Coastal Waters Forecast Issued by NWS Portland, OR
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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
734 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE SHOALWATER WASHINGTON TO FLORENCE OREGON
AND WESTWARD 60 NM
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734 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-
734 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
PDT TODAY...
.TODAY...W WIND 10 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 15 KT THIS AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 10 FT AT 11 SECONDS THIS MORNING...THEN
9 FT. RAIN AT TIMES...MAINLY NORTH OF CASCADE HEAD.
.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING NW 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 LIKELY.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 15 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-
734 AM PDT THU MAY 23 2013
.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...GENERAL SEAS 10 FT EARLY THIS MORNING...
GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 8 FT BY NOON...THEN 6 TO 7 FT TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SEAS TEMPORARILY NEAR 9 FT DURING THE WEAKER EBB AROUND
415 PM TODAY...AND AGAIN DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 430 AM
EARLY FRI.
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WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND