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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

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307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A weak front crosses the northern waters tonight. High pressure
returns to the northeast Pacific and brings a return to gustier
northerly winds late Monday before winds weaken Tuesday. There is
a 25% chance for Gale Force southerly wind gusts ahead of a cold
front late Thursday or early Friday.


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PZZ251-231230-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt, backing to S late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog late this
evening and overnight. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Widespread
dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 11 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
13 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the evening. A chance of rain in
the evening, then rain after midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft, subsiding to 4 to
6 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft
at 14 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 7 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to SW after midnight.
Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 9 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...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. Patchy fog after
midnight. Areas of fog late.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.MON 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 11 seconds.
Areas of dense fog.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the
morning. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy fog in the evening. Rain likely after
midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W
7 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

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

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog this evening. Areas of dense
fog. A slight chance of rain after midnight.
.MON...SW wind around 5 kt, veering to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. A slight chance of rain in the morning. Patchy fog.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W
7 ft at 11 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Patchy
dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, backing to W after midnight.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A chance of rain in the evening,
then rain after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming W 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft, building to 8 to 9 ft in the afternoon. Wave
Detail: S 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of
rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 20 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 8 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: SW 5 ft at 7 seconds and W 11 ft at
12 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 10 to 12 ft. Wave Detail: NW
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 11 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in
the morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
4 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog
late this evening and early morning. Areas of dense fog late.
.MON...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Widespread dense fog.
.MON 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 11 seconds.
Widespread dense fog.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, becoming W after midnight.
Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
14 seconds. Patchy dense fog. A chance of rain in the evening,
then rain after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas around 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft, building to 8 to 10 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: W 4 ft at 5 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. Rain
likely.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and W 10 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.TONIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt
in the late afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5
seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Areas of dense fog.
.MON NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Gusts to
25 kt in the evening. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5
seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 13 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W after midnight. Seas
7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at
14 seconds. A chance of rain.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. Rain.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.THU...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: SE 3 ft at 4 seconds
and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to W after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW 3 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of rain in the evening, then rain likely
after midnight.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft
at 6 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 9 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N
5 ft at 6 seconds and NW 9 ft at 11 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
307 PM PDT Sun Sep 22 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...3 to 5 ft through Monday.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.93 kt at 843 PM Sunday. Seas
6 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 2.95 kt at 915 AM Monday. Seas 5 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.25 kt at 941 PM Monday. Seas 5 ft.

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