# Small Craft Advisory: Columbia River Bar — retained record

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-14 12:57 ingested 2026-07-15 08:14

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Small Craft Advisory — Columbia River Bar
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected due to very strong ebb chop.

* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 AM PDT Wednesday.

* 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 3.74 kt at 540 PM
Tuesday. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Second Very strong ebb current of 7.12
kt at 551 AM Wednesday. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Third Ebb current of
4.08 kt at 630 PM Wednesday. Seas 4 ft.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.