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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
612 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
612 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS 7 TO 10 FT AT 13
SECONDS AND SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT EXPECTED. A VERY STRONG
EBB CURRENT WITH 9 FT SEAS WILL ALSO BE PRESENT 702 PM TODAY.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...UNTIL 11 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.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.31 KT AT 702
PM TUESDAY. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT. EBB CURRENT OF 3.76 KT AT 726 AM
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 5 FT. STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.1 KT AT 747 PM
WEDNESDAY. SEAS 6 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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