Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
464 WHUS76 KPQR 202044 MWWPQR URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Portland OR 144 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024 PZZ210-211400- /O.EXT.KPQR.SC.Y.0124.240921T0000Z-240921T0400Z/ /O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0125.240922T0000Z-240922T0400Z/ Columbia River Bar- 144 PM PDT Fri Sep 20 2024 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM TO 9 PM PDT SATURDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. General Seas 5 to 6 ft subsiding to 4 ft Saturday evening. First ebb very strong current of 6.71 kt at 707 PM Friday. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Second ebb current of 4.64 kt at 729 AM Saturday. Seas 5 ft. Third ebb very strong current of 6.45 kt at 753 PM Saturday. Seas 7 to 8 ft. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening. Small Craft Advisory, from 5 PM to 9 PM PDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft, especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the Columbia River Bar. 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