Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
853 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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853 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE PAC NW WILL MOVE LITTLE TODAY...THEN
PUSH EAST AND WEAKEN FRI AND SAT. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BUILD
OVER THE NE PAC THIS WEEKEND. ANOTHER FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS
THE REGION EARLY NEXT WEEK.
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COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR OUT
10 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WA TO CASCADE HEAD OR FROM 10 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
853 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
PDT TODAY...
.TODAY...S TO SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL NEAR
10 FT AT 11 SECONDS EARLY...THEN 8 TO 9 FT. RAIN AT TIMES.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT 13
SECONDS. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS.
.FRI...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 13
SECONDS.
.SAT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13
SECONDS.
.SUN...S WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.
.MON...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
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COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
853 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...GENERAL SEAS 8 FT TODAY...THEN 7 FT
TONIGHT INTO FRI. HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 10 FT DURING THE
WEAKER EBB AROUND 415 PM TODAY. SEAS UP TO 10 FT AGAIN WITH
BREAKERS DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 430 AM EARLY FRI.
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WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND