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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

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

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252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
In between systems tonight with weak high pressure over the
waters. Stronger front arrives later Thursday. High pressure
rebuilds across the waters on Friday with increasing northerlies.

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PZZ251-262200-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, backing to S 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 9 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A
slight chance of showers this evening.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at
7 seconds and W 6 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and SW 10 ft at
12 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
11 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
2 ft at 10 seconds.

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PZZ252-262200-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming S 5 to 10 kt late this
evening. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
10 ft at 13 seconds. A slight chance of showers this evening.
Patchy fog after midnight.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W
9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers after midnight.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 10 to 11 ft, building to 11 to
13 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
13 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 7 seconds and W 14 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 12 to 13 ft, subsiding to 10 to 11 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: N 6 ft at 5 seconds and NW 12 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas
8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 13
seconds. Patchy fog.
.THU...SE wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of dense fog
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W
7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.FRI...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N 10 to 15 kt with gusts
up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 10 ft, building to 10 to
11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and W
11 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
11 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and W 12 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 10 to
12 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and NW 11 ft at
12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft, subsiding to 4 to
5 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt late this evening, then backing to SW late. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 14
seconds.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to 20 to
25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: S 6 ft at 8 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A
chance of showers in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 10 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: S 7 ft at 8 seconds and
W 14 ft at 12 seconds. Showers.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds
and W 14 ft at 13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
13 to 14 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 14 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft, subsiding to 9 to 11 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 7 seconds and NW 11 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...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.
.MON...NE wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 3 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt late this evening then backing to S late. Seas 10 to
11 ft, subsiding to 9 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4
seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog late.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
5 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 6 seconds and W 11 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then showers
likely after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 13 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
14 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 7 ft at 8 seconds and W 14 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
13 ft, subsiding to 11 to 12 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N
7 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 9 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at
6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening, then backing to SE late. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 10 ft at 14 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this evening and early morning. Areas of dense fog late.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to S in the afternoon. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Areas of dense fog
in the morning.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds.
A slight chance of showers in the evening, then a chance of
showers after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to
25 kt in the afternoon. Seas 9 to 11 ft, building to 11 to 12 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and W 12 ft at
13 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
13 to 15 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 8 seconds and NW 13 ft at
13 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 11 to
13 ft. Wave Detail: N 8 ft at 7 seconds and NW 12 ft at
11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
10 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.MON...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
252 PM PDT Wed Sep 25 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...6 to 8 ft building to 8 to 9 ft Friday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.25 kt at 1203 AM Thursday. Seas 8
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.02 kt at 1254 PM Thursday. Seas 7
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.17 kt at 112 AM Friday. Seas 8 to 9
 ft.

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