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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

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

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916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure across the Northeast Pacific with low pressure to
the south will maintain north winds across the coastal waters
through Tuesday. A weak front cross the northern waters Sunday
and Monday. A stronger front will move across the waters Wednesday
and Thursday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt late. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...NW wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SW in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MON...S wind around 5 kt, veering to W in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: W 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at
13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to around 5 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

PZZ252-221900-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...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 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers in the
morning, then showers likely in the afternoon.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of rain in the
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, rising to 15 to 20 kt late this
evening, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...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 NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...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 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.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 11 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...S wind around 5 kt, veering to SW in the afternoon. Seas
around 8 ft. Wave Detail: W 8 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind around 5 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: W
8 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft at
4 seconds and W 7 ft at 14 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 7 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

.OVERNIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt late.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft
at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW
6 ft at 11 seconds. A slight chance of showers.
.MON...W wind around 5 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 6 ft
at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
W 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.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 9 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 13 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening, then showers after midnight.
.WED...SW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Showers.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers.
.THU...S wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at
13 seconds. A chance of showers in the morning, then a chance of
rain in the afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind around 15 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: S
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 9 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely.

$$

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft
at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON 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 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 12 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers in the evening, then
showers likely after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. A chance of showers
in the evening.
.THU...S wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: S 3 ft at
4 seconds and W 8 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: SW
3 ft at 5 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. Rain likely, mainly
in the evening.

$$

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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.OVERNIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at
11 seconds.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 11 seconds.
.MON NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 11 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 13 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 9 ft at 14 seconds.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 8 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: SW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and W 9 ft at 14 seconds. Showers likely, mainly in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 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...S wind 5 to 10 kt. 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
afternoon.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: SW
2 ft at 4 seconds and W 8 ft at 12 seconds. A chance of rain.

$$

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Columbia River Bar-
916 PM PDT Sat Sep 21 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 to 5 ft Sunday evening.

.FIRST EBB...Very strong ebb current of 6.45 kt at 753 PM
 Saturday. Seas 7 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.8 kt at 819 AM Sunday. Seas 4 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.93 kt at 843 PM Sunday. Seas
 5 to 6 ft.

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