt.



* WHERE...Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR 

  out 10 NM and Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence 

  OR out 10 NM.



* WHEN...From 2 PM this afternoon to 5 AM 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.



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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:

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