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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:05 AM May. 27, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM PDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected during the first ebb current and the third ebb current. Both ebb currents will be very strong with seas to 8 ft. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 7 AM PDT this morning. Small Craft Advisory, from 4 AM to 8 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...First ebb...Very strong ebb current of 7.4 kt at 514 AM Tuesday. Seas 8 ft. Second ebb...Ebb current of 3.65 kt at 549 PM Tuesday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Third ebb...Very strong ebb current of 7.3 kt at 601 AM Wednesday. Seas 8 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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