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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:28 AM May. 28, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT FRIDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Northwest winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft through Friday morning. Ebb tide cycles may lead to locally higher seas. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Friday. * 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 5.37 kt at 321 AM Thursday. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Ebb current of 2.85 kt at 342 PM Thursday. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Strong ebb current of 5.6 kt at 402 AM Friday. Seas 10 to 11 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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