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Small Craft Advisory
Issued: 9:05 PM May. 5, 2024 – National Weather Service
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Southwest winds 10 to 20 knots with gusts to 25 knots. Then a very strong ebb current of 6.36 kt at 352 AM Monday with seas 9 to 10 ft. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 8 AM PDT Monday. * 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 4.53 kt at 323 PM Sunday. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Very strong ebb current of 6.36 kt at 352 AM Monday. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Ebb current of 4.5 kt at 414 PM Monday. 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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