WA Marine Warning and Forecast

WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Wednesday, September 18, 2024

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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Portland OR

220 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO

9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 2 to 4 ft building to

3 to 5 ft Thursday morning. Seas 6 to 8 ft with the strong ebb

current of 6.24 kt at 542 PM Wednesday.

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

* WHEN...From 4 PM this afternoon to 9 PM PDT this evening.

* 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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