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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1256 PM PDT SUN APR 19 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1256 PM PDT SUN APR 19 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON PDT MONDAY
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS UP TO 9 FT AT 11
SECONDS DURING A VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT MONDAY MORNING AND
LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS AROUND 5 KT.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 5 AM TO NOON PDT MONDAY.
* 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 3.95 KT AT 659 PM SUNDAY.
SEAS 4 FT. VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.83 KT AT 714 AM MONDAY. SEAS
9 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
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