Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Issued by the National Weather Service - Portland, OR
Areas Affected: Columbia River Bar
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Monday 1:23pm PDT
Alert Effective: Monday 1:23pm PDT
Alert Expires: Tuesday 5:30am PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Tuesday 2:00am PDT
Event Ends: Tuesday 9:00am PDT
Issued by: NWS Portland OR
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM PDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected with seas 6 to 8 ft due to a very strong ebb current of 7.15 kt. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 9 AM PDT Tuesday. * 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 3.33 kt at 449 PM Monday. Seas 4 ft. Very strong ebb current of 7.15 kt at 502 AM Tuesday. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c96270c7a458e8d990cfe728114c969102457f0c.001.1 Codes: PZZ210 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.c96270c7a458e8d990cfe728114c969102457f0c.001.1