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Home Return to list Small Craft Advisory 0043 Issued by the Portland Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2025-04-01 16:24:40 420 WHUS76 KPQR 012123 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 223 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 PZZ210-021330- /O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0043.250402T1300Z-250402T1700Z/ Columbia River Bar- 223 PM PDT Tue Apr 1 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM PDT WEDNESDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 10 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...Ebb current of 4.0 kt at 751 PM Tuesday. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Very strong ebb current of 6.39 kt at 811 AM Wednesday. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Ebb current of 3.24 kt at 845 PM Wednesday. Seas 4 to 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit: https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine Action: Continued Issued At: 2025-04-02 04:23:05 738 WHUS76 KPQR 020922 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 222 AM PDT Wed Apr 2 2025 PZZ210-021700- /O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0043.250402T1300Z-250402T1700Z/ Columbia River Bar- 222 AM PDT Wed Apr 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. General seas 6 to 7 ft at 9 seconds and northwest winds 5 to 15 kt. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 6 AM to 10 AM PDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft, especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the Columbia River Bar. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Very strong ebb current of 6.39 kt at 811 AM Wednesday. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Ebb current of 3.24 kt at 845 PM Wednesday. Seas 4 ft. Strong ebb current of 5.71 kt at 906 AM Thursday. Seas 4 to 5 ft. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wave conditions are expected to be hazardous to small craft in the vicinity of the Columbia River Bar. Mariners are advised to obtain the latest bar conditions from the United States Coast Guard before attempting to cross the bar. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit: https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine Action: Expired Issued At: 2025-04-02 11:37:55 606 WHUS76 KPQR 021637 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 937 AM PDT Wed Apr 2 2025 PZZ210-021745- /O.EXP.KPQR.SC.Y.0043.000000T0000Z-250402T1700Z/ Columbia River Bar- 937 AM PDT Wed Apr 2 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM PDT THIS MORNING... Conditions within the Columbia River Bar have fallen below Small Craft Advisory Criteria. Therefore, will let the current Small Craft Advisory Expire at 10am this morning. $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit: https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine |