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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
137 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
137 AM PDT THU JUL 16 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS
MORNING...
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PDT FRIDAY
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO VERY STRONG EBB.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, UNTIL 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY, 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...VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.81 KT AT 639
AM THURSDAY. SEAS 7 FT. 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
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