Active Weather Alerts
Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 1:00 AM Jan. 2, 2026 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 7 AM PST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 1 AM to 7 AM PST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft, especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the Columbia River Bar. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...General seas around 5 ft through Friday afternoon. Ebb current of 3.17 kt at 323 AM Friday. Seas 5 ft. Very strong ebb current of 7.15 kt at 338 PM Friday. Seas 8 ft. Ebb current of 3.49 kt at 415 AM Saturday. Seas 6 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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