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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater Washington to Florence Oregon
and westward 60 NM

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249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Seas continue to subside this morning as high pressure returns
followed by another weather disturbance Friday into Saturday.
Steeper waves are expected yet again Friday night through Saturday
before calmer weather returns early next week.


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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a
chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW this afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A
slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of showers
after midnight.
.FRI...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at
8 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance
of showers after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at
15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W 7 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. A
chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. A chance of
showers in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 4 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W
6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 4 seconds, W
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers,
mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
.MON...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 5 ft.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.

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Columbia River Bar-
249 AM PDT Thu May 23 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...6 ft subsiding to 3 ft Friday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.88 kt at 507 AM Thursday.
 Seas 6 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.95 kt at 538 PM Thursday. Seas 4 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.04 kt at 540 AM Friday. Seas
 4 ft.

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