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Coastal Waters Forecast
National Weather Service Portland OR
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

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

PZZ200-241115-
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

.SYNOPSIS FOR THE SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON COAST...
High pressure over the waters will maintain gusty northerly and
northeasterly winds today. Winds weaken and turn more westerly
Wednesday as high pressure breaks down. Seas drop slightly on
Wednesday. The next frontal system arrives Thursday, returning
gusty southwesterly winds.

$$

PZZ251-241115-
Coastal waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR out
10 NM-
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming W
5 to 10 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds.
Swell NW 4 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves SW
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of rain
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain after
midnight.
.THU...S wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, rising to 20 to
25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves S 4 ft
at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, easing to
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves SW
4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at
9 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 kt with gusts to
15 kt after midnight. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W
6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves S
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SW
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ252-241115-
Coastal waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR out
10 NM-
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt with gusts
to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell
NW 5 ft at 8 seconds. Chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...S wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves SW
1 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt, becoming S
10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves S
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...S wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt. Wind waves S
5 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 8 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 25 to 30 kt with gusts to 35 kt, becoming
W 20 to 25 kt after midnight. Combined seas 7 ft with a
dominant period of 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 20 to 25 kt, easing to 15 to 20 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at
9 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 kt with gusts to
15 kt after midnight. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W
6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...S wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves S
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SW
3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 8 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ253-241115-
Coastal waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR out 10 NM-
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt, easing to 5 to 10 kt after
midnight. Wind waves N 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 5 ft at
7 seconds.
.WED...NW wind to 5 kt, becoming W in the afternoon. Wind waves
N 1 ft at 4 seconds, shifting to the W 1 ft at 4 seconds in the
afternoon. Swell NW 3 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt. Gusts to 15 kt after midnight.
Wind waves SW 1 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds.
Rain.
.THU...S wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves S 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 3 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, easing to
15 to 20 kt after midnight. Wind waves SW 4 ft at 6 seconds.
Swell W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt, easing to 10 to 15 kt in the
afternoon. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at
9 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves W
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SW
3 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves SW
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ271-241115-
Waters from Cape Shoalwater WA to Cape Falcon OR from 10 to
60 NM-
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt early in the
evening. Wind waves NW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at
7 seconds. Chance of rain after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves SW
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 10 seconds. Chance of rain
in the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind
waves SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming S
20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves S
3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves
W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt, becoming 25 kt in
the afternoon. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
9 seconds. Chance of showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves W
2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of
showers.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt, becoming 25 kt.
Wind waves SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 8 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ272-241115-
Waters from Cape Falcon to Cape Foulweather OR from 10 to 60 NM-
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...NW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, easing to
5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves NW
2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell NW 5 ft at 7 seconds. Chance of rain
after midnight.
.WED...SW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves SW
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Chance of rain in
the morning.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind
waves SW 2 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 15 to 20 kt, rising to 20 to 25 kt in the
afternoon. Gusts to 25 kt, becoming 30 kt in the afternoon.
Wind waves SW 4 ft at 7 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 8 seconds.
Rain.
.THU NIGHT...SW wind 20 to 25 kt with gusts to 30 kt, becoming
W 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt after midnight. Wind waves W
4 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 5 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 30 kt, becoming 25 kt in
the afternoon. Wind waves W 3 ft at 6 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
9 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...NW wind 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, becoming W with
gusts to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves W 2 ft at 5 seconds.
Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers likely.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt, becoming 25 kt.
Wind waves SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves W 3 ft at
5 seconds. Swell W 8 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ273-241115-
Waters from Cape Foulweather to Florence OR from 10 to 60 NM-
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.TONIGHT...N wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt, becoming NW
5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt after midnight. Wind waves N
2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell N 5 ft at 7 seconds.
.WED...W wind 5 to 10 kt. Wind waves W 1 ft at 4 seconds. Swell
NW 4 ft at 8 seconds.
.WED NIGHT...SW wind 5 to 10 kt with gusts to 15 kt. Wind waves
SW 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell NW 4 ft at 10 seconds. Rain.
.THU...SW wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 25 kt, rising to 15 to
20 kt with gusts to 30 kt in the afternoon. Wind waves SW 3 ft
at 6 seconds. Swell W 4 ft at 9 seconds. Rain.
.THU NIGHT...W wind 15 to 20 kt. Gusts to 25 kt early in the
evening. Wind waves W 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
9 seconds. Rain.
.FRI...W wind 15 to 20 kt with gusts to 25 kt. Wind waves W
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 9 seconds. Showers.
.FRI NIGHT...W wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt, becoming 15 kt
after midnight. Wind waves W 2 ft at 4 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at
9 seconds. Chance of showers.
.SAT...SW wind 10 to 15 kt. Gusts to 20 kt, becoming 25 kt.
Wind waves SW 3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 6 ft at 12 seconds.
.SUN...W wind 10 to 15 kt with gusts to 20 kt. Wind waves W
3 ft at 5 seconds. Swell W 7 ft at 10 seconds.

$$

PZZ210-241115-
Columbia River Bar-
140 PM PDT Tue Apr 23 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM PDT THIS EVENING...

.IN THE MAIN CHANNEL...

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

.FIRST EBB...Ebb current of 3.75 kt at 526 PM Tuesday. Seas 4 to 5
 ft.

.SECOND EBB...Ebb current of 5.57 kt at 537 AM Wednesday. Seas 4
 ft.

.THIRD EBB...Ebb current of 3.55 kt at 558 PM Wednesday. Seas 4 to
 5 ft.


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