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COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OREGON
1204 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

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

PZZ210-212215-
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1204 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH COLUMBIA RIVER BAR IN EFFECT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...COMBINED SEAS WILL HOVER AROUND 10 FT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. HOWEVER...SEAS WILL TEMPORARILY RISE TO NEAR
11 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND 230 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND TO NEAR
13 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 3 AM
WEDNESDAY.

$$


WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1202 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

PZZ255-275-220315-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-130523T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-130523T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CASCADE HEAD TO FLORENCE OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
1202 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KT WITH GUSTS TO 30 KT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS HOVERING BETWEEN 10 TO 12 FT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PORTLAND

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1202 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

PZZ250-270-220315-
/O.CON.KPQR.SI.Y.0052.000000T0000Z-130523T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPQR.SW.Y.0034.000000T0000Z-130523T0000Z/
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-
1202 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KT WITH GUSTS TO 25 KT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS HOVERING BETWEEN 10 TO 12 FT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
1202 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

PZZ210-220315-
/O.EXT.KPQR.RB.Y.0077.130521T2100Z-130523T0000Z/
COLUMBIA RIVER BAR-
1202 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL
5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

* GENERAL SEAS: SEAS AROUND 10 FT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

* FIRST EBB: SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 11 FT DURING THE EBB AROUND
  230 PM THIS AFTERNOON.

* SECOND EBB: SEAS BUILDING TO NEAR 13 FT WITH BREAKERS LIKELY
  DURING THE STRONG EBB AROUND 3 AM WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ROUGH BAR MEANS THAT WAVE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT IN OR NEAR HARBOR
ENTRANCES.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
213 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.ALTHOUGH THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HEAVY NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PZZ370-221015-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130523T0600Z/
/O.CON.KMFR.SI.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-130523T0000Z/
WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR FROM 10 TO 60 NM-
213 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
PDT WEDNESDAY...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40
  KT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...THEN DIMINISH
  WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 10 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 10 TO 11 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
213 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

.ALTHOUGH THE COLD FRONT HAS PASSED...GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. HEAVY NORTHWEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PZZ350-356-221015-
/O.EXT.KMFR.SE.W.0016.000000T0000Z-130523T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KMFR.SI.Y.0061.000000T0000Z-130522T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLORENCE TO CAPE BLANCO OR OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE BLANCO OR TO PT. ST. GEORGE CA OUT 10 NM-
213 PM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM PDT
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT
UNTIL 5 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH LATE
  TONIGHT.

* SEAS: COMBINED SEAS WILL BE 10 TO 12 FEET WITH A DOMINANT
  PERIOD OF 10 TO 11 SECONDS. SEAS WILL SUBSIDE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HAZARDOUS SEAS WARNING MEANS HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. RECREATIONAL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...OR TAKE SHELTER UNTIL WAVES SUBSIDE.  COMMERCIAL VESSELS
SHOULD PREPARE FOR ROUGH SEAS AND CONSIDER REMAINING IN PORT OR
TAKING SHELTER IN PORT UNTIL HAZARDOUS SEAS SUBSIDE.

SMALL CRAFT CONDITIONS FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 23 TO
33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MEDFORD

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
858 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

PZZ153-156-170-173-176-220000-
/O.EXT.KSEW.SC.Y.0096.000000T0000Z-130522T0700Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE OUT 10 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
WATERS FROM CAPE FLATTERY TO JAMES ISLAND 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM JAMES ISLAND TO POINT GRENVILLE 10 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
858 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT PDT
TONIGHT...

* WIND AND WAVES...WEST TO NORTHWEST WIND 15 TO 25 KNOTS. WIND
  WAVES 2 TO 4 FEET.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 21 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SEATTLE

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY

PZZ176-220030-
WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER 10 TO 60 NM-
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW WIND 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT. SW SWELL 6 FT
AT 16 SECONDS...BUILDING TO W 9 FT AT 9 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON.
RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 3 TO 5 FT...SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 9
FT AT 9 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED...W WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SW 10 TO 20 KT IN THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 10 FT AT 10 SECONDS.
SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING E 10 TO 20 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 9 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.THU...SE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 TO 20 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. W SWELL 7 FT
AT 13 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 7 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 2 FT OR LESS. W SWELL 5 FT.

$$

COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR WASHINGTON
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SEATTLE WA
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

INLAND WATERS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
WASHINGTON COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE OLYMPIC COAST NATIONAL
MARINE SANCTUARY

PZZ156-220030-
COASTAL WATERS FROM POINT GRENVILLE TO CAPE SHOALWATER OUT 10 NM-
900 AM PDT TUE MAY 21 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT...RISING TO 15 TO 25 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO
2 FT...BUILDING TO 2 TO 4 FT. SW SWELL 5 FT AT 16 SECONDS...BECOMING
NW 6 FT AT 10 SECONDS IN THE AFTERNOON. RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON.
.TONIGHT...W WIND 15 TO 25 KT...EASING TO 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 2 TO 4 FT...SUBSIDING TO 2 FT. W SWELL 8 FT AT
9 SECONDS. SHOWERS LIKELY...THEN SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.WED...W WIND 10 TO 15 KT...BECOMING S IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND WAVES
1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 9 FT AT 10 SECONDS. SHOWERS.
.WED NIGHT...S WIND 15 TO 20 KT...BECOMING SE 10 TO 15 KT AFTER
MIDNIGHT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 3 FT. NW SWELL 8 FT AT 11 SECONDS.
.THU...SE WIND 10 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL 7 FT AT
10 SECONDS.
.THU NIGHT...NE WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. NW SWELL
6 FT AT 12 SECONDS.
.FRI...W WIND TO 10 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 6 FT.
.SAT...NW WIND 5 TO 15 KT. WIND WAVES 1 TO 2 FT. W SWELL 5 FT.

$$

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