Small Craft Advisory

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
1227 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026

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Columbia River Bar-
1227 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 4 to 6 ft at 13
  seconds and southwest winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 7 AM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft,
  especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the
  Columbia River Bar.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ebb current of 4.33 kt at 345 AM Monday.
  Seas 3 ft. Strong ebb current of 5.96 kt at 358 PM Monday. Seas
  4 ft. Ebb current of 4.87 kt at 427 AM Tuesday. Seas 4 ft.

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

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Portland OR
1227 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
1227 AM PST Mon Mar 2 2026

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM PST
WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...Seas 4 to 7 ft at 15 seconds and southwest winds 15 to
  20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Waters from Cape Shoalwater to Florence out 60
  NM.

* WHEN...From 7 AM Tuesday to 4 AM PST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller
vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.

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