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Small Craft Advisory

Issued by the National Weather Service - Portland, OR

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  

Columbia River Bar

Small Craft Advisory issued July 14 at 12:57PM PDT until July 15 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Portland OR

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY

Areas Affected: Columbia River Bar

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Tuesday 12:57pm PDT

Alert Effective: Tuesday 12:57pm PDT

Alert Expires: Wednesday 5:00am PDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Wednesday 3:00am PDT

Event Ends: Wednesday 9:00am PDT

Issued by: NWS Portland OR

Details: 
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM PDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected due to very strong ebb chop.

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

* WHEN...From 3 AM to 9 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..First Ebb current of 3.74 kt at 540 PM
Tuesday. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Second Very strong ebb current of 7.12
kt at 551 AM Wednesday. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Third Ebb current of
4.08 kt at 630 PM Wednesday. Seas 4 ft.

Information: 
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.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b64ddf80d54a05c7fa96a3562014c6093775bb1.001.1
Codes: PZZ210
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1b64ddf80d54a05c7fa96a3562014c6093775bb1.001.1