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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

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

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206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure remains offshore and weakens into tonight. A weather
system will then push south across the waters on Tuesday, before
progressing inland Tue night. 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-
206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late this
evening and overnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain after
midnight. Rain late.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
10 seconds. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.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 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.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI 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 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
4 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 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight, backing to W late. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. A
slight chance of rain after midnight. Rain late.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds. Rain in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NE 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, veering to NE after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft
at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight, then becoming W late. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds. Rain
late.
.TUE...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 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 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 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 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds
and NW 7 ft at 8 seconds. A slight chance of rain late this
evening and early morning. Rain late.
.TUE...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 5 to 8 ft after midnight. Wave
Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds. Rain in
the evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED 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 7 ft at 9 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 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SAT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft, building to
6 to 7 ft after midnight. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt late. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds
and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight. Rain
late.
.TUE...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. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
11 seconds. Rain in the evening, then a chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED 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 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 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
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
8 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT...N wind around 10 kt, backing to W 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.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers in the evening.

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. A slight chance of rain after midnight. Rain
late.
.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 9 seconds. Rain.
.TUE NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, veering to NW after midnight.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
11 seconds. Rain in the evening, then showers likely after
midnight.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning.
.WED 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 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 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 12 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

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Columbia River Bar-
206 PM PDT Mon Sep 16 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft through Tuesday afternoon.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 4.68 kt at 417 PM Monday. Seas 4 to 5
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.09 kt at 431 AM Tuesday.
 Seas 4 to 5 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.56 kt at 500 PM Tuesday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.

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