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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

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

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226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
A weather system will push across the waters today. High pressure
then rebuilds Wednesday, resulting in more benign conditions late
this week.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt this
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers early this morning,
then a slight chance of showers late this morning. Showers this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. Showers in the evening.
.WED...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 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 4 seconds and NW 5 ft
at 9 seconds.
.THU 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
8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.SAT...SE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.


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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt this afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this morning, then a
chance of showers late this morning. Showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to W after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers, mainly in the evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...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 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 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 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI 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 12 seconds.
.SAT...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to N after midnight.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...S wind around 5 kt, rising to 5 to 10 kt late this
morning and afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of showers
this morning, then showers this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SW after midnight. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. Showers, mainly in the evening.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind around 10 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...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
9 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 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW late this morning and
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers early this
morning, then a chance of showers late this morning. Showers this
afternoon.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in the evening.
.WED...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. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.WED 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 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 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 4 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers
after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft, building to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
7 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-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers this
morning. Showers this afternoon. A slight chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. Showers likely with a slight chance of tstms in the
evening, then a slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A slight chance of showers
in the morning.
.WED 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.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 seconds.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TODAY...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of showers this
morning. Showers this afternoon. A slight chance of tstms late.
.TONIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to N after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. A slight chance of tstms. Showers, mainly in the
evening.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.WED 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.
.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 6 ft at 9 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 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 12 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...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Columbia River Bar-
226 AM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...2 to 4 ft through Wednesday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.09 kt at 431 AM Tuesday. Seas
 6 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.56 kt at 500 PM Tuesday. Seas 5 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.13 kt at 515 AM Wednesday.
 Seas 6 ft.

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