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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

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

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247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure continues across the northeast Pacific today,
leading to gusty northerly winds and choppy seas. The high
pressure breaks down late today as a weak front approaches. Then
an unusually late season storm system brings stronger southerly
winds to the waters Sunday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 4 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft,
building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at
8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 8 ft at 8 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Showers.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, building to 7 to 10 ft
in the afternoon. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft. A chance of showers.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft,
building to 6 to 8 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at
8 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Showers.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Showers likely.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Showers likely,
mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. A chance of
showers.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt this
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW
3 ft at 8 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 8 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely after midnight. Patchy fog after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Showers, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 8 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W
7 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Showers, mainly in the
morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Showers, mainly in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to around 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after
midnight. A chance of showers.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds. A chance of rain after
midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Showers likely, mainly
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft. Showers likely,
mainly in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. A chance of
showers.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 7 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to 5 to
7 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W
5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Showers likely, mainly
in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers.
.TUE...S wind around 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft.

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Columbia River Bar-
247 AM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...Around 3 ft through Saturday noon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.02 kt at 1149 AM Friday. Seas 4 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.45 kt at 1250 AM Saturday. Seas 4 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.75 kt at 1259 PM Saturday. Seas 3 ft.

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