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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 8:33 PM May. 26, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Northwest winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 12 to 14 ft subsiding to 8 ft Wednesday morning. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 11 PM PDT this evening. * 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 3.08 kt at 203 PM Tuesday. Seas 11 to 13 ft. Ebb current of 5.02 kt at 237 AM Wednesday. Seas 8 ft. Ebb current of 2.93 kt at 255 PM Wednesday. 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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