Air Station Astoria - Air Operations
The following are useful links for Coast Guard air crews operating in the Sector Columbia River area of operation which includes the Columbia River, the Washington coast from Queets River south to the central Oregon coast at Pacific City, and the associated bays and inlets.
NOAA - Aviation
Weather Center (Aviation Digital Data Service ADDS)
METAR-TAF: MESOWEST Data (add two zeros to cloud coverage to read ceiling height in feet)
TFR:
NOTAM:
BAR CAMS: Local Bar Conditions (click to see bar camera images and latest bar observations and Coast Guard restrictions
Currents/Tides
Solar/Lunar Data
Weather Charts for 12/24hr
Weather Related Links | |
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Pacific NW Coastal Marine Weather Forecasts | Weather Buoys and Coastal Wind Stations |
ODOT Road Advisories | NOAA Buoy 46029 (off Columbia River) |
WA DOT Traveler Advisories | NOAA Buoy 46243 (Clatsop Spit) |
Oregon Weather Cameras | NOAA Buoy 46089 (off Tillamook Bay) |
Washington Weather Cameras | NOAA Buoy 46041 (NW of Grays Harbor) |
Flood Warnings NWS | NOAA Buoy 46211 (off Grays Harbor) |
NOAA Tide Predictions | SkyVector.com (Aeronautical Charts on line) |
Hazards for visiting air crews