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Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
219 AM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

PZZ210-270200-
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Columbia River Bar-
219 AM PDT Fri Apr 26 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. 5 to 7 ft through
  Saturday morning.

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

* WHEN...Until 5 PM PDT Saturday.

* 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...Strong ebb current of 5.74 kt
  at 634 AM Friday. Seas 7 ft. Second Ebb...Ebb current of 3.01 kt
  at 702 PM Friday. Seas 7 ft. Third Ebb...Strong ebb current of
  5.66 kt at 709 AM Saturday. Seas 6 to 7 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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