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Small Craft Advisory
ActiveColumbia River Bar
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* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. For the first Small Craft Advisory, a very strong ebb current will lead to steep seas. For the second Small Craft Advisory, seas 6 to 9 ft at 9 seconds and west winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.
* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, from 3 PM Today to 7 PM PDT this evening. Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM Tuesday to 11 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...Very strong ebb current of 6.8 kt at 522 PM Monday. Seas 7 ft. Ebb current of 4.08 kt at 548 AM Tuesday. Seas 4 ft. Very strong ebb current of 6.98 kt at 601 PM Tuesday. Seas 9 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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