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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 7:13 PM Feb. 6, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM PST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 9 to 10 ft at 12 to 15 seconds and south winds 10 to 20 kt, increasing to 20 to 30 kt late Friday night. Intermittent gusts up to 35 kt may occur between 6 AM and Noon Saturday with a frontal passage. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 1 AM PST Sunday. * 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 3.97 kt at 735 PM Friday. Seas 10 ft. Ebb current of 4.49 kt at 815 AM Saturday. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Ebb current of 3.15 kt at 814 PM Saturday. Seas 9 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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