Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Portland, OR

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
247 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

PZZ210-041500-
/O.CON.KPQR.SC.Y.0142.000000T0000Z-251204T0100Z/
/O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0143.251204T2200Z-251205T0200Z/
Columbia River Bar-
247 PM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 6 PM PST
THURSDAY...

* WHAT...For the first Small Craft Advisory, rough bar conditions
  expected due to a very strong ebb current of 7.14 kt at 301 PM
  Wednesday. Seas 10 to 9 ft. For the second Small Craft Advisory,
  rough bar conditions due to a very strong ebb current of 7.5 kt
  at 349 PM Thursday. Seas 9 ft.

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

* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, until 5 PM PST this afternoon.
  Small Craft Advisory, from 2 PM to 6 PM PST Thursday.

* 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.

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