506  
WHUS76 KPQR 120729  
MWWPQR  
 
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR  
1229 AM PDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
PZZ210-122330-  
/O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0110.261012T2300Z-261013T0400Z/  
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-  
1229 AM PDT MON OCT 12 2026  
 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO  
9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...  
 
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO A STRONG EBB CURRENT  
OF 5.92 KT AT 625 PM MONDAY. SEAS 6 TO 7 FT.  
 
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.  
 
* WHEN...FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING.  
 
* 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.  
 

 
 

 
 
FOR MORE INFORMATION FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE, VISIT:  
HTTPS://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND/MARINE  
 
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