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Small Craft Advisory

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Columbia River Bar

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago
Ends
Issued
Severity Minor
Urgency Expected
Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. For the first Small Craft Advisory, seas 8 to 9 ft at 9 seconds and northwest winds 5 to 10 kt expected. For the second Small Craft Advisory, seas 5 to 7 ft at 8 seconds and north winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.
* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.
* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 8 AM PDT this morning. Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM this afternoon to 5 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...Ebb current of 4.96 kt at 456 AM Saturday. Seas 5 ft. Ebb current of 5.5 kt at 517 PM Saturday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Ebb current of 4.88 kt at 531 AM Sunday. Seas 3 to 4 ft.

Instructions

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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