Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
Issued by NWS Portland, OR
044 WHUS76 KPQR 032247 MWWPQR 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. && $$ For more information from the National Weather Service, visit: https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine