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The Bar Report is updated every few hours
by the US Coast Guard Grays Harbor station or as conditions change on the
ocean. Always check the Bar Report before leaving the harbor.
Monitor VHF marine channel 16 when underway at all times.
Area of Responsibility includes: Queets River on Washington Coast south to Leadbetter Point including Willapa Bay.
Coast Guard Station Grays Harbor is located in the middle of the town of Westport, Washington (pop. 1,892), 80 miles southwest of Seattle. It is the northern-most station in Group Astoria. The current station was established in 1974, although there has been a Coast Guard station in the area since the mid 1800s. Grays Harbor is a large commercial and recreational fishing port. Facilities include the dining facility, Administration/Operations building, boathouse, barracks for 32 people, and 24 units of family housing. The main building contains a 24 hour communications center, administrative and command offices, and the galley. The attached BEQ building is two story with berthing for the duty crews, operations and training offices, a classroom and a weight room. The upper deck has berthing for unaccompanied crew members or geo-bachelors.
The station has 4 search and rescue boats, including: the 52 foot- motor lifeboat "Invincible" (52'-HW SPC), two 47 foot motor lifeboats (47'-MLB), and a 25 foot Defender class response boat (25'-RBS). The 52'-MLB and the 47'-MLB have all been designed for operations in heavy surf conditions and are capable of being rolled over by breaking swells and re-right themselves with minimal damaged.
The Station is located at the entrance to Grays Harbor in Westport
Washington, and guards the Grays Harbor bar, one of the most treacherous
bars in the Pacific Northwest.
The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary is actively recruiting members to
support this important station.
The Auxiliary offers you a unique opportunity to make a real
difference in your local community and across the country.
We welcome and recognize your past experience, skills and talent. We
challenge you to have fun learning new skills and qualifications in
company with a very special group of volunteers.
The Coast Guard Auxiliary offers a number of opportunities, but the
tasks can generally be divided into three service areas:
Members are able to partake in training and perform missions in
any of these areas and more.
Besides it FUN!!!! While serving your community, the public and your
Country.
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