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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
844 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM

PZZ200-251045-
844 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A WEAK TROUGH CONTINUE OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT THEN ANOTHER WEAK
LOW PRES SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE OREGON WATERS SATURDAY. A
MORE POTENT FRONTAL SYSTEM IS EXPECTED FOR MONDAY.

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PZZ250-270-251045-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-
844 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE
OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN RAIN LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON.
.SAT NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING NE 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
.SUN...N WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 3 FT AT 11 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES 6 FT.
W SWELL 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. SW SWELL
5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

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PZZ255-275-251045-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
844 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW AFTER MIDNIGHT.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
.SAT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 15 KT WITH GUSTS TO
20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT
13 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING W 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
.SUN...NW WIND 5 TO 10 KT...BACKING TO SW IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS...SUBSIDING TO 3 FT
AT 11 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN NIGHT...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 20 TO 25 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT...BUILDING TO 5 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. W
SWELL 4 FT AT 10 SECONDS. RAIN LIKELY.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT. WIND WAVES
5 FT...BUILDING TO 7 FT IN THE AFTERNOON. W SWELL 3 FT. RAIN.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. SW SWELL
5 FT. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

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PZZ210-251045-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
844 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM PDT SATURDAY...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...GENERAL SEAS AROUND 6 FT THROUGH
SAT MORNING. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD 10 FT WITH
BREAKERS COVERING THE BAR DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 515 AM
SATURDAY...AND TO 8 FT DURING THE WEAKER EBB AROUND 6 PM SAT.

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