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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

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

PZZ200-240430-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
BROAD LOW PRES OVER THE REGION WILL MOVE LITTLE TONIGHT..THEN PUSH
EAST AND WEAKEN FRI THROUGH 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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PZZ250-270-240430-
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-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT...BECOMING SE 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. WIND
WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 TO 8 FT AT 13 SECONDS. RAIN.
.FRI...NE WIND 10 KT...BECOMING W 10 TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 7 FT AT 14 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT AT 13
SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12
SECONDS.
.SUN...S WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT. W SWELL 4 FT AT 11
SECONDS.
.MON...S WIND 20 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 5 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.

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PZZ255-275-240430-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

.TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT AT
13 SECONDS THIS EVENING...THEN 8 FT. RAIN.
.FRI...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT WIND WAVES 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT 14
SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY.
.FRI NIGHT...W WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. NW SWELL 6 FT AT 13
SECONDS. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT...S WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 13 SECONDS.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SAT NIGHT...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 12
SECONDS.
.SUN...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 5 FT AT 11
SECONDS.
.MON...SW WIND 15 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 4 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.TUE...SW WIND 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.

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PZZ210-240430-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
250 PM PDT THU MAY 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
UNTIL 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 THIS EVENING...THEN 7 FT
LATER TONIGHT AND FRI. 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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