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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

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

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221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
Overall, high pressure at the surface will continue for the
offshore waters into early next week. However, a series of weak
fronts will bring unsettled weather to the waters today into
Sunday morning. A stronger system then arrives Tuesday into the
middle of next week.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers after
midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.TODAY...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW this afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind around 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing
to 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 11 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW late this morning,
veering to NW this afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog early this
morning. A chance of showers this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers after
midnight.
.SUN...N wind around 5 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming
NW 5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the
evening, then showers after midnight.
.TUE...SW wind around 5 kt, rising to around 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 7 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...W wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at
10 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.TUE...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. Showers.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
MONDAY MORNING...

.TODAY...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely after midnight.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the morning.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers after midnight.
.TUE...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Showers.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. Showers.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
221 AM PDT Sat Sep 14 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...1 to 3 ft building to 4 to 4 ft Sunday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.67 kt at 157 AM Saturday. Seas 3 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.77 kt at 242 PM Saturday. Seas 4
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.26 kt at 254 AM Sunday. Seas 4 ft.

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