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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 2:47 PM Oct. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, Rough bar conditions expected. Winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the Gale Watch, seas 13 to 18 ft at 17 seconds and south winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt possible. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 11 AM PDT this morning. Gale Watch, from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...General seas 6 ft building to 8 to 9 ft Friday noon. First ebb current of 2.36 kt at 1224 PM Thursday. Seas 6 ft. Second ebb current of 3.67 kt at 1219 AM Friday. Seas 6 ft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to 47 knots has significantly increased, but the specific timing and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider altering their plans. &&
Gale Watch
Issued: 2:47 PM Oct. 30, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, Rough bar conditions expected. Winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. For the Gale Watch, seas 13 to 18 ft at 17 seconds and south winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt possible. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 11 AM PDT this morning. Gale Watch, from Friday afternoon through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...General seas 6 ft building to 8 to 9 ft Friday noon. First ebb current of 2.36 kt at 1224 PM Thursday. Seas 6 ft. Second ebb current of 3.67 kt at 1219 AM Friday. Seas 6 ft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to 47 knots has significantly increased, but the specific timing and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider altering their plans. &&
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