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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 9:57 PM Jan. 13, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 4 PM PST WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. General seas 9 ft building to 11 to 12 ft Wednesday afternoon. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 4 PM PST 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 4.37 kt at 1248 PM Tuesday. Seas 9 ft. Ebb current of 1.73 kt at 114 AM Wednesday. Seas 8 ft. Ebb current of 4.67 kt at 140 PM Wednesday. Seas 11 to 12 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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