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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
711 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
711 PM PDT SAT MAY 2 2026
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT
SUNDAY...
* WHAT...ROUGH BAR CONDITIONS EXPECTED. 6 FT BUILDING TO 7 FT
SUNDAY EVENING.
* WHERE...IN THE MAIN CHANNEL OF THE COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* WHEN...FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT SUNDAY.
* IMPACTS...CONDITIONS WILL BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT,
ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING NEAR TO, OR ATTEMPTING TO CROSS, THE
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...FIRST EBB CURRENT OF 3.26 KT AT 606 PM
SATURDAY. SEAS 6 FT. SECOND STRONG EBB CURRENT OF 5.7 KT AT
613 AM SUNDAY. SEAS 8 FT. THIRD EBB CURRENT OF 2.99 KT AT 641
PM SUNDAY. SEAS 7 TO 8 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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