Lexington, Massachusetts, USA
Falling Slowly
Issued by the National Weather Service - Portland, OR
Areas Affected: Columbia River Bar
Urgency: Expected
Severity: Minor
Certainty: Likely
Alert Sent: Sunday 12:56am PDT
Alert Effective: Sunday 12:56am PDT
Alert Expires: Sunday 5:00pm PDT (expect updated alert by this time)
Event Onset: Sunday 12:56am PDT
Event Ends: Monday 5:00am PDT
Issued by: NWS Portland OR
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT MONDAY... * WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected. Seas 7 to 12 ft at 11 seconds and south winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. * WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar. * WHEN...Until 5 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft, especially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the Columbia River Bar. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...First Ebb current of 4.27 kt at 427 AM Sunday. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Second Very strong ebb current of 6.36 kt at 445 PM Sunday. Seas 11 to 12 ft. Third Ebb current of 4.24 kt at 507 AM Monday. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
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.
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3e4d920204c2e6f88e0c1d2e9e7dd871b72a4fca.003.1 Codes: PZZ210 Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3e4d920204c2e6f88e0c1d2e9e7dd871b72a4fca.003.1
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