Warning Vector

Small Craft Advisory

NWS Portland OR ยท US

New

Details

Small Craft Advisory Remains In Effect Until 5 AM PDT Early This Morning... ...Small Craft Advisory In Effect From 2 PM This Afternoon To 8 PM PDT This Evening

Event
Small Craft Advisory
Issued
Onset
Message expires
Expected end
Category
Meteorological
Urgency
Expected
Severity
Minor
Certainty
Likely
Response
Avoid

Description

What

Rough bar conditions expected. 4 to 6 ft at 9 seconds and north winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.

Where

In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.

When

Small Craft Advisory, until 5 AM PDT early this morning. Small Craft Advisory, from 2 PM this afternoon to 8 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.

Additional details

Ebb current of 4.88 kt at 531 AM Sunday. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Strong ebb current of 5.98 kt at 549 PM Sunday. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Ebb current of 4.64 kt at 606 AM Monday. Seas 6 ft.

Instructions

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.

Affected areas

  • Columbia River Bar

Public contact

Issuer
NWS Portland OR

Message record

Received
Issue to receipt
~57s
CAP status
Actual
CAP message type
Alert
Lifecycle
New
Source
NWWS-OI
Feed
NWWS
Recovered
No
CAP routing and identity
ULID
01M3GXVZQ7R9CY103ZKJD2WE87
Identifier
urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.858ac088a7cdfb28e7a03f0053c459e493b57611.001.2
Sender
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov
Scope
Public
CAP source
211803 v2.3.0
Handling codes
IPAWSv1.0
Issuing office
NWS Portland OR
AWIPS ID
CAPPQR
NWWS sequence
nwws_processor.3355
WMO heading
XOUS56
WMO data type
CAP alert message XML (XO)
WMO geography
United States (US)
WMO bulletin number
56

Event codes

NameValue
SAMENWS
NationalWeatherServiceSCY

Parameters

NameValue
AWIPSidentifierMWWPQR
WMOidentifierWHUS76 KPQR 270756
NWSheadlineSMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM PDT EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING
BLOCKCHANNELEAS
BLOCKCHANNELNWEM
VTEC/O.NEW.KPQR.SC.Y.0101.260927T2100Z-260928T0300Z/
eventEndingTime2026-09-27T20:00:00-07:00
BLOCKCHANNELCMAS
Locations

Location data

  • Columbia River Bar
NameValue
SAME057210
UGCPZZ210