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

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

PZZ200-250430-
246 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
WEAK LOW PRES OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS IS MOVING INLAND
AND WILL CONTINUE TO DISSIPATE. WEAK HIGH PRES WILL BRIEFLY BUILD
OVER THE WATERS TONIGHT...BUT 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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PZZ250-270-250430-
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-
246 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 10 KT...EASING TO 5 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS
BEFORE DARK. CHANCE OF SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.SAT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT. GUSTS TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...S WIND 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT...EASING TO 5 KT
AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SUN...S WIND TO 5 KT...RISING TO 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO
15 KT 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...SE WIND 20 TO 25 KT...BECOMING S 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 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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PZZ255-275-250430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
246 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

.TONIGHT...W WIND 5 TO 10 KT WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES
2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT AT 14 SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS BEFORE
DARK.
.SAT...S WIND 5 TO 10 KT...RISING TO 10 TO 15 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...EASING TO 5 TO 10 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12 SECONDS. RAIN
LIKELY.
.SUN...S WIND 5 KT...BECOMING SW WITH GUSTS TO 15 KT 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...EASING TO 15 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 3 FT. SHOWERS.
.MON NIGHT...SW WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 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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PZZ210-250430-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
246 PM PDT FRI MAY 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...GENERAL SEAS AROUND 6 FT THROUGH TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY BUILD TO AROUND 7 FT DURING THE
EBB AROUND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON...AND TO 10 TO 12 FT WITH BREAKERS
COVERING THE BAR DURING THE VERY STRONG EBB AROUND 515 AM SATURDAY.

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