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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 9:10 AM Oct. 18, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM PDT SUNDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 9 to 12 ft at 16 seconds and southeast winds around 5 kt, becoming south 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt Saturday afternoon. South winds will increase further to 25 to 30 kt Saturday evening with a frontal passage. This front will also bring isolated and brief gale force wind gusts up to 35 kt over the main channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 8 AM PDT 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 4.25 kt at 304 AM Saturday. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Ebb current of 4.67 kt at 335 PM Saturday. Seas 9 ft. Ebb current of 4.23 kt at 349 AM Sunday. 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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