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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

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

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226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
The next front arrives Tuesday morning. Seas become increasingly
steep later Tue into Wed then subside Thu. High pressure returns
Thu followed by another weather disturbance Friday into Saturday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A
chance of rain late.
.TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 8 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
W 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to
7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft, building to 4 to 6 ft in the
afternoon. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds. A
slight chance of rain late.
.TUE...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and
SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning, then rain
in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the evening.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft, building to 9 to
10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW
9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft, subsiding to 6 to
8 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 8 ft
at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft, subsiding to 3 to 4 ft after midnight. Showers
likely after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to
around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW
6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW
4 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A slight chance of
rain in the morning, then rain likely in the afternoon.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the evening.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.THU...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRI...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. A chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. A chance of showers in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to W late. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and
SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. A
chance of rain late.
.TUE...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 7 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 7 ft at
7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 10 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at
16 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.WED...NW wind around 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 7 seconds, NW 11 ft at 10 seconds
and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 7 to 8 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at 9 seconds and SW
2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of
showers.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft, building to 6 to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Showers likely in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 8 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds, N 6 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain late.
.TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 6 ft
at 7 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.WED...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft, building to 10 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 10 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing
to 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft, subsiding to 8 ft
after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 6 seconds, NW 9 ft at
9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 7 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft
at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Showers likely in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. A chance of showers
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds, N 6 ft at 8 seconds
and SW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.TUE...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW
5 ft at 8 seconds and SW 3 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 7 ft at
8 seconds and SW 2 ft at 16 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly
in the evening.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds, NW 9 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at
16 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and SW 2 ft at 17 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. A chance of showers in the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
.SAT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.

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Columbia River Bar-
226 PM PDT Mon May 20 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
TUESDAY EVENING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...2 to 4 ft building to 5 to 7 ft Tuesday
afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.08 kt at 339 PM Monday. Seas 5 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.26 kt at 359 AM Tuesday. Seas 5 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.07 kt at 421 PM Tuesday. Seas 6 ft.

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