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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 3:44 AM May. 18, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected during very strong ebb currents Monday morning. Ebb tide cycles may lead to locally higher seas. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 4 AM to 8 AM PDT Monday. * 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 7.32 kt at 613 AM Monday with seas 8 ft. Ebb current of 3.6 kt at 653 PM Monday with seas 7 ft. Very strong ebb current of 7.02 kt at 703 AM Tuesday with seas 10 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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