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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 5:55 AM May. 14, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 6 to 8 ft with ebb chop subsiding to 5 ft Wednesday evening. Winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 9 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...Strong ebb current of 5.61 kt at 610 AM Wednesday. Seas 8 to 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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