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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
855 PM PDT SUN APR 19 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
855 PM PDT SUN APR 19 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO NOON PDT
MONDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED DUE TO A VERY STRONG EBB
CURRENT OF 6.83 KT AT 714 AM MONDAY. SEAS 9 TO 10 FT.
* 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 3.48 KT AT 750 PM MONDAY.
SEAS 5 FT. VERY STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 6.35 KT AT 804 AM TUESDAY.
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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