Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
226 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024
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Columbia River Bar-
226 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected.
.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...
.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 6 ft. Strong ebb current of 6.24 kt at 542
PM Wednesday with seas 8 to 9 ft.
* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.
* WHEN...Until 9 PM PDT this evening.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft,
especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the
Columbia River Bar.
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.
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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:
https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
226 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024
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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
226 PM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 5 AM PDT
FRIDAY...
* WHAT...Seas 6 to 8 ft at 9 seconds and north winds 15 to 20 kt
with gusts up to 25 kt expected.
* WHERE...Outer Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence
10 to 60 NM offshore.
* WHEN...From noon Thursday to 5 AM PDT Friday.
* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
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