Small Craft Advisory: Columbia River Bar

source: us-gov-api (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)published 2026-10-24 11:58ingested 2026-10-25 02:51

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Small Craft Advisory — Columbia River Bar
Severity: Minor. Certainty: Likely.
* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 7 to 12 ft at 9 to 11
seconds and south winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.

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

* WHEN...From 11 PM this evening to 11 PM 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...Ebb current of 4.27 kt at 427 AM Sunday.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Very strong ebb current of 6.36 kt at 445 PM
Sunday. Seas 11 to 12 ft.

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