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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
247 AM PDT Wed Sep 10 2025

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Columbia River Bar-
247 AM PDT Wed Sep 10 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Strong ebb current of 6.26
  kt at 718 PM Wednesday. Seas 7 ft.

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

* WHEN...From 5 PM this afternoon to 10 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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For more information from the National Weather Service, visit:
https://www.weather.gov/portland/marine