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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
202 PM PDT Tue Apr 29 2025

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Columbia River Bar-
202 PM PDT Tue Apr 29 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 10 AM PDT
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Steep ebb chop around 9 ft
  and northwest winds 5 to 10 kts.

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

* WHEN...From 4 AM to 10 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...Ebb current of 3.97 kt at 651 PM Tuesday.
  Seas 5 to 6 ft. Very strong ebb current of 7.04 kt at 704 AM
  Wednesday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Ebb current of 3.48 kt at 742 PM
  Wednesday. Seas 4 ft.

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