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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 1:40 PM May. 17, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 11 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 5.09 kt at 758 AM Saturday. Seas 6 ft. Ebb current of 2.27 kt at 850 PM Saturday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Ebb current of 4.76 kt at 847 AM Sunday. Seas 6 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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