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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
840 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

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

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840 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Gusty north winds and choppy seas will continue this evening
before high pressure breaks down 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-
840 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

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

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

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming NW
around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 17 seconds. A slight chance of rain late.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain
after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 7 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 8 ft at
8 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 6 ft at
15 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 9 seconds. Rain
in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Rain likely, mainly
in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming W 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 11 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 11 ft, subsiding to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft.

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

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 8 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft,
building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at
7 seconds and W 6 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 6 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 9 seconds.
Rain in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 9 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
rain after midnight.
.TUE...S wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 10 ft. A chance of showers.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.

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

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight, backing to SW late. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 3 ft at 17 seconds. A
slight chance of rain late this evening and overnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain, mainly
in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft,
building to 6 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 7 ft at
8 seconds and W 5 ft at 15 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 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 with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 10 seconds. Rain
likely in the morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
9 to 11 ft. A chance of showers in the evening, then rain after
midnight.
.TUE...SW wind around 20 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Rain, mainly in
the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas around 11 ft, building to 12 to 13 ft after midnight. A
chance of showers.
.WED...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 12 ft, subsiding to
10 to 11 ft in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

$$

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

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

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

$$

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

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

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 17 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in
the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt with
gusts up to 25 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail:
W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 5 ft at 16 seconds. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 7 ft at
10 seconds. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: W 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 8 ft at 10 seconds. Rain
likely in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of showers in the evening,
then a chance of rain after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. A chance of rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 9 to 11 ft.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 11 ft.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft.

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Columbia River Bar-
840 PM PDT Fri May 31 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 5 ft through Sunday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.45 kt at 1250 AM Saturday. Seas 3
 ft.

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

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.24 kt at 146 AM Sunday. Seas 4 to 5
 ft.

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