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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

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

PZZ200-201115-
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure weakens tonight and a front moves inland from the
eastern Pacific Saturday. High pressure rebuilds next week.

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PZZ251-201115-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming E
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves E
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt early in the
afternoon. Wind waves S 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 2 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind
waves SW 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 8 seconds. Rain
likely.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, easing to 5 to
10 kt with gusts to 15 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves W 3 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 11 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves
N 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves N
4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Combined seas
8 ft with a dominant period of 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ252-201115-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out
10 NM-
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Wind waves E 1 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 2 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt in the morning. Wind
waves S 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Chance
of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the
evening. Wind waves SW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at
10 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at
11 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves
N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming N
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves N
5 ft at 6 seconds. Swell NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 40 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Combined seas
10 ft with a dominant period of 11 seconds in the evening.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ253-201115-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S with gusts to 15 kt
after midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds, shifting to the
S 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves SW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the evening.
Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts to
20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves
N 4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming N
20 to 25 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves N 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves N
4 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ271-201115-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to
60 NM-
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...E wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves E
3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Wind waves S 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 8 ft at
9 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in the morning.
Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 9 ft at 11 seconds.
Chance of rain.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves
N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, rising to 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves N 4 ft
at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 35 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Combined seas
8 ft with a dominant period of 11 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW
3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ272-201115-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to S after midnight.
Wind waves NE 3 ft at 4 seconds, shifting to the SE 2 ft at
4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 2 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming SW 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SW 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at
11 seconds. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming
SW 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves W
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of rain
after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in the
morning. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 8 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves N 4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell
W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Wind waves N
5 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, easing to
20 to 25 kt after midnight. Combined seas 9 ft with a dominant
period of 11 seconds in the evening.
.TUE...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, easing to 10 to
15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ273-201115-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW with gusts to
15 kt after midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds, shifting
to the SW 2 ft at 4 seconds after midnight. Swell W 2 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves SW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 2 ft at 11 seconds, building to W
5 ft at 12 seconds in the afternoon. Chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves W
3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming N 10 to
15 kt with gusts to 20 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 4 ft at 7 seconds. Swell NW 7 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Wind waves N
5 ft at 8 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt. Gusts to 35 kt. Combined seas
7 ft with a dominant period of 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming NW
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 3 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 15 kt, becoming 20 kt.
Wind waves NW 3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds.

$$

PZZ210-201115-
Columbia River Bar-
329 PM PDT Fri Apr 19 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 ft building to 5 to 6 ft Saturday afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.75 kt at 249 PM Friday. Seas 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.96 kt at 322 AM Saturday. Seas 3
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.86 kt at 333 PM Saturday. Seas 5 to
 6 ft.


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