WHUS76 KPQR 081706
MWWPQR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
906 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
906 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM PST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY...
THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM
PST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY. 
WESTERLY SWELL WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
AROUND 13 FEET THROUGH MONDAY.
A STRENGTHENING FRONT APPROACHING THE OREGON COAST WILL CAUSE S
TO SW WINDS TO INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT POSSIBLE.
AFTER THE FRONT PASSES TODAY...WEST TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL LIKELY
EASE OVERNIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
20 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
906 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PST MONDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM PST TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 2 AM PST
MONDAY. 
WESTERLY SWELL WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN
AROUND 13 FEET THROUGH MONDAY.
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KT LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
906 AM PST SUN FEB 8 2009
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM PST MONDAY. 
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS 6 TO 7 FT THEN BUILDING TO 
13 FT THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...CONTINUING INTO MONDAY MORNING.
HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO 16 FT WITH BREAKERS
DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT AROUND 345 PM THIS
AFTERNOON...AND AGAIN TO 15 FT WITH BREAKERS POSSIBLE DURING THE
EBB AROUND 415 AM MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.
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