WA Marine Warning and Forecast

WA Marine Warnings and Forecast for Saturday, October 29, 2022

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SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Portland OR

202 PM PDT Fri Oct 28 2022

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM PDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected.

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...10 to 12 ft into Friday night, then holding around 10

ft Saturday, and dropping to 9 ft towards Saturday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.5 kt at 713 PM Friday.

Seas 14 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.21 kt at 749 AM Saturday. Seas

near 12 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.05 kt at 807 PM Saturday.

Seas near 11 ft.

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

* WHEN...Until 6 PM PDT Saturday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that wave conditions are expected to

be hazardous to small craft in or near harbor entrances.

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