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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

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219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure returns to the waters today, and continues for the
remainer of the week.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt late. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft
in the afternoon. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, backing to NE late this morning,
backing to N early this afternoon, rising to 10 to 15 kt late.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 7 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.


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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N early this afternoon,
rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt late. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft, subsiding to 4 to 6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...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.
.SUN...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.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...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 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt, easing to around 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft, subsiding to 5 to 6 ft after midnight.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.SUN...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...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 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.


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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt late. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 5 seconds
and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4
ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft, subsiding to 5 to
6 ft in the afternoon. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 12 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
219 AM PDT Wed Sep 18 2024

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

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...2 to 4 ft building to 3 to 5 ft Thursday.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.13 kt at 515 AM Wednesday.
 Seas 5 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.24 kt at 542 PM Wednesday.
 Seas 6 to 8 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.88 kt at 559 AM Thursday.
 Seas 6 ft.

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