{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.2f8327bddd0d39a7a3da05cc76006fb2e04005ce.001.2","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Small Craft Advisory issued May 14 at 2:18PM PDT until May 17 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Portland OR","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-14","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.2f8327bddd0d39a7a3da05cc76006fb2e04005ce.001.2","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Portland OR"},"word_count":192,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued May 14 at 2:18PM PDT until May 17 at 2:00AM PDT by NWS Portland OR\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Columbia River Bar\n**Issued by:** NWS Portland OR\n**Sent:** 2026-05-14T14:18:00-07:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-14T14:18:00-07:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-15T02:00:00-07:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Rough bar conditions expected during strong ebb currents.\n\n* WHERE...In the Main Channel of the Columbia River Bar.\n\n* WHEN...Small Craft Advisory, from 1 AM to 7 AM PDT Friday.\nSmall Craft Advisory, from 2 AM Saturday to 2 AM PDT Sunday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft,\nespecially when operating near to, or attempting to cross, the\nColumbia River Bar.\n\n* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Ebb current of 3.77 kt at 335 PM Thursday.\nSeas 4 ft. Very strong ebb current of 6.48 kt at 357 AM Friday.\nSeas 8 to 9 ft. Ebb current of 3.84 kt at 424 PM Friday. Seas 7\nto 8 ft.\n\n## Instructions\nA Small Craft Advisory means that wave conditions are expected to\nbe hazardous to small craft in the vicinity of the Columbia River\nBar. Mariners are advised to obtain the latest bar conditions\nfrom the United States Coast Guard before attempting to cross the\nbar."}