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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

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

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300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure near Vancouver Island will maintain offshore
winds into the weekend.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind
waves NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming SE 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves E 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt early in the morning.
Wind waves SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt after midnight.
Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 12 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out
10 NM-
300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind
waves NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the morning. Wind
waves SE 1 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, veering to W in
the afternoon. Wind waves SE 2 ft at 4 seconds, shifting to the
W 2 ft at 4 seconds in the afternoon. Swell W 3 ft at
13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves NW
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt,
becoming E 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves E 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...E wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves S 1 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Wind
waves SE 1 ft at 4 seconds, shifting to the N 2 ft at 4 seconds
in the afternoon. Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves
N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves NW
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to
60 NM-
300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt.
Wind waves NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt in the morning. Wind
waves SE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves
S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the morning. Wind
waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt, becoming 20 kt
after midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at
12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves N
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves
N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves W
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in
the afternoon. Wind waves NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the evening. Wind
waves S 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt in the morning. Wind
waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves
N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves N
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves
N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.REST OF TONIGHT...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in
the afternoon. Wind waves NE 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at
15 seconds.
.SAT...SE wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SE
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 15 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves S 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 14 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 5 kt, veering to N in the afternoon. Wind waves
SW 1 ft at 4 seconds, shifting to the N 2 ft at 4 seconds in
the afternoon. Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft at
4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves N
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves
N 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell W 4 ft at 13 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
300 PM PDT Fri Mar 15 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...8 ft subsiding to 5 ft Saturday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 2.77 kt at 939 PM Friday. Seas 8 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.91 kt at 1009 AM Saturday. Seas 7
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 2.06 kt at 1048 PM Saturday. Seas 5
 ft.


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