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Location: Kelso, WA
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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:01 PM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. General seas of 9 to 10
ft subsiding to 4 ft by Friday evening. Strong ebb expected
Friday morning.

* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM PDT this evening.
Small Craft Advisory, from 3 AM to 9 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 4.44 kt at 554 PM Thursday.
Seas 9 ft. Strong ebb current of 5.75 kt at 611 AM Friday. Seas
7 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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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:01 PM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. General seas of 9 to 10
ft subsiding to 4 ft by Friday evening. Strong ebb expected
Friday morning.

* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 8 PM PDT this evening.
Small Craft Advisory, from 3 AM to 9 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 4.44 kt at 554 PM Thursday.
Seas 9 ft. Strong ebb current of 5.75 kt at 611 AM Friday. Seas
7 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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Frost Advisory
Issued: 7:47 PM Apr. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
PDT FRIDAY...

* WHAT...Temperatures as low as 32 will result in frost formation.

* WHERE...Northern and Central Coast Range Valleys and Mountains of
Oregon, Lower Columbia River and Cowlitz River Valleys, Portland
Metro Hills, Central Willamette Valley, Tualatin Valley, West
Columbia River Gorge of Oregon above 500 ft, Clackamas County
Cascade Foothills, Willapa Hills, North Clark County Lowlands, and
South Washington Cascade Foothills.

* WHEN...From 9 PM this evening to 10 AM PDT Friday.

* IMPACTS...Frost could harm sensitive outdoor vegetation. Sensitive
outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Areas that remain shaded through the morning
will see frost linger the longest.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Take steps now to protect tender outdoor plants from the cold.
Consider temporarily moving outdoor potted plants indoors if they
are sensitive to cold temperatures.

Consider temporarily covering sensitive plants with a lightweight
cotton fabric (i.e., bedsheets, thin blankets), as this will help
retain heat and provide frost protection for your plants.

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