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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

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

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257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure continues slowly building across the northeast
Pacific today, leading to gusty northerly winds and choppier seas
in the afternoon and tonight. Expect similar conditions Friday
before an unusually late season storm system brings stronger
southerly winds to the waters late in the weekend or early next
week.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
to 20 kt this afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
4 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 4 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 6 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft, subsiding to
5 to 8 ft after midnight. Rain.
.MON...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Rain in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming S 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. A chance of showers in the evening,
then showers likely after midnight.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 15 to 20 kt with gusts up
to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 3 ft. Wave Detail: W 3 ft at 10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 9 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 11 ft. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Rain in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW
5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 7 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind around 5 kt, backing to SW around 5 kt in the
afternoon. Seas around 3 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W
4 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 4 ft, building to 5 to 7 ft in the afternoon. A
chance of rain in the morning, then rain in the afternoon.
.SUN NIGHT...S wind 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Rain in the morning,
then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to S after midnight.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. A chance of showers after midnight.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.TODAY...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt late. Seas
4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at
9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas around
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at
9 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SAT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of rain in the
morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind around 10 kt, backing to SW after midnight.
Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 9 to 10 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt after
midnight. Seas 9 to 11 ft, subsiding to 8 to 9 ft after midnight.
Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers in the evening, then showers likely after midnight.

$$

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, rising to
15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt this afternoon. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, becoming
NW 10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds. A chance of rain
after midnight.
.SAT...W wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of rain in the morning.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain after midnight.
.SUN...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft, building to 9 ft in the afternoon.
Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Rain likely in the
morning, then a chance of showers in the afternoon.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers.

$$

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, rising to
20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt this afternoon. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.
.TONIGHT...N wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 5 ft at 8 seconds and NW 4 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas around
4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt after midnight. Seas around 4 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 6 seconds and NW 3 ft at 9 seconds.
.SAT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 4 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 4 ft at
10 seconds.
.SAT NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain likely after
midnight.
.SUN...S wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft, building to 7 to 8 ft in the
afternoon. Rain.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Rain.
.MON...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Rain likely in the morning.
.MON NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. A chance of
showers after midnight.

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Columbia River Bar-
257 PM PDT Thu May 30 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 6 ft subsiding to 3 to 4 ft Friday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.72 kt at 1149 PM Thursday. Seas 4
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 4.02 kt at 1149 AM Friday. Seas 3 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 4.45 kt at 1250 AM Saturday. Seas 3 to
 4 ft.

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