Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
201 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

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Columbia River Bar-
201 AM PST Wed Dec 3 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM PST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected during a very strong ebb
  current of 7.14 kt at 301 PM Wednesday. Seas 10 ft.

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

* WHEN...From 1 PM to 5 PM PST this afternoon.

* 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