316
WHUS76 KPQR 161928
MWWPQR
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1228 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
PZZ210-171200-
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0082.260717T1100Z-260717T1700Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1228 PM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS PEAKING NEAR 7 FT
DURING A STRONG EBB CURRENT FRIDAY MORNING. SOUTH WINDS AROUND
10 KT.
IN THE MAIN CHANNEL
GENERAL SEAS
AROUND 4 FT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
FIRST EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.33 KT AT 718 PM THURSDAY. SEAS
4 FT.
SECOND EBB
STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.24 KT AT 725 AM FRIDAY.
SEAS
7 FT.
THIRD EBB
EBB CURRENT OF 4.48 KT AT 806 PM FRIDAY. SEAS 4 FT.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 4 AM TO 10 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 4.33 KT AT 718 PM THURSDAY.
SEAS 4 FT. STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.24 KT AT 725 AM FRIDAY. SEAS
7 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
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page