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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

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

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201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure over the waters through this week. Upwelling along
the coast is producing dense fog to the bar and inner waters
through this morning. Northerly gusty winds with Small Craft
Advisory conditions through Monday. Wind based advisory becomes
wave driven on Tuesday.

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Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
Areas of dense fog early this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming N 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind around 5 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy fog in the morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW
6 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, becoming NW 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and
NW 7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at
4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 4 to 5 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 8 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out 10 NM-
201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt late this
morning and early afternoon, rising to 15 to 20 kt late. Seas
6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at
9 seconds. Areas of dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog in the
morning.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...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.
Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...W wind around 5 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft
at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at 9 seconds.
.FRI 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 9 seconds.

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Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
Areas of dense fog this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt after midnight. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to
20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at
5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy dense fog.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the evening. Widespread dense fog after
midnight.
.WED...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 7 ft at
9 seconds. Widespread dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas around 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind around 5 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
7 ft at 10 seconds.
.FRI...N wind around 5 kt, backing to NW in the afternoon. Seas
5 to 6 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 6 ft at
10 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds and NW 5 ft at 9 seconds.

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Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to 60 NM-
201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...NW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 8 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of dense fog early
this morning.
.TONIGHT...NW wind 15 to 20 kt, becoming N 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE...N wind 5 to 10 kt, rising to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon.
Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at
9 seconds.
.TUE 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 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 4 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: NW 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 9 ft at
10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft
at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 5 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.


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Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Areas of dense fog this
morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 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 NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 7 ft at 9 seconds.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 8 to 10 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and
NW 8 ft at 10 seconds.
.THU...NW wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: NW 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 8 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.


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Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

.TODAY...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
8 ft. Wave Detail: NW 7 ft at 7 seconds. Widespread dense fog
early this morning. Areas of dense fog late this morning.
.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 4 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 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 5 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
.TUE NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 8 to
9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds.
Patchy dense fog in the evening. Areas of dense fog after
midnight.
.WED...N wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 9 ft.
Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds and NW 8 ft at 9 seconds. Patchy
dense fog in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt after
midnight. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 3 ft at 6 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU...N wind 10 to 15 kt, becoming NW 5 to 10 kt in the
afternoon. Seas 7 to 9 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at 4 seconds, NW
8 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at 16 seconds.
.THU NIGHT...NW wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 7 to 8 ft. Wave Detail: NW
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 7 ft at 10 seconds and S 2 ft at
17 seconds.
.FRI...N wind 5 to 10 kt. Seas 6 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N 2 ft at
4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.
.FRI NIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft. Wave Detail: N
2 ft at 4 seconds, NW 6 ft at 9 seconds and S 2 ft at 15 seconds.


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Columbia River Bar-
201 AM PDT Mon Jul 14 2025

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM PDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

.GENERAL SEAS...5 to 7 ft through Tuesday morning.

.FIRST EBB...Strong ebb current of 5.63 kt at 729 AM Monday. Seas
 6 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 3.98 kt at 816 PM Monday. Seas 5 to 6
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 5.16 kt at 811 AM Tuesday. Seas 6 ft.

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