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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
200 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

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

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200 PM 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-
200 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE late. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers early this evening, then a slight chance of showers late
this evening.
.WED...N 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...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and W
6 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 15 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 with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 5 to
7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 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.
.SAT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SAT NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to W in the afternoon. Seas
3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: W
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.


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PZZ252-181130-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
200 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas around 5 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers likely early this evening, then a chance of showers late
this evening. A slight chance of showers late.
.WED...NE wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. 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.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 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 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW
7 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 in the
afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of
showers.

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

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming SE late. Seas 4 to 5 ft.
Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
Showers early this evening, then a chance of showers late this
evening. A slight chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...E wind around 5 kt, backing to N in the afternoon. Seas
4 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 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 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 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 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 25 kt. Seas 4 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 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: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at
10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
5 ft at 10 seconds.

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

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

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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
200 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to E after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. Showers likely
with a slight chance of tstms early this evening, then a chance
of showers late this evening. A slight chance of showers after
midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 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
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 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind around 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
8 seconds.
.FRI...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.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 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. A chance of showers in
the afternoon.
.SAT NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds. A chance of
showers.
.SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...NW wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 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-
200 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.TONIGHT...S wind 5 to 10 kt, backing to SE after midnight. Seas
around 5 ft. Wave Detail: S 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at
11 seconds. Showers this evening. A slight chance of tstms. A
chance of showers after midnight.
.WED...NE wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 6 ft at 10 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 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 6 to 7 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
6 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 6 ft at 8 seconds.
.FRI...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 10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
around 7 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...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 11 seconds.
.SUN...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds. A chance of showers.
.SUN NIGHT...N wind around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail:
N 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 10 seconds.

Winds and seas higher in and near tstms.

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Columbia River Bar-
200 PM PDT Tue Sep 17 2024

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...4 ft building to 5 ft Wednesday afternoon.

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

.SECOND EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.13 kt at 515 AM Wednesday.
 Seas 5 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Strong ebb current of 6.24 kt at 542 PM Wednesday.
 Seas 8 ft.

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