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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

Note:  Due to routine updates, bar observations may stop updating. If observations stop updating, you can call the numbers at the bottom of the page to receive the latest USGS bar conditions. 

 

 

U.S. Coast Guard: Waterways Management Branch has printable "Bar Crossing Handouts" along with other important information.

 

* WARNING: Safe navigation is the responsibility of the operator of each vessel. The Coast Guard and NOAA provide information to assist mariners in navigating safely. The information on this page will be updated every four hours or when local bar conditions and/or restrictions change. The information provided reflects conditions at the time the bar was observed and may not reflect current conditions. Bar conditions are subject to change without notice. This report should NOT be used as the sole source of information when making a decision to cross the bar. Mariners are advised to use all means available to safely evaluate bar conditions and risk before crossing the bar.
 

 Bar Name
 North to South
 Phone Number 
 Quillayute River   206-815-6960 
 Grays Harbor   206-815-6661 
 Cape Disappointment   206-815-6678 
 Tillamook Bay   206-815-6708 
 Depoe Bay   206-815-6881 
 Yaquina Bay   206-815-7130 
 Siuslaw River   206-815-6720 
 Umpqua River   206-815-7188 
 Coos Bay   206-815-7227 
 Coquille River   541-756-9220 (when manned) 
 Rogue River   541-247-7219 (when manned) 
 Chetco River   206-815-7126 
 Humboldt Bay   707-443-2212 
 Noyo River   707-964-6611 
 Morro Bay   805-772-2167